Apparel, Fashion, Retail

ABFRL Board Approves Demerger Of Madura Business Into A Separate Listed Entity

April 21, 2024

Following the announcement on April 1, 2024, the Board of Directors of ABFRL convened and approved the proposal for the vertical demerger of Madura fashion and lifestyle business from ABFRL into a newly incorporated entity named Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Ltd. (ABLBL). Upon completion, ABLBL

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Eastman Partners With Debrand To Recycle Apparel Waste From Top Brands

April 21, 2024

Eastman, a specialty materials company renowned for its Naia cellulosic fibres, has initiated a strategic collaboration with Debrand, a leading next-life logistics company specializing in sustainable solutions for apparel waste, serving some of the world’s top apparel and footwear brands. In partnership with Debrand, Eastman is utilizing its cutting-edge molecular

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Report Links Fashion Brands Zara & H&M To Brazil Deforestation

Textile Insights April 18, 2024

Fashion retail giants H&M and Zara have been linked to reported large-scale illegal deforestation and land-grabbing in Brazil. An investigation traced nearly one million tons of cotton from farms allegedly linked to 100,000 hectares of Cerrado wilderness, to clothing manufacturers that supply to the world’s largest fashion retailers. The Cerrado has the oldest forms of

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International Woolmark Prize Opens Applications From April 16

Textile Insights April 16, 2024

The International Woolmark Prize, the world’s most prestigious award for rising fashion talent, is evolving to enhance its focus on nurturing talent to positively shape the future of fashion. Launched in 1953, the award program aims to empower emerging designers through education, financial investment, and industry support to harness the potential of wool within their […]

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Levi Strauss Opens Largest Exclusive Store In Southeast Asia

Textile Insights April 16, 2024

Levi Strauss has renovated, expanded and reopened its Levi’s store at CentralWorld mall in Bangkok. At 364 sq. metres, the expanded store is now the largest Levi’s store in Southeast Asia. Nestled in the heart of Bangkok’s shopping mall district Chidlom, the Levi’s NextGen Indigo store will offer consumers an elevated shopping experience. The experience […]

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Active Apparel Group Embraces Toxin Free Printing Inks

Textile Insights April 13, 2024

Activewear and performance apparel retailer Active Apparel Group (AAG), has adopted toxin free printing inks in their manufacturing process. “We have embraced Oeko-Tex 100 Class 1 Standard Printing Inks which is as a part of an initiative to reduce environmental impacts and keep ahead of global chemical regulations,” an AAG press release said. According to […]

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M&S Marches Towards Achieving Net Zero Emission 2040 Target

Textile Insights April 12, 2024

Global apparel retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced several new investments in pioneering projects, funded through its Plan A Accelerator Fund, to help achieve its net zero target by 2040 goals. “M&S’s industry-leading, fully integrated sustainability plan ‘Plan A’ was launched in 2007, well before most mainstream businesses were thinking about

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Lectra Launches New Saas Platform For Fashion Sector

Textile Insights April 11, 2024

Lectra, an Industry 4.0 player in the fashion market has done a major development of its SaaS platform dedicated to collection management for the fashion sector named Kubix Link 3.4. “This new version improves optimisation at each phase of bringing a product to market, from design to marketing,” Lectra said in a press release. Its […]

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Navan Unveils Fashiontech Platform Using Power Of Generative AI

Textile Insights April 10, 2024

Navan AI, a generative AI and computer vision solutions company has launched its FashionTech platform niia.ai, after a successful months-long trial run with a selection of fashion brands in Singapore and India. Using the power of generative AI, niia.ai delivers significant time and cost savings to apparel designers, while complementing their creativity and enabling them

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Linen Club Unveils 28th Maharashtra Store In Jalna, Hits 40th In The West

April 7, 2024

Linen Club has successfully launched its newest franchise store in Jalna, Maharashtra, marking a significant milestone as the 28th store in Maharashtra and the 40th in the West. Linen Club, renowned for its premium quality linen products synonymous with elegance and comfort, offers a diverse range of fabrics, designs and garments. Notably, all stores provide […]