Bangladesh garment manufacturers raise workers’ pay amid further protests

Last week at least one worker was killed and dozens wounded during protests over salaries, prompting the government to form a panel of factory owners, union leaders and government officials to investigate the pay demandsคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. On Sunday at least 20 people were hurt at in further clashes between protesters and police outside Dhaka.All parties involved agreed to raise…

UK Christmas Day spend to hit £1bn for first time – study

Online spend on December 25 is predicted to reach £1 billion for the first time ever and one in every four adults are likely to shop online at some point during the day, according to a study by the Centre for Retail Research.The smartphone boom will help boost Christmas Day shopping with consumers finding it easier to break off from family festivities by using the device in their pocket rather than getting out their computer.

As much as 70% of all December 25 spend is predicted to be c…

Amazon responds to Trump administration’s blacklisting of Amazon sites

According to Amazon, the move was influenced by the administration’s “personal vendetta against Amazon.” The e-commerce giant also claimed that including the Amazon sites ignores the company’s efforts to prevent non-legitimate sales. “We strongly disagree with the characterization of Amazon in this USTR report,” an Amazon spokesperson told FashionNetwork.com. “Amazon makes significant investments in proactive technologies and processes to detect and stop bad actors and potentially counterf…

Age no barrier for China’s senior catwalk models

Ma is one of a growing number of older models sought after by Chinese and international labels trying to court the country’s growing faction of “silver spenders”.She seems to embody this target market of older Chinese who are spending more on themselves.คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง

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Consumer bodies seek to force Alibaba portal to honour EU shoppers’ rights

The complaints against Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s AliExpress echoed a similar grievance by the Luxembourg consumer body to its national authority earlier this year which wants the issue to be tackled on a European level.The consumer groups want online shopping portal AliExpress, which sells goods from Chinese retailers and competes with U.Sคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. online retail…

Augmented reality takes over from tester tubes for makeup consumers

According to a study by beauty app Perfect365, 63% of Millennial and Generation Z makeup consumers said they would not use a tester lipstick in a store, due to concerns about germs and contamination. Instead, the survey revealed, most beauty fans would prefer to virtually try on any potential makeup purchases using a digital platform — especially when it comes to lipstick.”Sanitary concerns around in-store makeup testers are coming to the forefront, and like many other industries, technology…

John Lewis new credit facility is linked to eco targets

Under the terms of the new agreement, the interest rate it pays on the facility will vary depending on whether John Lewis can achieve three environmental targets over five years related to reducing carbon emissions, reducing food waste and moving away from fossil fuels.These targets contribute to the Partnership’s existing sustainability commitments: Carbon emissions to be net zero by 2035; food waste to be cut by 50% across Waitrose by 2030; and ending the use of fossil fuels across the re…

Spain, the world’s second largest perfume exporter, exceeds 72,000 hectares of essential oil crops

Crops such as lemon in Levante and Murcia, lavender in Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla y León, and rockrose in Andalusia have a positive impact on the depopulated rural areas of Spain. These crops allow the industry to utilize these raw materials for natural ingredients in perfumes and cosmetics.Val Díez, the general director of Stanpa and vice president of the Perfume Academy, emphasized the crucial role of farmers in the development and production of essential oils. She highlighted that “…

Stella McCartney links with Protein Evolution on mixed-fibre textile recycling

As part of the research & development partnership, the two businesses are looking to use Protein Evolution’s enzyme-based tech to give a new life to synthetic fabrics and other plastic waste, in a way that’s low-emission and eco-friendly. The aim is to create fibres that are “good as new”.As mentioned, they’re particularly looking at mixed textile waste, including polyester and nylon. The difficulties or recycling mixed fibres have been a major issue for fashion firms seeking to be …

UK’s first craft denim wash facility opens in London

Claiming to be the capital’s sole denim clothing manufacturer, the launch of BLA’s Denim Wash Lab and Innovation Hub “will give British brands and designers the opportunity to conduct R&D on-shore in the UK for the first time”, the company said.Additionally, it opens up the opportunity for the very first time for students to “have access to a world-class facility on their home turf”. 

In line with BLA’s core values, the washing and finishing lab will be a space where stud…