Ghana’s vintage enthusiasts give new life to Western clothing waste

The Vintage Gala, as 23-year old founders Prince Quist and James Edem Doe Dartey dubbed it, brought together a movement of young vintage enthusiasts pushing back against the global fast fashion industry by encouraging their peers to shop secondhand.”If you wear clothes that were made back in the day…you’re helping the environment by not using the raw materials and other things needed to make …

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Global cotton output to expand from better yields

According to ICAC, global cotton consumption is forecast to remain at 23.6 million tons in 2016/17 as low prices for competing fibres make cotton less attractive.“So, while mill use may remain stagnant, world cotton trade volume may increase 1 per cent to 7.4 million tons in 2016/17,” ICAC averred.คำพูดจาก

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Investment in India’s social enterprises could rise eight-fold to $8 billion by 2025

Businesses designed to bring about social development have mushroomed in India over the last decadeคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. Thousands of Indian start-ups have pioneered solutions aimed at improving services from water and sanitation to health, education and housing.India has emerged a…

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Michael Avenatti is found guilty in Nike extortion case

Jurors in Manhattan federal court needed 2-1/2 days to decide the fate of Avenatti, a brash lawyer all but unknown until two years ago when he began representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against U.Sคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. President Donald Trump and making hundre…

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Nike’s controversial unisex shoe gets spotlight in WNBA finals

The Aces won last year’s title and had the league’s best record. The Liberty added three stars to their roster this past offseason and finished second. Game one drew 729,000 viewers, the most for a WNBA game in more than two decades. The Finals, which move to Brooklyn on Sunday, are also a showcase for Nike, which recently added Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu, a Steph Curry-esque sharpsho…

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Fashion gets no uplift despite surging e-tail in February, omnichannel is key

Online retail sales increased by 9.4% year-on-year in February with the three-month average having been a rise of 6.3% and the six-month average being +7.4%. However, even with February’s uplift, the 12-month average is still +11.1%, showing that the latest six months have remained tough.Looking more closely at February, the warm weather seen during the four weeks included the hottest February …

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Sub-Zero Waste- the beauty trend set to dominate 2019

This is according to market intelligence agency Mintel, which has predicted that the zero waste philosophy will gain momentum in the global beauty and personal markets in 2019.Concepts such as reducing packaging, repurposing, introducing refillable options and extending a product’s life cycle will be a key priority for beauty brands over the next five years, as consumer awareness about the en…

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Sainsbury’s Asda buy could make UK tougher grocery market for Amazon

The Sainsbury deal to buy Asda, announced on Monday, comes as retailers on both sides of the Atlantic grapple with heightened competition from the discounters such as Germany’s Aldi and Lidl and e-commerce giant Amazon.The marriage of Britain’s second- and third-largest grocers will not immediately impact Amazon’s food offering which remains small in Britain. The biggest impact will come away f…

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U.S. tech giants face curbs on data sharing, digital marketplaces, under draft EU rules

The draft rules, known as the Digital Services Act, aim to set the ground rules for data-sharing and how digital marketplaces operateคำพูดจาก เว็บตรง true wallet. They are expected to come into force by the end of the year.The European Commission is taking a tough line against U.S. tech giant…

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UK government outlines BNPL tightening rules

In a bid to improve protection for users of the short-term credit, providers will be required to carry out checks on consumers and have Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approvalคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. However, legislation isn’t expected to take effect until late 2023.The governmen…

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