Textiles Intelligence 2025 is not expected to be without its problems. © A. Wilson Innovation in Textiles United Kingdom Interiors Report summary The global market for home and contract textiles is big business. However, 2025 is not expected to be without its problems for home and contract textiles companies, according to a spokesperson at the 2025 edition of Heimtextil—the world’s largest trade fair for home and contract textiles. Home and contract textiles companies will need to be resilient and adapt to rapid changes in the retail market—not least the migration to online purchasing. In recent years, there has been a wave of physical retail store closures in Europe while e-commerce has been booming. As well as the migration to online purchasing, the European Green Deal will add further pressures to companies operating in the home and contract textiles market. In January 2025 a ban on the landfilling or incineration of post-consumer textile waste was introduced in the EU, and an extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme will force brands and manufacturers to pay for the collection and disposal of such waste. In light of the new legislation, a number of sustainable developments were highlighted at Heimtextil 2025 which demonstrated the […]
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