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Icon Denim Unveils Organic Cotton Collection
This denim brand favored by celebrities like Gigi Hadid, Justin Bieber and Rosalia is taking another step toward sustainability.Is Fashion Missing Organic Cotton's Bigger Picture? Icon Denim LA recently launched its first 100 percent organic cotton denim collection for men and women. Styles in the Eco Denim Capsule include the Noa Eco, a unisex oversized shirt; the women’s Poppy Eco, a wide-leg jean with cutouts; the women’s high rise regular fit jean; the men’s loose Josh Eco jean; and the men’s baggy Kanye jean. “Consumers are more eco-conscious and are actively seeking brands that incorporate eco-friendly practices. This shift gives us a...
Downer Debate Leaves Industry With More Questions Than Answers
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump went toe-to-toe at their first debate of the election season on Thursday evening, and somewhere amid a painfully protracted back-and-forth about golf handicaps, the former and current commanders in chief grazed issues that stand to substantially impact the industry over the course of the next four years.Election Debate: Industry Weighs In on What Needs to Be Addressed As is par for the course, both candidates hyped up their records and traded mostly dull barbs about their opponent’s performance. Pundits largely agreed that there was no true victor in the room after 1.5 hours,...
Shuffle Board: Target Shakes Up C-Suite, Worldly Bolsters Exec Team
Retail Target American retail corporation Target has made adjustments to its leadership team. Christina Hennington, current chief growth officer, has been named chief strategy and growth officer. Rick Gomez, current chief food, essentials and beauty officer, has been named chief commercial officer. Both are effective July 7. Lisa Roath, Target’s chief marketing officer, will take on the role of chief merchandising officer of food, essentials and beauty in early 2025. The company is initiating an external search for its next chief marketing officer and, until a successor is named, Roath will remain in full capacity as chief marketing officer.Shuffle Board: Beyond Shakes...
Class Action Alleges Now-Defunct U.S. Logistics Solutions Violated WARN Act
After closing abruptly on June 20 and filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on June 21, U.S. Logistics Solutions (USLS) faces another challenge: a class-action lawsuit filed by a now-former employee. Trucking Experts Tout AI's Potential to Revolutionize Logistics Robert Munro, who formerly served as a manager of loss prevention and corporate security at USLS’ Atlanta terminal, has accused the logistics company of violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act). The legislation stipulates that companies that employ more than 100 workers must provide 60 days’ worth of notice to proper officials before closing a facility or conducting mass layoffs. According to Texas...
Byte-Sized AI: Skims Taps Altana for Risk Tech; Here Technologies Launches Fleet Optimization AI
Byte-Sized AI is a bi-weekly column that covers all things artificial intelligence—from startup funding, to newly inked partnerships, to just-launched, AI-powered capabilities from major retailers, software providers and supply chain players.How Do Companies Keep Tech-Powered Personalization from Going Too Far? Skims partners with Altana for supply chain insights Skims has signed a partnership with Altana to help keep an eye on ethical and sustainable production practices, the supply chain technology company announced this week. Altana, which also boasts customers like U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and L.L. Bean, uses what it calls an intelligent map to help companies flag risk factors in their existing...
True Religion to Launch Men’s and Women’s Jewelry
True Religion is expanding its universe.Loose Threads: True Religion, Mother, Hiut Denim and More The denim brand entered into licensing agreements with NES Group for men’s jewelry and K&M Accessories for women’s jewelry. Both collections will be available for Holiday 2024 in True Religion stores and online. The collections will also be available at select wholesale doors where the brand is sold. Both jewelry collections will retail for $28-$62 “Women’s and men’s jewelry are key lifestyle categories which are important to True Religion’s expansion strategy,” said Michael Buckley, True Religion CEO. “We know that our customer loves to stand out and look their...
Rohit Aggarwal to Take Over as Lenzing CEO
Lenzing Group will have a new CEO by March 2025.How Lenzing Japan Uses Super Zero on Tencel for Super Soft Jeans Rohit Aggarwal, currently CEO of Archroma, will take over the top post at Lenzing. He will join the Vienna-based cellulosic fibers supplier in the third quarter of 2024 as chief fiber officer and member of the management board, and as designated CEO. Lenzing said on its corporate site that current CEO Stephan Sielaff won’t be renewing his contract by “mutual agreement” with the company’s board. Sielaff’s employment contract expires at the end of March. Lenzing said Aggarwal is a strategic business...
