This year, there’s been an avalanche of retailers getting into resale (Madewell, Harvey Nichols, Fabletics). The avalanche of clothes in our closets might be one reason why. Anotha one: H&M …
Dive Brief: With refurbishment programs growing in popularity, Timberland has partnered with ReCircled, a company focused on upcycling and take-back programs, to launch its own re-commerce program, according to a …
Fast fashion giant H&M has just debuted a new garment-to-garment recycling system called “Looop”, which enables the transformation of unwanted clothing into new textiles. It’s the latest move in a series of …
Michel Edouard Leclerc, president of the eponymous French grocer E.Leclerc claimed recently that “le Bio” is growing 20-25% a year currently and perhaps for this reason alone, since its 2018 …
Lidl is to become the first UK supermarket to launch new packaging that makes use of ocean-bound plastic. Collected from beaches and coastline around South East Asia, the plastic used …
As the fashion industry strives to meet greater demand for sustainable practices, the second largest fashion retailer in the world is dipping a toe in the clothing rental market. At …
Walmart is donating 75 acres of land that will be developed into a park at the intersection of SW 8th and I Streets in the mega-retailer’s hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. …
VF Corporation, the American parent company to Vans, Timberland, Napapijri and Eastpak brands, announced the guidelines of its new sustainability and responsibility strategy. The Denver-based apparel giant has launched a …
Patagonia opened its first ever physical store for Worn Wear, Patagonia’s resale business. The store is a pop-up in Boulder, Colorado, which will stay open until February 2020, according to …
The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) announces its collaboration with global apparel retailer Gap Inc. to foster sustainable development of the industry. The shared mission is …