Tag: Textile industry
Fast Fashion: “Many people can’t afford branded goods.” – Economy
If you want to dress well, you don’t have to spend a lot of money these days. This is what a look at the current brochures from the discounter Aldi…
More sales, more bankruptcies: depressed mood in the fashion industry
As of: March 21, 2024 4:38 p.m Business is going better again at German fashion chains. But the industry is struggling with the subdued buying mood. Some large companies have…
C&A boss: “59 euros for a pair of jeans from Mönchengladbach is really good” – Economy
The C&A jeans factory in Mönchengladbach is located on a site with low-rise brick buildings in the historic Monforts Quarter. Jeans are piled on tables in the large, sour-smelling hall.…
Munich: Sabine Karb’s dance piece “Fast Fashion” – Munich
Actually, no one can claim ignorance. The crazy journey of jeans from the cotton field in Kazakhstan to the landfill in Africa has long been considered a prime example in…
Clothing from Bangladesh: "The workers are still suffering miserably"
A decade after the devastating collapse of the textile factory, which killed more than a thousand people, conditions for the seamstresses have improved. But they are still far from good.…
Trigema boss Grupp has handed over company management to his children
As of: January 2nd, 2024 4:49 p.m After more than half a century as Trigema boss, Wolfgang Grupp has handed over company management to his children. What made this controversial…
EU wants to stop the destruction of unsold clothing
As of: December 5th, 2023 1:03 p.m Less waste and certainly no destruction of new goods: This is a central point of the new EU Ecodesign Directive. Overall, products should…
EU bans destruction of unsold clothing – Economy
Larger retailers will no longer be allowed to destroy unsold clothing in the EU in the future. The ban is part of the Ecodesign Regulation, which negotiators from the EU…
More and more clothing in Germany comes from Bangladesh
As of: November 13, 2023 12:35 p.m Bangladesh could soon replace China as the most important supplier of clothing in Germany. Goods worth 5.6 billion euros came from there in…
After protests in Bangladesh: 150 textile factories remain closed for the time being
As of: November 11th, 2023 2:28 p.m Textile industry workers in Bangladesh have been protesting for higher wages for weeks. After violent riots, production is now at a standstill in…