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VIDEO: Fashion is Now Facing a Survival of the Fittest
In SJ's latest 'On the Ground' video, Lenzing's Tricia Carey says COVID-19 means survival of the fittest for…
Primark Agrees to Pay Suppliers 370 Million Pounds for its Orders
Primark is looking to maintain positive partnerships with suppliers—and seemingly despite what it may mean…
Bangladesh Factories ‘Definitely’ Won’t Reopen in April: BGMEA President
Factories in Bangladesh are still closed, and their expected reopening has been pushed further out.
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Bangladesh Factories to Close Through End of April as Coronavirus Cases Accelerate
With orders and workforces shrinking and coronavirus cases swelling, Bangladesh manufacturers are closing…
VIDEO: COVID-19 Costs Bangladesh Factories $10B, BGMEA Pres Says
Watch the first installation of Sourcing Journal's 'On the Ground' video series, a candid interview with…
Primark Promises Wages for Factory Workers After Invoking Force Majeure
Primark is trying to play nice with its factory partners after cancelling production orders.
China Factory Orders, Exports Plummet as New Virus Cases Pick Up
China has been touted as having turned a corner in the coronavirus crisis—but conditions in its manufacturing…
Inditex, 4 More Fashion Firms Stick to Bangladesh Commitments—While Cancellations Mount
While some retailers are backpedalling on cancelled orders from factories in Bangladesh, others are reneging…
Why Fashion’s New Imperative is Shared Purpose
The fashion industry is incorrigibly insular, and the coronavirus crisis should finally signal an end to…
H&M Stands by Factories in Bangladesh, Agreeing to Take in Placed Orders
H&M has taken one small step forward for its COVID-19-riddled business, and perhaps one giant leap for…
Brands Pulling Factory Orders Are ‘Crippling Bangladesh’s Apparel Industry’
The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking devastation on the world, but garment factories and workers are…
Bangladesh Factories Stay Open, but BGMEA Pres Points to Bigger Set of Problems
Many Bangladesh factories are still operating despite a national lockdown, though Rubana Huq says larger…
Bangladesh Introduces Country-Wide Lockdown, as Factories Already Face ‘Indefinite Shutdown’
Bangladesh has imposed a nationwide lockdown as it fights the deadly and damaging COVID-19 virus, and…
US Garment Manufacturers Are Feeling the COVID-19 Crunch
The economic fallout of COVID-19 could roll back progress for "made in the U.S.A." as more factories go…
Fashion Retailers Cancel Nearly $1.5 Billion in Orders from Bangladesh
Bangladesh's ready-made garment sector is teetering on the brink of disaster.