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Lyndsay McGregor

Milano Unica: 3 Italian Mills Known for Tailoring Textiles

It's not for nothing that the "Made in Italy" label carries a gravitas that's unrivalled (though oft poorly…

Google Wants to Create Air-Traffic Control for Drones

The search engine giant is joining more than a dozen companies including Amazon, Verizon and NASA to create…

EBay Kills Off On-Demand Delivery Service

One week after its split from PayPal, the online auction site said that it's simplifying buying and selling…

Coats Group Introduces Metallized Thread for RFID Tags

Remember when radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags were costly and cumbersome? The latest innovation…

Is American Apparel Running Out of Money?

American Apparel has a had a tough run of late, thanks largely to the never-ending slew of lawsuits filed by…

Major Sears Shareholder Unloads $5.5M Worth of Stock

Sears Holdings Corp.'s second-largest shareholder, Fairholme Capital Management, is making the most of…

Retail Roundup: Three Chain Stores Sued Over Misleading Price Tags

The jig is up: Discounts aren't real, and consumers aren't happy about it.

Does Online Sourcing Signal the End for Textile Trade Shows?

In a 1995 Newsweek essay titled, "Why the Web Won't Be Nirvana," writer Clifford Stoll predicted the Internet…

Report: Child Labor in India’s Cottonseed Industry on the Rise

Although the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said there are one-third fewer children worldwide…

Limited Too is Coming Back in 2016

Bluestar Alliance recently revealed it had bought the trademarks to tween retail chain Limited Too and plans…

Knockoffs Cost European Fashion Brands Billions in Lost Revenue

Fast-fashion retailers Forever 21 and Urban Outfitters often come under fire for copying runway clothing and…

Texworld USA: Functional Knits a Focal Point at Lenzing Innovation Pavilion

For performance-driven fabrics, the only way is up, as today's consumers expect and demand comfort in…

Intertek Launches Textile and Apparel Inspection Service in Myanmar

Factory auditor Intertek on Wednesday announced it had expanded its garment inspection capabilities into…

4 Key Retail Trends to Consider

The glitz and glam of runway shows are great but as Mercedes Gonzales, director of Global Purchasing…

Situation Room: Target Tackles Cyber Crime

Target is taking steps to ensure the massive data breach of December 2013, which compromised the personal…