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Benetton Restructures Radically; Splits into Three Units

Global fashion brand Benetton recently announced a corporate restructuring initiative designed to give the…

Under Fire From Animal Rights Activists, H&M Will Stop Angora Production

Sweden's colossal clothes maker Hennes & Mauritz (H & M) said it has stopped making apparel with angora hair…

Kohl’s New Strategy: Emphasize National Over Private Brands

In what appears to be a dramatic departure from a two-decades-long love affair with its own private label…

BeachMint and Aldo Group To Partner Up

Under the new partnership arrangement, Aldo will serve as BeachMint's manufacturing partner, producing shoes…

New Method Being Developed to Evaluate “Natural Capital” Of Business

A new method is now being developed to put a price on the priceless â€" the natural resources used in…

Bangladesh on Fire: Angry Workers Torch One of Nation’s Largest Factories

Violence continues to consume Bangladesh as another fire engulfed a garments factory on November 29…

Quiksilver Partners With LF USA to Produce Children’s Apparel

Surfwear retailer Quicksilver, Inc., announced yesterday that it has entered into a licensing agreement with…

Gap Changes the Retail Landscape With New Omnichannel Offerings

Gap Inc. is steadily changing the way consumers will shop with one omnichannel upgrade after another. The…

Apparel Makers Plea for Security in Increasingly Violent Bangladesh

Western apparel makers have come under critical fire lately for factory safety issues in Bangladesh. However…

Can High-End Consumers Save the Holiday Shopping Season?

In a reversal of the old Scrooge narrative, it might take our nation’s richest to save Christmas or, at…

SJ Guest Editorial Haiti: Hope, Hope and Help

Shortly after the earthquake, I was in the countryside near Port-Au-Prince, trying to arrange help for an…

Exclusive Interview: Kalpona Akter, Executive Director of Bangladesh Center For Worker Solidarity

The tragedies and strife that befell Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector over the past year have…

Exclusive Interview: Shafiqul Islam, Counselor of Commerce from Bangladesh Embassy

As part of the Mary Robinson Speaker Series on Business and Human Rights, Bangladeshi labor activist…

H&M Unveils Plan to Offer “Fair Living Wage” to Factory Workers

Increasingly asserting itself as an industry leader regarding compliance, Swedish retailer H&M has announced…

The Fight For Bangladeshi Labor Rights Hits New York City

Labor rights activists gathered outside of Walmart board member Christopher Williams’ Manhattan office last…