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Friday May 17th, 2013

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Abercrombie & Fitch Joins Bangladesh Safety Accord as Other American Retailers Develop Competing Initiative

Abercrombie & Fitch Joins Bangladesh Safety Accord as Other American Retailers Develop Competing Initiative

Abercrombie and Fitch has become only the second American brand, after Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger parent company PVH, to sign the Bangladesh fire and safety accord, WWD is reporting. The retailer joins the 30 some companies–mostly European–who have signed onto the IndustriALL Global Union-led agreement including H&M, Zara, Topshop, Mango, Bennetton, and Joe Fresh.

Gap and Wal-Mart, two of the world’s biggest retailers who routinely produce out of Bangladesh, still have not signed the accord. Wal-Mart revealed on Tuesday it would be pursuing it’s own initiative to improve worker safety in Bangladesh–and now it looks like other American retailers will be following a similar path.

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Published at 10:15 AM

Wednesday May 15th, 2013

Wal-Mart, Gap Fail to Sign Bangladesh Safety Agreement

Wal-Mart, Gap Fail to Sign Bangladesh Safety Agreement

Earlier this week news broke that H&M, Zara and C&A had joined PVH, the parent company of Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and Izod, and German retailer Tchibo in signing onto the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, a legally-binding agreement which requires retailers to help finance the fire and safety improvements needed in the area.

And while the move has inspired some retailers to join plan, others, like Wal-Mart, Topshop and Gap, have failed to do so.

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Published at 12:00 PM

Tuesday May 14th, 2013

Monday May 13th, 2013