FedEx’s Same-Day Delivery Rollout is More About Optionality than Speed

The logistics giant taps OneRail to scale two-hour and end-of-day delivery to retail customers enabling precise delivery windows for everything from bulky goods to urgent essentials.

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Houthi Threat to Red Sea Shipping Could Reemerge as Iran Conflict Deepens

Potential escalation would compound Hormuz disruptions, shrinking rerouting options and accelerating cost pressures for ocean carriers.

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Celebrities Embrace Flare Jeans and Distressed Denim Trends

Fashion and sporting events drew out celebrities, many of whom stepped out in statement denim.

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On the Brink: Sri Lanka’s Exporters Confront Surging Costs and Global Turmoil

On Day 32 of the Middle East conflict, the fallout continues to ripple across economies far beyond the immediate region.

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AAFA Challenges California Textile EPR Pick

The American Apparel & Footwear Association is challenging California’s selection of Landbell USA to run the state’s new textile recycling program.

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Canada’s Trade Deal With Mercosur Alliance Could Revamp Western Hemisphere Trade

Canada’s prospective agreement with the Mercosur trade bloc is coalescing quickly as the steady drumbeat of trade diversification advances across the Western Hemisphere.

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India’s Garment Workers ‘Boiling for Profits’ Amid Extreme Heat Crisis

In a survey of Tamil Nadu and Delhi-NCR factory employees, 87 percent reported heat-related ailments such as headaches and dizziness over the past year.

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Comfort Stretch, Authentic Textures and Sustainable Innovations Driving R&D in Denim

Low-impact dyes, softer fabrications, and slub-character fabrics are among the key directions denim mills are pursuing.

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Kintra Taps Selenis to Scale Biobased Polyester Alternative

The partnership aims to bring fiber-grade polybutylene succinate (PBS) to commercial volumes using existing polyester manufacturing infrastructure.

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NAFFIC and Aware to Launch First China-Europe Digital Product Passport

The groups unveiled the new program at the “Trace to Renew, Weave a Zero-Carbon Future” summit held in Suzhou, China, last week.

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Freightos Cuts 15% of Jobs in Bid to Break Even

Layoffs are expected to save $4.5 million annually as the freight tech firm aims to reach adjusted profitability by Q4 2026.

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Beijing Launches Retaliatory Investigations in Light of Washington’s Section 301 Probes

China’s Ministry of Commerce on Friday announced that it would address the recent measures taken by the Trump administration that threaten to upend international supply chain operations and hinder trade.

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Token Recycling Fees Won’t Change How People Shop

New research suggests clothing EPR charges need to pass a 50 pence threshold to influence consumer behavior.

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Guess Drops Second Campaign with Hyunjin

The campaign aims to reposition Guess’ denim legacy through a bolder lens.

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Cosco Ships Cross Hormuz as Retailers Brace for Cost Fallout

The transits through the conduit are the first for a major ocean carrier since the start of the Iran war, which has added $20 million in costs for U.K.-based Next.

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Levi’s Taps Vintage Retailer 194 Local for New Garment-Dyed Collection

Styles reference Levi’s early 2000s archives.

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Textile Exchange Launches First LCA Series Highlighting Critical Cotton Data Gaps

The study looks at organic, regenerative, recycled and country averages for conventional cotton production systems.

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Why We Can’t Innovate Our Way Out of Fashion Overproduction

The industry is asking “end-of-life innovation” to fix what is fundamentally an upstream problem of overproduction and overconsumption.

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Turkish Denim Brand Jendue Opens First US Store

Up until now, Jendue’s retail footprint in the U.S. has been exclusively online.

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Shuffle Board: On Names Co-CEOs, Kornit Digital Taps Asos Chief Exec

Former Asos exec Nick Deighton joins the digital fashion firm as strategic advisor while Swiss shoemaker On announced its co-founders as co-CEOs.

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Shein Frames Circularity as Convenience; Experts Say That Misses the Point

Shein says reducing “friction” is key for circularity, but experts argue its survey reads more like customer research than evidence of system change.

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Hormuz Crisis Hits Hapag-Lloyd With Up to $50M in Added Weekly Costs

As fuel cost pressures intensify for Hapag-Lloyd and its ships remain stranded in the Persian Gulf, Cosco Shipping’s aborted transit attempts through the trade artery compound concerns.

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Cotton States Push Precision Agriculture Bill as Brazil Topples US in Exports

The Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026 would boost R&D for advanced agricultural innovations, including mechanization.

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Gap Taps Awake NY for ’90s-Inspired Streetwear Collection

Gap continues to tap into the cultural zeitgeist through collabroations.

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Cotton Diaries Urges Holistic Traceability Anchored at the Gin

A new report argues that traceability’s key issue isn’t complexity but rather how the system is mapped.

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UPS Pulls Driver Buyout Program in 13 States After Teamsters Pushback

Union pressure forces a partial retreat, but UPS maintains the buyouts comply with the parties' national and regional contracts.

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Tariff Impacts on Overall Economy Muted in 2025 As Importers Footed the Bill

Analysts observed that the aggregate impact of the IEEPA duties on the U.S. economy stands somewhere in the range of 0.1 percent of GDP and -0.13 percent.

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