Cheap, Chinese-made nylon burkas are flooding Afghanistan's north as consumers turn to affordable, mass-produced fabrics. But in Kabul a small, determined fashion house is fighting to preserve traditional textiles.
The fast fashion group is helping customers to take care of their clothes and make them last longer, with branded detergents, in-store repairs and video tutorials on how to wipe off stains.
Voice-assisted shopping is on the rise in the Netherlands, finds Dutch bank ABN Amro. 61 percent of retailers see the technology service as an opportunity to offer consumers more comfort while shopping.
H&M released its latest sustainability report this week and said it's making good progress towards its goals on this front, with some targets closed to being achieved but still plenty of work to do.
The U.S. president said the US would only join the TPP multinational trade pact if it offered “substantially better” terms than those provided under previous negotiations.
The U.S. president ordered the creation of a task force to study the USPS and its financial difficulties, after recently claiming without evidence that deliveries for Amazon.com Inc were costing the service money.
World trade in goods is maintaining a robust recovery, but it still might falter if trade tensions escalate further, the World Trade Organisation said in its annual forecast on Thursday.
The US apparel and footwear sectors are poised for resurgence post two challenging years, says a report by Moody’s that analyzed 26 brands.
Asos is looking at introducing ‘bags for life’ in a bid to reduce plastic waste as sales continue to accelerate worldwide.
A group of executives from the National Retail Federation (NRF) entered into face-to-face discussions with U.S. President Trump on Wednesday, citing the meeting as a chance to discuss "issues."
A court ruled on Wednesday that Monsanto cannot claim patents on its genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds in India, the Indian company that brought the case said.
Brazilian shoemaker Dass Nordeste on Monday announced plans to raise around 1 billion reais ($300 million) in an initial public offering, joining a handful of companies trying to bring back last year’s momentum.
Petra Diamonds said on Tuesday that it has finalised an agreement with its lenders for a waiver of its December 2017 debt covenant and a resetting of debt agreements for this year.
The Dubai-based cryptocurrency firm on Tuesday said Alibaba Group Holding Ltd cannot monopolise the "magical" Alibaba name, and asked a U.S. judge to dismiss the Chinese e-commerce retailer's trademark lawsuit.
Luxury brands are waking up to the importance of e-tail and omnichannel and are increasingly keen to take control of their online experiences.