CFDA creates new board, appoints new role to support Black industry talent
The CFDA announced that it has created a separate Black advisory board responsible for all CFDA efforts on inclusivity, diversity and equality. This board will be led by…
Luxury production consortium Gruppo Florence expands via five acquisitions
The five new SMEs that have joined Gruppo Florence are: CAM, a family company based in Bergamo specialised in producing high-end apparel, led by Giorgio Corrente; Confezioni Elledue,…
Plastic bags- no longer in fashion-
This month, Canadian footwear and accessories empire Aldo Group — whose brands include Aldo and Call It Spring — announced that it is phasing single-use shopping bags out…
Pentland Brands seeks new charity partners
Part of its “long-term ambition to take action for people and our planet”, the UK group behind a portfolio of sports, outdoor and lifestyle brands is calling on…
Bangladesh accuses 13 of negligence, murder over garment plant blast
Monday’s blast happened during maintenance work at a factory owned by Multifabs Ltd, whose top buyers include fashion chain Lindex, which is part of Finland’s Stockmann, German supermarket…
UK retail insolvencies increase for first time in five years
This is a 28% increase from 92 in 2016, and represents the first increase in retail administrations in the last five years, according to data from Deloitte.The list…
U.S. lawmakers seek to tighten ban on forced-labor goods from China’s Xinjiang
The heart of the proposed Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is a “rebuttable presumption” that assumes that all goods manufactured in Xinjiang are made with forced labor and…
Waxed chests, face masks, beard oil- Indian millennials defy gender norms
Inspired by Bollywood actors and cricket superstars, Indian men are splashing out on grooming products and subverting macho stereotypes that have long defined ideas of masculinity in the…
U.S., European regulators investigating Google glitch
The investigations follow Google’s announcement on Monday that it would shut down the consumer version of its social network Google+ and tighten its data-sharing policies after a “bug”…
Dean McDermott Says He's "Inflicted a Lot of Damage and Pain" on Ex Tori Spelling
Dean McDermott "Didn't Want to Live" Ahead of Tori Split Dean McDermott is breaking his silence over his breakup from Tori Spelling. Five months after the Chopped Canada alum appeared to confirm in a…