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Bershka leverages 3DLook virtual try-on to boost online sales

Bershka has unveiled a new partnership with 3DLook, a leader among AI-first mobile body measuring and virtual fitting technology, to enhance its online shopping experience. Through the strategic partnership, the Inditex owned brand is set to leverage 3DLook's virtual fitting room solution Yourfit, thereby removing the fit and sizing guesswork...

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Zara Canada faces allegations of forced labour by local watchdog

In what has become a continued crackdown on potential malpractices within the supply chains of various fashion companies, a Canadian watchdog is set to launch yet another investigation into claims of forced labour, this time at Zara Canada. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) is already currently carrying out a number of...

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Inditex to acquire 2,000 tonnes of recycled cotton waste

Zara-owner Inditex is acquiring the first available 2,000 tonnes of fibre made from Circulose, produced by Swedish company Renewcell from recycled cotton textile waste. The retail group said it has signed an agreement with fibre producer Tanshang Sanyou, which carries out the industrial process of transforming the pulp into textile fibre, to...

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Inditex to buy recycled polyester in a 70-million-euro deal

Inditex, which includes fashion chains Zara and Bershka, has signed a three-year agreement with Los Angeles-based material science company Ambercycle to buy its recycled polyester in a deal worth more than 70 million euros. The move will see the retail group buying a “significant portion” of the annual production of Cycora, the innovative...

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Inditex signs agreement with IAF regarding garment industry transformation

Fashion retail giant Inditex has announced that it has signed a framework agreement with the International Apparel Federation (IAF) regarding the transformation of the global garment industry and in support of more sustainable practices and technologies. The deal with the membership organisation aims to drive forward the development of projects...

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Zara owner Inditex posts jump in H1 profit, sales

Spanish fashion giant Inditex has reported robust revenue growth and a 40 percent increase in profit in the first half, ahead of expectations. The group, whose portfolio includes brands Zara, Massimo Dutti, and Pull & Bear, generated revenue of 16.9 billion euros in H1, up 13.5 percent from the same period a year earlier, with the group citing “...

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Zara launches pre-owned platform in France

Spanish fashion giant Zara, part of the Inditex group, is set to expand its offering of selling, repairing, or donating second-hand clothing in France. The service, which launches on 7 September, is available through Zara's physical stores, its official website, and its mobile app, has already been successfully rolled out to shoppers in the UK...

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H&M says it will ‘phase out’ sourcing from Myanmar suppliers

H&M has decided to cease its garment production in Myanmar amid concerns about labour abuses in its supplier factories. The company announced its intention to gradually phase out operations in the country, following the lead of other retailers like Inditex, Primark, and M&S, which have also disengaged due to ongoing reports of mistreatment....

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Inditex to make 'gradual' exit from Myanmar

Inditex, the parent company of Zara, Zara Home, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius and Oysho, will no longer source clothes from Myanmar, an Inditex spokesperson has said. The fashion giant is halting purchases as a result of a campaign by global labour union IndustriALL to persuade companies not to invest in the country...

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H&M is no stranger to copying designs, so why sue Shein?

In 2013, one prominent high street retailer, H&M, faced allegations of unashamedly replicating the latest catwalk trends with near literal translations for its collections. The copies included a white cropped Balenciaga bustier with identical slits, a black Celine 'Sable' dress featuring a recognizable deep V-neck woven with mesh fabric, and a...

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Zara owner Inditex sets plans towards a more sustainable model

Spanish retail group Inditex, which includes fashion brands Zara, Pull&Bear, and Stradivarius, has set ambitious sustainability targets at its annual general meeting, including a goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040. At the AGM, which took place on July 11, Inditex chief executive Óscar García Maceiras said the group would focus on...

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Inditex believed to be making Myanmar exit

Spanish fast fashion giant Inditex is understood to have outlined an exit plan from Myanmar in response to calls made by global trade union IndustriALL for fashion brands to cease production in the country. The Zara-owner is reportedly looking to reduce the number of active Myanmar-based manufacturers, according to Sourcing Journal, which cited...