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U.S. Senate Introduces New Internet Sales Tax Bill
The U.S. Senate is joining retailers’ fight to close the Internet sales-tax loophole. In a bipartisan move…
Bayer MaterialScience Offers Sustainable PU Solution Insquin
Germany-based Bayer MaterialScience introduced Insquin, a sustainable technology for producing…
Tory Burch Joins Wearable Tech Race with Fitbit Collection
Fashion designers are lending their sartorial touch to wearable technology. On the heels of designer Diane…
FTA’s New Initiative Supports Supply Chain Transparency
The Foreign Trade Association (FTA) launched the Business Environmental Performance Initiative (BEPI), a new…
Scientists Develop the Blackest Black Material
Is Vantablack the new black? Billed the blackest black in the world, the new material, unveiled by British…
Wolverine Worldwide to Close 140 Stores, Drop Patagonia
Wolverine Worldwide revealed plans to close 140 stores as part of a strategic realignment plan designed to…
June Smartphone-Generated Revenue Spikes 110%
Consumers are constantly glued to their smartphones and that means booming business for mobile-optimized…
PETA Calls for Wool Boycott After Revealing Animal Abuse
Consumers and retailers, including J.Crew and Ralph Lauren, are being urged by animal rights activist group…
India: Water Shortages Impact 125 Surat Textile Processing Units
Water shortages have forced approximately 125 textile processing units in the Pandesara GIDC area in…
FDRA Releases Footwear Production Code of Conduct
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) released a comprehensive Footwear Production Code…
Rapanui Opens Its Own Wind-Powered Factory
Rob and Mart Drake-Knight, founders of the organic high-street fashion brand, Rapanui, may have grown up…
Guess Founder Georges Marciano to Launch Apparel Line
The ’80s fashion revival continues. Guess founder and denim revolutionary Georges Marciano will launch…
Skechers Accuses Fila of Infringement
Lifestyle and performance brand Skechers USA announced on Thursday that it has filed a federal lawsuit…
GOTS Widens its European Footprint in 2013
Expansion headlined the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) 2013 annual report, which noted that the…
Walmart’s “Made in the USA” Open Call Draws More Than 500 Suppliers
Walmart hosted more than 500 manufacturers on Tuesday at its world headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. in its…