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Case study on Primark sustainability, ethics, supply chain.
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A closer look at Primark’s stance on responsible fashion Primark: “Sustainability is not a marketing campaign for us” A closer look at Primark’s stance on responsible fashion Primark: “Sustainability is not a marketing campaign for us” A closer look at Primark’s stance on responsible fashion Primark: “Sustainability is not a marketing campaign...
Bharat Ahir, 28 One: “Supply chain transparency cannot be a box-ticking exercise”
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The fashion supply chain is a complex construct, involving many steps and stakeholders from sourcing, freight and shipping to market trends and many more in between. Thus, talking to supply chain expert Bharat Ahir, CEO of supply chain management company Two Eight One, is like opening Pandora’s box - you cover one question but it throws open the...
Amazon workers strike on Black Friday: Workers demand fair wages, climate action
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Amazon workers are striking for the fifth time in a row on Black Friday (Friday 29 November). With the campaign 'Make Amazon Pay', the global workforce of the e-commerce giant, in collaboration with unions and activists, wants to call on the company to pay fair wages, respect unions, end the alleged tax advantage and to combat climate change and...
Who makes our clothes? Fashion Production Explained
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Ever wondered who actually makes your clothes and how fashion's supply chain impacts workers' lives? This deep dive unpacks how fashion production works and explores what’s needed for meaningful change in the industry. FashionUnited interviewed Kim van der Weerd, a former factory manager with a background in human rights, who advocates for a...
Courir sells several stores to Snipes due to JD Sports takeover under EU conditions
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The European Commission has approved, subject to conditions, the takeover of French Courir by British sportswear company JD Sports. To address the Commission's competition concerns, the merged company has offered to sell "all Courir stores in Portugal and a number of stores in certain regions of France to Snipes, a direct competitor focused on...
New Look revenues decline amid tough trading conditions
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New Look’s accounts for the full year show that total revenue declined to 735.4 million pounds due to store closures and tough trading conditions. The company’s operating profit rose to 17.4 million euros but adjusted Ebitda decreased to 46.7 million pounds following reduction in year-on-year sales but boosted by targeted cost savings. The...
BLACK FRIDAY? THESE STUDENTS ADVOCATE SLOW FASHION
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Black Friday means discounts everywhere. Fast fashion is already sold at rock-bottom prices, so all this overconsumption is at the expense of the environment and working conditions. These two students from Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) explain how things can be done differently. MAKE...
Most consumers know cheap fashion isn’t sustainable—so why do they keep buying it?
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Despite growing awareness of the fashion industry's negative impact, consumers continue to purchase affordable, trendy clothes from fast fashion brands and retail giants. Why is that? How can these two realities coexist? The inspiration for this piece comes from a recent article published by Dutch investigative journalism platform De...
SilkFred CEO on AI, platforming indies and the waning influence of trends
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When Emma Watkinson, together with her friends Kate and Stephen Jackson, set out to start their own fashion e-commerce company in 2011, it was on the premise of both addressing the lack of excitement Watkinson felt towards existing propositions, and the absence of support for small brands attempting to step onto the thorny fashion ladder. Having...
Reju CEO Patrik Frisk: 'There is very little that you can’t reuse'
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“I’ve spent decades working for brands (Under Armour, The North Face, Timberland, Jansport, Smartwool, Reef, Peak Performance, Gore-Tex, Vans) that make clothes that people love. Yet, too many of these garments have ended up in landfills or incinerated. And increasing global consumption and fast fashion are only accelerating this problem,” says...