6th April 2016

Is UK apparel onshoring finally gaining momentum?

Despite years of widely denied decline, British garment-making showed serious signs of a revival in the second half of 2015. There's a touching annual ritual in our trade, which goes...

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11th June 2015

Germany’s Sustainable Textiles Partnership buyer membership growing

Germany's Partnership for Sustainable Textiles has dramatically increased its support among German garment buyers. The Otto Group -  on some measures, Germany's largest textiles retailer -   announced on June 2...

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17th October 2014

German government launches Textile Alliance. With almost no allies

Gerd Müller, Germany's Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, launched a  "German Textiles Alliance" on October 16 - and was immediately attacked from almost all sides over it. The ministry...

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