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Can Legislation Fix Forced Labor and Civic Repression in Central Asian Cotton?

Cotton in Turkmenistan remains riddled with forced labor, even as independent monitoring in Uzbekistan comes…

BY Jasmin Malik Chua

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Compliance

Canadian Regulators Open ‘Greenwashing’ Inquiry Into Lululemon

News

Boohoo, H&M Lock Horns With UK Legislators Over ‘Fast Fashion’

Retail

Rue21’s 3rd Bankruptcy Tour Will See 540 Stores Shut

Labor

Are Exiting Brands Making Myanmar’s Labor Conditions Worse?

The Axon Body Workforce camera, released in January.

Retail

Stores Roll Out Employee Body Cameras as Retail Crime Precaution

The Saimaagracht, a general cargo vessel, is the second ship to sail past the cargo ship Dali and the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on April 25, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Four weeks since the maritime accident in the Patapsco River, a temporary channel opens today to allow ships stuck in the Port of Baltimore to leave.

Logistics

Here’s What Baltimore’s Bridge Collapse Could Cost CSX and Norfolk Southern

The Retail Forecast: What’s Motivating a Cautious Consumer in 2024

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Gildan, which promised to keep its global headquarters in Québec for at least seven years, will use some of the proceeds to pay down debt.

Business

Gildan Inks Private Placement Deal, Vows to Stay in Quebec

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Frasers has connections to both Boohoo and Shein, and just upped its Boohoo stake despite a wider full-year loss on a 17% revenue drop.

Retail

Frasers, Boohoo and Shein Have More in Common Than You Think

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Business

After a Year of Promotions, Allbirds Targets Full Price Selling

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Brands

Crocs Expands Its Pre-Loved Shoe Takeback Program After ‘Encouraging’ Pilot Program

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Mills

AGI Denim Launches Regenerative Cotton Farm Project

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A retail theft probe with help from retailers such as Macy's led to indictments for the possession of more than $1 million in stolen goods.

Business

Organized Retail Theft Network Busted in NYC

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“From 2020 to 2023, Flexport repeatedly and chronically failed to properly perform its inland transportation obligations, including, but not limited to, failing to timely remove Peloton Containers from U.S. marine and intermodal terminals," the filing said.

Logistics

Peloton Files FMC Complaint Against Flexport, Citing ‘Millions’ in D&D Fees

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A roundup of the latest news, drops and collaborations from leading denim brands.

Brands

Loose Threads: Good American, Levi’s, Mavi and Joe’s Jeans

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Adore Me's new, generative AI-powered tool allows consumers to create customized bra and panty sets.

Technology

Adore Me Launches Customer-Facing Gen AI Tool for Design

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Videos

Retail

Retail Rx: Supporting Frontlines to Deliver Retail Success

By SJ Studio

Retail Rx fireside chat Michael Appel Getzler Henrich Christine Tutssel Axonify discuss retail training

Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!