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JD Sports remains “cautious” as Q2 sales dip

British sportswear retailer JD Sports has stated that organic sales improved for Q2 2025 in North America and Europe, while sales in the UK declined, affected by tough comparisons with the same quarter last year, when the company benefited from the Euro 2024 football tournament. In its Q2 statement for the 13 weeks to August 2, JD Sports...

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NGOs crack down on alleged human rights violations within Australia’s fashion industry

Organisations in Australia are cracking down on local fashion brands suspected of carrying out systemic labour rights violations. A new report by Oxfam Australia, backed by the Human Rights Law Centre, has outlined evidence of exploitation and child labour specifically across Bangladesh’s garment supply chain, with potential links to Australian...

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Debenhams trims losses as transformation gathers pace; PLT sale on the table

Amid an ongoing, company-wide transformation plan, much of which relies on transitioning to a marketplace model, Debenhams Group – formerly Boohoo Group – has seen a marginal improvement in performance for the full-year to February 28, 2025, despite overall sales softening. The company reported an adjusted EBITDA of 41.6 million pounds, with an...

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NFL star Christian McCaffrey invests in performance brand While on Earth

Christian McCaffrey, a running back for the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, has left his longtime sponsor, Nike, to join performance footwear and apparel brand While on Earth as a co-founder and investor to “shape the future” of the brand. McCaffrey, who spent his professional career to date with Nike, said the move to join forces with While on Earth...