A new report accuses fashion giants of not considering the welfare of workers affected by climate change in garment factories in Southeast Asia. Fashion brands including luxury label Hermes, sportswear giant Nike, and fast fashion chain H&M are in the hot seat amid new allegations of climate greenwashing after making commitments to slash carbon emissions…
The future of fashion will be grown. getty The fashion industry has made huge strides to address its environmental impact but mainstream media focus has often been fast fashion, clothing manufacturing and human rights. While glossy campaigns tout conscious collections and earth tones, the lesser known challenge is a fibre problem. Most clothes are still…
Dallas’ retail scene is getting yet another European designer brand storefront that’s hard to find elsewhere. Highland Park Village will add Italy’s La DoubleJ brand with a shop in the fall, according to a statement from the shopping hub. It’s just the second location in the U.S. for the company, with the other in Florida….
France’s bid to crack down on fast fashion is getting a rewrite – and the likes of Shein and Temu are expected to bear the brunt of the amended bill. French senators are redrafting a high-profile piece of legislation intended to reduce the environmental footprint of low-cost, high-volume clothing and address the market distortions that…
Hong Kong total retail sales in April 2025 were estimated at $28.9bn. Credit: joyfull/Shutterstock. The Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department has recorded a 14th consecutive month of declining retail sales in April 2025, with a 2.3% drop to an estimated $28.9bn. A government spokesperson noted indications of stabilisation in recent retail sales trends. The…
As consumers are planning to trim spending in an uncertain economic environment, retailers, restaurant chains, and service-based brands are looking to continue evolving to better serve their customers. At the recent ICSC show in Las Vegas, during the “General Session: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities” panel discussion, industry leaders detailed the ways in which consumers have…
Fast fashion retailer Shein has reportedly chosen a new location to go public. The China-founded company is now looking to list in Hong Kong after failing to get Chinese regulators to sign off on its plans for a London initial public offering (IPO), Reuters reported Wednesday (May 28). Sources told Reuters Shein plans to file a draft prospectus with…
A brand with ties to New York and the American Midwest is opening up a pop-up store in Dallas. TWP, the American sportswear brand, will join Highland Park Village with the site, which is the only one in Texas, according to a statement. Its other stores are in New York and West Hollywood, Calif. “Dallas…
As fashion and lifestyle brands look West, Fashion Island is emerging as a gateway to the Southern California consumer and visitor. The open-air shopping destination in Newport Beach, Calif., recently welcomed Cinq à Sept’s first West Coast boutique in early May — part of a wave of new arrivals in the last four months alone…
HONG KONG — Native Parisian Benjamin Vuchot spent the last three decades working with French and Swiss luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Cartier to court Asia’s wealthy and those aspiring to join them. Now Vuchot, 53, has been called on by the Kadoorie family, among Hong Kong’s most storied business dynasties, to lead their…