Fashion

Researchers say that retailers should actually pay 33 euros more for a pair of jeans, to take into account hidden expenses such as damage to the climate and workers' rights.

German fashion web shop Zalando wants to stimulate the direct delivery of goods through partnered fashion stores, after it turned out the German e-tailer lost a billion euros worth in turnover last year due to supply shortages in its own warehouses.

Galeria Kaufhof Karstadt CEO Stephan Fanderl has announced that measures will be taken to turn the tide at the Dutch branch of the Hudson's Bay chain.

Swedish fashion chain H&M will reintroduce delivery costs for small orders, even to membership card holders. This way, the company hopes to save on logistical expenses and repair the group's profitability.

The Clean Clothes Campaign has lost a remarkable vote at the shareholder meeting of apparel chain H&M. The idea was for shareholders to contribute to the payment of living wages for textile workers.

Irish Primark saw its profit rise by no less than 25 % in the past six months. The fashion discounter now accounts for two thirds of the profit of parent holding company Associated British Foods, which also distributes sugar and Twinings tea.

Six years after the collapse of the textile factories in Rana Plaza, in Bangladesh' capital Dhaka, NGOs demand renewed attention for working conditions in low-wage countries. H&M leads the way, giving information about the production of each separate item of clothing.