Denim Première Vision seemed to shrug off the real and the economic chill as it returned to London this week with a busy show, an enlarged exhibitor list and a sustainability focus both for production and style trends.

Violaine Gressier is in charge of the relationship with the luxury industry at Facebook France. In this new podcast, in French, she gives her views on the relationship between luxury labels and social media.

Brexit pressures and political uncertainty have prompted the Confederation of British Industry and a manufacturing trade body, Make UK, to downgrade their growth forecasts for next year. 

The Humane Society International has stepped up its campaign for a UK fur sales ban by securing the endorsement of dozens of celebrities, including Ricky Gervais, Paloma Faith and Alesha Dixon.

Luxury brands are likely to retreat from Hong Kong as the city is wracked by protests at a time when wealthy Chinese shoppers are staying on the mainland, consultancy Bain said on Thursday.

H&M Group said this week that its youth-focused Weekday retail brand has become the first fashion label globally to create a garment with a new ultra-sustainable fabric from IFC, a textile start-up it has invested in.

Coats, the world’s leading thread company, is set to improve its manufacturing capabilities in the US with the acquisition of North Carolina-based Pharr High Performance Yarns.

Condé Nast will focus on its use of single-use plastic as part of the initiative, particularly plastic used in its magazine packaging.

Coats Group, the global threads and zips specialist, said Friday that its sales rose only modestly in the 10 months to October 31 with a 1% increase on a currency-neutral basis.

The move will grow the Kingpins Amsterdam venue area by more than 40%, from a 70,000-square-foot space to a 100,000-square-foot space.