manufacturing
Short Takes: Saitex’s New L.A. Denim Factory, Mass Appeal of Sustainability
A look at Saitex's automated L.A. jeans factory, sustainability making mass appeal and an open letter on the…
Chargeurs Launches Sustainable 360 Stand-alone Brand
Already, Banana Republic Men's, Columbia and Itochu are tapping Chargeurs' Sustainable 360 line for entire…
Fashion Nova Sees 300-Plus Workers Fall Ill With COVID-19
As the pandemic drags on, still more retail and warehouse workers in L.A. are falling ill with the…
Indian ‘Operating System for Manufacturing’ Raises $120 Million
The supply-chain startup plans to use the funds to strengthen its technology and continue expanding into new…
Brands Seen Acknowledging Importance of Synergistic Partnership With Suppliers, Survey Say
If brands and their suppliers share long-term strategies and values, it's a win-win match, Long Term Partners…
A Hybrid Manufacturing Operation Grows in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based company recently started using social media to show off its work.
Former Coty Exec Joins Beauty Manufacturer Maesa as CEO
Maesa makes Drew Barrymore's Flower Beauty, as well as TPH by Taraji P. Henson and Kristin Ess' hair line.
Gravitas Launching the Factory Project Collection to Help New York’s Garment Center
The New York-based company is committed to strengthening the Garment District.
San Francisco Equity Partners Acquires Natural Beauty Manufacturing Business
SV Labs specializes in bath bombs and shower tablets, but also makes skin care and other natural beauty…
Canada Goose Responds to Union-Busting, Unsafe Workplace Allegations
Canada Goose workers allege union-busting and unsafe work in the brand's Winnipeg facilities in a new…
Africa’s No. 3 Cotton Producer Plots Textile Hub Based on Buyers’ Needs
Though plans to turn Ivory Coast into a textile manufacturing hub are "extremely conceptual," an industrial…
Short Takes: Are Pressure Tactics Gaining New Traction?
No longer do pressure tactics for cruelty-free leather and fair pay fall on deaf ears, as consumers are…
How Peru’s Verticality Minimizes Commercial and Compliance Risks
Through a combination of location, technology and vertical integration Peru-based factories can offer clients…
Everlane, Reformation Respond to Callouts in Remake Transparency Report
Brands are walking the line of transparency, but to what end? Everlane, Reformation and industry react to…
Order Sizes Are Shrinking. How Can Factories Adapt?
As fashion faces up to its excess inventory problem, manufacturers should consider offering the option of…