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Mapped: the impact of the West Asia crisis on global textile trade routes

The ongoing West Asia crisis has thrown open the extreme vulnerability of supply chains, including those of the garment and textile industry. FashionUnited has taken a look at why the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait are such “jugular veins” of the textile trade between Asia and the West and what it means in terms of shipping times,...

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How the West Asia crisis is putting a tax on every garment moving east to west

The garment industry, a sector famously built on the “just-in-time” philosophy and razor-thin margins, is currently navigating one of its most complex periods of structural volatility. The West Asia crisis has evolved quickly from a regional concern into a systemic chokehold on global textile flows. The escalating conflict in the Middle East is...

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Red Sea attacks reportedly impacting Matalan stock

British fashion retailer Matalan is understood to be tackling stock issues in light of the ongoing attacks in the Red Sea, where container ships are facing delays. As such, the company is said to be undergoing its own setbacks, according to Retail Week, which noted that many ships are being forced to reroute around South Africa. A spokesperson...

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Retailers in race to secure inventory amid Red Sea attacks

While it may appear that the world could not have become any more tumultuous, retailers are now facing another challenge against their supply chain. Since mid-November 2023, the Yemen-based Houthi rebel group has been attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea, in what is yet another instance that possibly threatens to disrupt business operations...