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    Lab-grown leather firm Faircraft raises $16M

    The startup says it’s already working with major luxury brands and will use the investment to expand its science team and production capabilities.

    By • Nov. 21, 2024
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    Wolverine World Wide debuts global innovation hub in Boston

    The company is building out its corporate workspaces as a way to attract talent and encourage creativity as it goes through a strategic transformation.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 20, 2024
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    Trendline

    Technology trends shaping fashion

    Technology is continuing to provide new ways to address challenges in circularity, supply chain and apparel afterlife issues. 

    By Fashion Dive staff
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    Only 16% of global companies on track for 2050 net-zero goals: Accenture

    “The fact that so few of the G2000 companies are on track to reach net-zero emissions is alarming,” the director of shareholder advocacy at Trillium Asset Management said.

    By Lamar Johnson • Nov. 15, 2024
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    The Children’s Place launches storefront on Shein

    The deal allows the retail company to distribute its products through the fast fashion giant’s platform and diversify its omnichannel strategy.

    By • Nov. 1, 2024
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    Goodwill, Reju partner on textile recycling project in North America

    The textile-to-textile regeneration company, which recently opened a production plant in Germany, is looking to build one in the U.S.

    By • Updated Oct. 30, 2024
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    Gen Phoenix creates 2 new executive roles

    The recycled leather company named a chief revenue officer and a chief strategy officer as it works to expand its market reach.

    By • Oct. 23, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    Why apparel companies embrace supplier scorecards

    The tool can help build more transparent sourcing relationships and better measure supply chain metrics.

    By Kelly Stroh • Oct. 18, 2024
  • Models walk the runway wearing used items during EBay's Pre-Loved Fashion Week.
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    EBay expands fashion circularity fund with $1.2M investment

    Startups and small businesses can apply for financing to launch services like apparel rental and repair.

    By • Oct. 17, 2024
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    Altuzarra and P180 to launch online rental

    The brand is partnering with a firm co-founded by former Wolverine CEO Brendan Hoffman to change the way consumers engage with luxury fashion.

    By • Oct. 15, 2024
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    Guess launches recycling initiative with SuperCircle

    The program, called Guess Again, allows customers to mail in textiles of any brand.

    By • Oct. 15, 2024
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    Retrieved from Modern Meadow on October 14, 2024
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    Sustainable materials firm Modern Meadow names new CEO

    David Williamson will take on the top spot after previously serving as president and COO.

    By • Oct. 14, 2024
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    Retrieved from Vestiaire Collective on October 10, 2024
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    Vestiaire Collective launches AI search tools, names new CTO

    In addition to the new hire, the luxury resale platform added Jim Freeman to its board, who worked at Amazon.

    By Howard Ruben • Oct. 10, 2024
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    Screenshot: Temu

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    Temu faces another class action lawsuit over text message marketing

    This is the second recent case claiming the fast fashion giant sent advertisements to people on the National Do Not Call Registry.

    By • Oct. 8, 2024
  • A black shirt labeled Armani is counterfeit as evidenced by the misspelling of the brand name on the tag.
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    "A counterfeit Giorgio Armani t-shirt" by Max Ronnersjö is licensed under CC BY 3.0 / Edited by Nate Delesline/Fashion Dive
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    AAFA pushes again for Facebook, Instagram to join the notorious markets list

    One association member said Meta’s social platforms “pose the most significant threat” to its IP and brand integrity of any global platform.

    By Nate Delesline III • Oct. 7, 2024
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    IWD Retail Software/Ghanda Clothing

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    Sponsored by IWD Retail Software

    Innovating retail workflow: An interview with Zoey Glover, Retail Operations Manager at Ghanda Clothing

    Zoey Glover reveals how tech is revolutionizing retail operations at Ghanda Clothing. Read more!

    Oct. 7, 2024
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    Polyester recycling firm Reju opens first facility

    The plant in Frankfurt, Germany will produce approximately 1,000 metric tons of material using technology developed in partnership with IBM, Under Armour and Technip Energies.

    By • Oct. 3, 2024
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    EssilorLuxottica extends Meta partnership into long-term deal

    After releasing two iterations of Ray-Ban smart glasses, the luxury eyewear company has agreed to collaborate with the tech firm into the next decade.

    By • Updated Sept. 17, 2024
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    New York State Fashion Innovation Center to launch new grants for textile innovation

    The program is targeting startups, small businesses, farmers and researchers working to boost the state’s farm-to-fashion ecosystem.

    By • Sept. 16, 2024
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    Steve Madden offers e-commerce credit for recycling old apparel, footwear

    The brand has partnered with Trashie on a recycling and take-back program.

    By • Sept. 11, 2024
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    Google Shopping launches virtual dress try-ons in the US

    The generative AI-enabled feature is part of a larger effort to enhance the search engine’s ability to help shoppers buy apparel online.

    By • Sept. 6, 2024
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    EBay launches Pre-Loved Fashion Week

    The resale platform will host shoppable events in New York and London ahead of each city’s official fashion weeks, as well as daily drops of pre-owned designer items.

    By • Aug. 30, 2024
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    Retrieved from TrusTrace on August 28, 2024
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    How to prepare for the EU’s Digital Product Passport Law

    New legislation will require brands to attach digital supply chain records to almost every product in Europe, including apparel. Here’s how to get started.

    By Lauren Schenkman • Aug. 29, 2024
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    Steve Madden sells Greats to Unified Commerce Group

    The upscale sneaker label will join apparel brands Frank And Oak and Spiritual Gangster on the growing retail platform.

    By • Aug. 20, 2024
  • A person works in a Repreve factory, watching over yarn and fiber in a machine.
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    Retrieved from Repreve on August 20, 2024
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    Repreve launches filament yarn, insulation materials made from recycled polyester

    The new products are part of holding company Unifi’s goal to recycle 1.5 billion T-shirts’ worth of textile waste by 2030.

    By • Aug. 20, 2024
  • A person finds a T-shirt from a Goodwill outlet bin and holds it up to examine it. Next to the person is a cart filled with other clothing items.
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    Goodwill launches secondhand textile traceability study

    The new effort follows a two-year pilot program in which the nonprofit found that about 60% of the studied material was recyclable through existing tech.

    By • Aug. 16, 2024