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Inside luxury goods' broken audit system
Dior's production arm in Italy, Manufactures Dior, relied on formal inspections to assess working and safety standards inside its supply chain last year. In some cases, such certifications missed glaring problems.
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Industry
Mango, Uniqlo, M&S, Adidas and Sephora are among key brands with major momentum - CACI UK data
The UK fashion sector has to a certain extent begun bouncing ack after a challenging 2023 and this should continue in 2025, according to new figures from data specialist CACI.
Fashion
Industry
Loro Piana told Peru officials in April it doesn’t verify Vicuña worker pay
A Loro Piana executive told government officials that the luxury apparel brand doesn’t know whether some indigenous Peruvians are compensated for providing the company with the fiber used to make $9,000 sweaters.
Luxury
Industry
Luxury labels bulk up on lower-priced goods to appeal to middle-class shoppers
Confronting a broad decline in demand for their usual fare, including $3,000-and-up handbags and $4,000-and-up cashmere jackets, major marketers of designer and luxury merchandise are broadening their product lines.
Luxury
Industry
EFA issues fashion industry manifesto in Brussels
There’s a battle going to save the future, and soul, of fashion, as key industry defender, the European Fashion Alliance, underlined in a report issued Wednesday in Brussels.
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