With rising production prices, retail companies have to re-position themselves. To achieve these savings, denim lifestyle brand Mustang will have to let 16 employees go globally. The lay-offs will affect mostly the staff working in overhead functions...

Representative bodies for the European textile and clothing industry and the European textile machinery manufacturers signed MOU for closer collaboration in research, technological development innovation and industry promotion...

The objectives of the group are to support the development of the African fashion, clothing and textile industry through an effort of the global fashion industry and friends. The group welcomes various players in the design...

TISSU PREMIER, the fabrics and accessories trade fair for European retailing professionals, will take place in the northern French city of Lille on 1-2 September 2010 ....

It looks like the world is trying to decipher the sustainable consumerism. This autumn will be rich of conferences on sustainability issues and Hong Kong will host two events with the following themes ...

A Conference entitled Certification, Consumption and Change will be held in London, UK on September 29th, 2010 to discuss where the ethical and fair trade movement is headed....

An international multidisciplinary conference for academics and practitioners “Social Labelling in the Global Fashion Industry” is to be held from 1 – 3 September 2010 at the School of Design, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK...

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB has signed a contract to open its first store in Turkey. The store is in the best location in Forum Istanbul, one of the largest shopping centres in Turkey...

Style and trend forecaster WGSN announced it has created the Global Fashion Awards, the first awards program to recognize and reward those businesses and individuals who are pushing the boundaries of ...

Spanish-held Inditex has struck a deal with the Adamescu family for a two-floor Bershka store set to open in late summer in Unirea Shopping Center. The Spanish group will be followed by German retailer New Yorker, which is expected with a new store ...