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President Donald Trump on July 19.

Trump’s Canada Tariffs Have Rattled the Industry, But Legal Experts Believe He’s All Bluster

Legal minds largely surmised that the threat of duties likely amounts to a bargaining chip—one that Trump believes will give the U.S. the upper hand in contentious USMCA talks.

By Kate Nishimura

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Source Fashoin

Is Durability Fashion’s Next Competitive Advantage?

Jasmin Malik Chua

Coats are sewn together at the main Canada Goose factory, Toronto.

Textiles and Apparel Targeted By Trump’s 50% Tariffs on Canada

Boohoo

Boohoo Legal Claims Over Sweatshop Scandal Rise to $329M

Jasmin Malik Chua

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A thermal process called pyrolysis turns the textile waste on the left into the biochar seen on the right.

Sustainability

Goodwill Collaborates with Universities on Waste Diversion Project

Women's footwear in Rio Grande do Sul.

Trade

What Trump’s 25% Brazil Tariffs Could Mean for the American Footwear Sector

Record June cargo volumes reflect today's supply chain reality, where retailers increasingly move freight around tariffs and uncertainty related to fuel costs.

Logistics

Port of LA Cargo Volumes Signal Retailers Are Rewriting the Shipping Calendar

Eighty-eight brands launched dedicated resale programs in 2022, a 244 percent increase from 2021, says ThredUp’s 11th annual Resale Report.

Industry News

Fashion Apparel Resale Market Goes Mainstream

Advance Denim has been named Avalo’s founding mill partner for the denim market across China, Vietnam and Cambodia.

SJ Denim

Advance Denim to Bring Avalo's Low-Footprint Cotton to Jeans

Analysts warned the proposed toll could have sent container shipping costs skyrocketing, especially if the fee was based on the value of cargo being moved.

Logistics

Trump Walks Back Proposed 20% Hormuz Shipping Fee

The proposal follows renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities and an ensuing sharp decline in vessel traffic through one of the world's busiest maritime chokepoints.

Logistics

Trump Says US Will Blockade Iranian Ports Again, Charge 20% Strait of Hormuz Cargo Fee

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12 Indicted in $2 Million Cargo Theft Ring at Nike’s Memphis Logistics Hub

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Federal prosecutors say six Nike employees helped orchestrate a three-year cargo theft scheme that funneled stolen merchandise through to resellers across the U.S.

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Mills Update: Türkiye Textile Makers Give Their Take on the Market

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Sourcing Journal Videos

How Fashion Can Overcome Overproduction While Preserving Profitability

Source Fashion’s Suzanne Ellingham explained an alternative path available for companies to scale back production and better support the value chain.

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SJ Denim

Recycled Cotton Holds Strong

One area that mills hope will remain resilient is the denim industry’s commitment to circularity and recycled cotton.

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