Boohoo opens in-house Textile & Apparel Laboratory

The new facility is meant to give the business and its suppliers “better visibility of product performance, with a variety of retail testing available to ensure that products meet both the legal and performance standards required”.And it said that it’s one of only two retailers in the UK to invest in such facilities with benefits set to include “increased transparency, decreased supplier workload, reduced costs, increased speed and agility, education support both internal & external and — most importantly — driving improvements in quality, consistency and customer experience”.คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง

That all ties in with the work the firm has been doing on i…

Come, invest and make textiles in India- PM

 Speaking at the inauguration of the 3-day mega textile event Textiles India 2017, where more than 100 countries have registered their participation, Modi described India as a bright spot in the global economy.“It has emerged as one of the most attractive global investment destinations. This has been made possible by a series of sustained policy initiatives,” he said.

During its 3-year tenure, the NDA government has implemented more than seven thousand reforms to improve the ease of doing business. Citing examples, Modi said, “Processes have been simplified and made transparentคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. Government has repealed over twelve hundred outdated laws.”…

Exploring the future of consumption- five different scenarios unveiled

The first scenario revolves around the prominence of technology. In this scenario, the study paints a landscape where rationality prevails over instinct, notably bolstered by a heightened emphasis on artificial intelligence. This augmentation is involved in intricately planning and manufacturing goods, ideally tailored to suit the unique needs and desires of each individual. Does this visionary outlook, which highlights the significance of data collected by brands, truly lead to an improvement in the way we consume while disregarding the superfluous aspects? The second scenario envisions a world where nature asserts its rightful dominanceคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. An astounding 8…

Fashion faces tough UK Christmas, but beauty will boom

A  predicted 1.9% sales rise (by value) for Q4 may look better than the 1.5% of the same period a year ago, but cross-category volumes are expected to be flat, while this time last year they rose 1.3%.That’s no surprise given that inflation has been running at close to 3% in recent monthsคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. So will any sector outperform this Holiday season? Health & beauty should help to drive growth with a new report from GlobalData showing that innovation in the beauty market, coupled with the enduring health & wellness trend, means it will be the best performing category, forecast to grow 3.4% in Q4.

By contrast, overall non-food sales, which take in a…

L’Oréal tackles plastic waste with new biotech investment

The beauty conglomerate has taken a minority stake in Carbios, which focuses on finding bio-industrial solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymersคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. The company will use the investment — provided via L’Oréal’s corporate venture capital fund Bold Business Opportunities for L’Oréal Development — to finance a technology it has developed that uses specific enzymes in order to recycle PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) plastics and polyester fibers.The concept, which recycles broader materials than other recycling technologies, creates recycled PET plastic that is of the same standard as ‘virgin’ PET, making it suitable for use i…

Rituals Cosmetics gets B Corp certification

So luxury beauty brand Rituals Cosmetics — which has been expanding fast across the UK in recent periods — has announced it is now a ‘Certified B Corporation’. This shows it is using the power of business to “build a more inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy” while “meeting the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance”. It said the certification “marks a new stage in our transformation towards a more purpose-driven business model. It allows us to set more ambitious sustainability goals, year after year”.

Rituals said it joins over 4,000 B Corps in 153 industries and 77 countries. Raymond Cloosterman, owner and founder of the well-being brand, said: “As a brand that truly fosters a sustainable future… Rituals we strive t…

Supreme Court allows foul language trademarks in F-word case

The justices ruled against President Donald Trump’s administration, which defended the law that had been in place since 1905, and in favor of Los Angeles streetwear designer Erik Brunetti, who was turned down by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office when he sought to trademark his brand name FUCT.All nine justices agreed in the decision written by liberal Justice Elena Kagan that the prohibition on “immoral” trademarks ran afoul of the U.Sคำพูดจาก เว็บดีฝากถอนปลอดภัย. Constitution’s First Amendment right to free expression. However, three justices wrote dissents to say the bar on “scandalous” trademarks should have been upheld.คำพูดจาก

The record rush to buy a Rolex or a Patek Philippe is over

That turbocharged demand for timepieces from Audemars Piguet, Rolex and others, boosting Swiss watch exports to record levels — almost 25 billion francs ($28.5 billion) in 2022.   But now, a reckoning is coming as multiple pressures take their toll. Some — higher interest rates and shaky economic growth — are outside the industry’s control. The blame for others — aggressive price hikes and increased production — lies within. But ultimately, it’s all hitting the mindset of once carefree spenders and their willingness to splash out.

Watch manufacturers have seen demand cool in recent months, while prices on secondary markets have tumbled. And executives — from those leading historic brands to upstarts who thrived during the recent frenzy — have started to ac…

UK consumer confidence takes a pounding in March – PwC report

This is a fall from +8 during the same period last year and is only just ahead of the -26 reading reported at the start of the pandemic.PwC surveyed just over 2,000 people between March 19 and 21 and said sentiment had declined across all age groups, with people preparing to spend less on buying clothes, eating out, and going on holiday but bracing to spend more on groceries because the price of food was going up.

PwC cited a combination of the tightest cost of living squeeze in a generation, inflation rising to its highest rate in three decades, tax hikes, and sky-high energy bills. And many experts think pessimism will only grow as price rises continue in the coming months, with inflation peaking at around 9% in October when energy price caps are lifted.At the same time, wage gr…

Tommy Hilfiger reveals Fashion Frontier Challenge finalists for 2022

Carefully selected from a pool of 259 applicants — from global startups to scaleups — the five finalists have been revealed as: Care+Wear, a healthwear company based in New York that provides accessible clothing, recovery bras, patient gowns, and scrubs to people in hospital; IDA Sports: a British company designing footwear and soccer cleats specifically for female athletes; Koalaa, a UK initiative engineering upper limb prosthetics made like clothes; Tactus, a Dutch-American tech brand that makes smart clothing that translates music into vibrations for the deaf community; and Moner Bondhu, a startup founded in Bangladesh that provides mental health and wellbeing services with a focus on garment factory workers, women and youth.​Over year-long process, applications were reviewed…