Arthur Friedman

The initiative is designed to collect and recycle polyester-based fabric waste and transform it into Repreve performance fiber.

VF Corp. named Benno Dorer as interim president and CEO, and Prada said Andrea Guerra will be recommended as CEO.

“The recalled clothing fails to meet flammability standards for clothing textiles, posing a risk of burn injuries to consumers,” the CPSC said.

The indicators for order intake, order backlog and capacity utilization rate all dropped around the world, ITMF said.

OTEXA data revealed that footwear imports from No. 1 supplier China rose just 12 percent in the 10-month period to 1.21 billion pairs.

PVH Corp. named Eva Serrano as global brand president at its Calvin Klein division, while Vincent Clerc will succeed Soren Skou as CEO of Maersk.

Each of the six businesses, which provide circular fashion solutions, will receive mentoring from industry leaders and a 15,000-pound grant to accelerate their growth.

Shoppers remain “surprisingly resilient,” according to NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz.

Doug McKalip was confirmed by the Senate as chief agricultural negotiator at USTR, while Francesco Pianca was elected ZDHC interim chair.

Innumerable variables are playing tug of war with the raw material value equation.