Australia retailers slash prices, shoppers still stay away
Thursday’s data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed retail sales were flat in September, a big surprise given analysts had looked for a bounce of…
Andres Fernández on Mango’s 2030 sustainability strategy and its current stage
FashionNetwork.com: What specific changes are being applied to Mango’s manufacturing operations under its new sustainability strategy?Andrés Fernández: Last year Mango launched a new strategy for 2030 as…
Amazon beats claim that warehouse quotas are biased against older workers
U.S. Magistrate Judge Kandis Westmore in Oakland said the 2021 lawsuit, which alleges the online retailer’s hourly quotas place older workers at a higher risk of injury, was…
Global fashion giants fret over India cow crackdown
The government last week declared a nationwide ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter, startling major fashion labels who buy billions of dollars worth of leather…
Hong Kong September retail sales fall 18.3% as protests take toll
Since June, protesters have taken to the streets of the Asian financial hub in sometimes violent demonstrations in response to perceived Chinese meddling with the city’s promised…
Katy Perry loses trademark fight with Australian fashion designer
Katie Taylor, who filed the lawsuit in 2019, alleged the singer ignored the trademark and sold Katy Perry clothing to Australian customers during her concert tours in…
Farfetch and Good On You launch Good Measures sustainability hub
The pair said the collaboration creates the “first-of-its-kind sustainability hub for the fashion industry”, which will “help brands do better so consumers can buy better”. They added: “Sustainability…
Amazon to face U.S. union push in year ahead
Energized by protests at Amazon’s U.S. warehouses and a more labor-friendly administration assuming office, unions are campaigning at the world’s largest online retailer to see if its…
Glossier announces grant program for Black-owned beauty businesses
On May 30, the company announced that it would donate $500,000 to a variety of organizations focused on fighting racial injustice, in addition to dedicating another $500,000…
Keeping it real- appraisers sift China second-hand luxury market for fakes
Enter the “luxury appraiser”, an eagle-eyed differentiator of real from fake, trained to triage handbags, belts and garments for dodgy serial numbers, stitching and logos. China’s factories churn…