Artistic Milliners Is Scaling 3D Assets and Renewable Energy
A new case study explains how Artistic Milliners is leveraging 3D and material digitization technology.H&M Group Backs Heat Batteries to Cut Clothing's Carbon Footprint The Karachi, Pakistan-based vertically integrated denim manufacturer teamed with Vizoo, a German provider of material scanning and digitization solutions, to speed up sample production and to improve the quality of its 3D assets. Artistic Milliners implemented Vizoo’s material digitization technologies at its Pakistani headquarters in 2022. Using a combination of Vizoo’s xTex A4 scanner for visual properties and physX Platform for fabric drape properties, the manufacturer is creating accurate digital twins that are compatible with Browzwear’s apparel CAD...
Ksubi and NBA Vet Patty Mills Link Up for a Workwear Capsule Collection
NBA champion, Olympic medalist and tunnel fashion star Patrick ‘Patty’ Mills can add designer to his resume.Levi's Unveils Collection with McLaren Racing The Australian point guard for the Miami Heat teamed with Aussie streetwear brand Ksubi for a limited capsule collection that pays homage to his athletic journey and Indigenous heritage. The 12-piece men’s and women’s collection features earth tones emulating the rugged Australian landscape and traditional workwear silhouettes that nod to the uniforms worn by his ancestors who worked as pearl divers. The women’s collection offers the Low Rider Cargo jean and skirt, both made with heavyweight stonewashed indigo denim. Two tanks...
Amazon to Launch Discount Marketplace in Latest Ploy Against Shein, Temu
Amazon refuses to let Shein and Temu encroach on its territory. Arkansas Official Takes Temu to Task Over Data Privacy Concerns According to CNBC, the e-commerce giant plans to launch a new section on its site full of discounted merchandise that will be shipped directly from China. The new storefront section, CNBC said, will offer unbranded items in the fashion, beauty and home categories, much like Shein and Temu’s inventory. Reportedly, the products will cost less than $20 for consumers. While Amazon already has a slew of Chinese sellers, the new program will not mandate that those sellers store products in the U.S....
Rwanda-Based Producer Pink Mango Is Working to Unravel the Industry’s Ills
Maryse Mbonyumutwa is attempting to put Rwanda on the map as the next destination for fashion and apparel sourcing.Amid Red Sea War-Risk Premium Surge, Rerouting Around Africa 'Less Expensive by Comparison' The CEO and founder of Pink Mango, a Kigali-based manufacturer, is intent on pushing the country to the front of the pack as global brands look to diversify their sourcing portfolios. She’s also working on a complete overhaul—a total rebrand—of the apparel sourcing model, which has for decades seen worker wellbeing come in last on the list of priorities. Nestled between Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the...
Cambodian Worker Rights Group Under Fire for Shining Light on Freedom of Association Violations
One of last-remaining independent worker rights organizations active in Cambodia has found itself in the crosshairs of the country’s government due to its reporting on freedom of association in the garment industry.Amazon Labor Union Cements Teamsters Alliance The Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL), which on June 4 published a white paper pinpointing the barriers to representation impacting workers in the sector, is under threat of investigation by the Cambodian Ministry of the Interior (MoI). CENTRAL’s report analyzed and critiqued processes employed by the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) program, which monitors apparel factories’ compliance with...
How Do Companies Keep Tech-Powered Personalization from Going Too Far?
Consumers have come to expect that, in exchange for their data, companies improve their shopping experiences. But along the way, it’s on brands and retailers to determine where the line is: what do consumers want help with, and what do they find creepy? Byte-Sized AI: Skims Taps Altana for Risk Tech; Here Technologies Launches Fleet Optimization AI At a Coresight Research conference held Wednesday in New York City, retail executives gathered to discuss the challenges and opportunities coming toward retailers, as many begin preparations for holiday season and work to retain existing customers. Among the hottest topics were artificial intelligence and personalization, which...
