Special Report

Adoption of Smart Technologies Likely To Mitigate Industry Headwinds

Textile Insights May 10, 2026

The domestic textile sector is presently passing through highly challenging conditions where untoward incidents like wars, geopolitical tensions, shipping blockades, sanctions and commodity shocks are disrupting raw material supplies, exports, freight routes and energy prices in a big way.

Tete-A-Tete

Design First, Sustainably Always: Sutlej’s Competitive Edge At Heimtextil

Textile Insights February 10, 2026

The global home textiles market is undergoing a structural reset. Post-pandemic consumer sentiment, sustainability norms, geopolitical disruptions, ESG compliance pressure and price volatility have collectively shifted the basis of competition from scale to capability from merely producing textiles to delivering responsible, design-led outcomes. It is against this backdrop

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Digital Passports Come To Luxury Childrenswear With ReLuxe Story

Textile Insights January 8, 2026

Designer Kids Club (DKC) has launched ReLuxe Story, an industry-first platform that applies Digital Product Passports (DPPs) to luxury childrenswear, giving each garment a verified digital profile covering provenance, authenticity, care, and environmental impact. Powered by Provenant’s DPP technology, the platform enables consumers to view sustainability metrics and track

Sustainability

EU Textiles Embrace Digital Innovation For Greener Future

Textile Insights April 9, 2025

The European Union is taking significant steps toward sustainable textiles future, as recent data reveal both promising efficiency gains and persistent environmental challenges amid rising consumption. In 2022, each EU citizen consumed an average of 19 kilogrammes of textiles—up from 17 kilogrammes in 2019—an amount equated by some experts to filling a large suitcase per