Although it was open earlier this month, the three-storey building in downtown Shanghai was on Friday boarded up with its H&M signage gone. The world’s second-biggest fast-fashion retailer entered China…
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South, SE Asia Unions Claim Fashion Brands Are ‘Cashing In’ On Covid Wage Theft
The workers’ unions, which include the Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) and Global Labor Justice-International Labor Rights Forum (GLT-ILRF), have come together for the ‘Fight the Heist’ campaign, which claims…
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Online fast-fashion retailers from China are making significant strides in the US fashion industry and steadily gaining market share, according to the latest industry figures. The e-commerce platforms have become…
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Vietnam’s Garment, Textile & Leather Exports Rake $71 bn in 2022
Vietnam’s garment, textile, and leather footwear exports earned around $71 billion in 2022 despite several challenges such as a global economic recession and high inflation, as per the Vietnam Textile…
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Singapore Sneaker Reseller Ox Street to Launch in Australia, NZ
“Australia is a perfect fit for the community we want to build in the long-term,” said Gijs Verheijke, founder and CEO at Ox Street. “We see a big supply gap…
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Once the shares are bought back they will be canceled which will reduce total shares outstanding from 570 million to 478 million. A Special General Meeting (SGM) will be needed…
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Onitsuka Tiger Opens Concept Store for Yellow Collection in Tokyo
Japanese fashion and footwear brand Onitsuka Tiger has opened its first-ever concept store for its Yellow Collection, first presented at Milan Fashion Week in February. The concept store in Ginza,…
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The models cut modern silhouettes and wear broody expressions in their sleek, monochrome outfits. They glide their hands mysteriously and smolder at the camera. Interspersed are images of icebergs. The…
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As French luxury fashion house Dior expands its portfolio of Korean brand ambassadors, K-pop music band Tomorrow X Together, aka TXT, is named the new face of the label. The…
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Vivienne Westwood, Punk Queen Turned Fashion Dame, Dies aged 81
She made provocation itself into an art form. Doyenne of British design Vivienne Westwood, who melded music and fashion together to create punk and brought rebellious politics to the catwalk,…