It’s Plastic Free July—And This Is Why Consumers are Concerned About Synthetics
Amazon recently announced it has replaced 95 percent of the plastic pillows used for packaging in the U.S. and plans to phase them out entirely by the end of the year. The move comes as more consumers say they are somewhat or very concerned about microplastics and the repercussions they have on human health. In the fashion sector, microplastic pollution stems from petroleum-based fabrics such as polyester, nylon and acrylic. And like Amazon, there is something apparel brands can do to change course for the better.Cotton Incorporated Announces Winners of 3D Design Competition Amazon’s announcement preceded the kickoff of Plastic Free...
RXO’s Coyote Deal— All About Scale
For truckload brokerage firms, big is better.FedEx Review Could Lead to Sale of LTL Biz And RXO Inc. will join the ranks of the big players when it closes on its $1.025 billion acquisition of Coyote Logistics at the end of 2024. The transaction is expected to catapult RXO to the third largest North American freight broker, essentially taking over the spot held by Coyote. C.H. Robinson Worldwide holds the top spot as the largest freight brokerage firm, followed by Total Quality Logistics. RXO was spun off from former parent XPO in November 2022. RXO is currently the eighth largest, according to...
How The Mills Fabrica Provide Startups a Support System
What once operated as a cotton spinning mill now stands as a beacon of innovation in an industry in desperate search of sustainable solutions.The Mills Fabrica, which has headquarters in both Hong Kong and London, works with budding businesses interested in bringing more environmentally friendly options and outcomes to the fashion and apparel industry. It supports startups to elevate their business models and, consequently, the building blocks of a more sustainable future.Sustainable Fashion Forum Lays Out Challenges Ahead Cintia Nunes, general manager at The Mills Fabrica, said the venture capital fund and incubator has a multitiered strategy toward working with startups. “We’re...
Flexport Files Motion to Dismiss Peloton’s D&D Fees Complaint
Flexport has filed a motion to dismiss Peloton’s complaint against it to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), alleging that Peloton lacks any legitimate evidence that the logistics provider violated the U.S. Shipping Act.Arkansas Official Takes Temu to Task Over Data Privacy Concerns Peloton had alleged Flexport failed to carry out its required duties around timely cargo movement and storage over the course of about three years. In turn, Peloton said in its May complaint, it had received improper demurrage and detention (D&D) charges. Demurrage charges are used to discourage containers from being stored at ports for long periods of time, and companies...
Members of Congress Launch Slow Fashion Caucus, Highlighting Circularity
Three members of Congress want national legislators to tighten the seams on fast fashion.KZ_K Studio Celebrates 15 Years With Ambercycle Collab Chellie Pingree (D-Maine); Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Washington) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-California) announced Thursday they had banded together to form the Slow Fashion Caucus, which aims to create policies that will help the federal government foster circularity, in turn reducing textile waste and bettering conditions for garment workers. Some of those objectives include bulking up infrastructure for textile recycling and reuse; bringing some textile production back into the U.S.; creating policies that would mandate apparel industry players to decrease their resource...
Denim Street Style at Milan Men’s Fashion Week
From workwear constructions to looser fits, the street style at Milan Men’s Fashion Week reflected what’s trending in denim.Pitti Uomo Street Style: Jean Shorts Reign Supreme While jean shorts trended at Pitti Uomo in Florence, loose-fitting jeans were worn by men and women to the Milanese fashion event. Medium indigo washes were the most common, often paired with basic tees, vests and shrunken long-sleeve shirts by models on the go. Others were pleated, bleached or featured repaired details. Utility vests, cargo jeans and Carhartt zip-up jean jackets were present. Others opted for workwear with a minimalist look, like double-paneled jeans and denim...
Levi’s Unveils Collection with McLaren Racing
The worlds of fashion and motor racing continue to cross over.Ksubi and NBA Vet Patty Mills Link Up for a Workwear Capsule Collection Levi’s and British motor racing team McLaren Racing are joining forces for the first time. On July 3, the heritage denim brand will launch the Levi’s x McLaren Racing collection, a line of jeans, jackets, jumpsuits and more that are inspired by the spirit of the Formula 1 team’s past eras. A light wash Racing Suit with a slight drop crotch and a roomy fit with a straight leg anchors the collection. The unisex one-piece features vintage inspired patches, a...
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