EU approves ban on destruction of unsold clothing
The new rules, first proposed by the European Commission last year, impose tougher rules on products to ensure they last longer and are easier to repair and recycle.The…
EU lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, Facebook
The European Parliament backed the reforms by 348 votes to 274 on Tuesday after a debate that has pitted Europe’s creative industry against tech companies, internet activists and…
Refugees target global markets with luxury crafts
The 22-year-old woman, whose family fled to Kenya almost two decades ago, has no formal training in design and tailoring, no experience in sales and marketing – and…
Supermodel Naomi Campbell urges Vogue to launch African edition
Campbell, who was visiting Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, to appear on the runway at Arise Fashion Week, said there was a need for better representation of the continent.“There…
Harrods expands recycling scheme to all H Beauty UK stores
The brand’s MyBeauty Recycle & Reward programme is now extending the pilot scheme from its Milton Keynes store to include Bristol, Edinburgh, Gateshead and Lakeside.Products including compacts, lipsticks…
UK footfall slumps in June, shopping centres suffer
The figures for June (actually the five weeks from May 26 to June 29) saw a 2.9% drop in visitor traffic to stores year-on-year. June 2018 had seen…
Uniqlo links with Toray for major sustainability initiatives
With both companies’ top executive teams on hand, including Fast Retailing chief Tadashi Yanai, they announced the joint development of down clothing using recycled down and Uniqlo’s Dry-Ex…
Workers at Amazon’s main Italian site to hold first strike on Black Friday
Like the rest of Europe, Italians in recent years have embraced the U.S. tradition of Black Friday, a day of heavy discounting by retailers on the day after…