Patagonia targets Fair Trade certification on 50% of range by next year

In 2014, Patagonia joined the Fair Trade Certified programme, and has been awarded the programme’s label for 10 of its products. Patagonia’s senior management has indeed given top priority to the programme, and now 38% of the brand’s range is Fair Trade-certified, with products coming from 14 factories in 8 different countries.Manufacturing Fair Trade-certified products means that the salary of…

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Homage to Vivienne Westwood, Paloma Wool’s anniversary, and Rokh’s subdued elegance in Paris

Andreas Kronthaler’s tribute to Vivienne Westwood

It could be said that the spirit of Vivienne Westwood remains as vibrant as ever. Beyond the immense cultural impact of the late British designer, her community of devoted admirers continues to keep the flame of her rebellious and revolutionary designs burning. Much of this responsibility falls on the shoulders of Andreas Kronthaler…

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Australia retail sales bounce, economy seen loping along

Tuesday’s data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed retail sales rose 0.5 percent in October from the previous month, the strongest since May and above expectations for a 0.3 percent increaseคำพูดจาก เล่นเกมสล็อตออน. September sales had only inched up by a rev…

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Supermarkets are top UK gift locations, department stores second – GlobalData

That’s according to the latest report from research specialist GlobalData with its All Year Gifting in the UK 2019 study saying that Tesco and Amazon take the top two places in the market as a whole. The company spoke to 3,000 UK consumers to get its results.But despite Tesco and Amazon’s strength, department stores remain popular among consumers for purchasing gifts for occasions su…

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French Federation launches two digital tools to measure ecological impact

 The Paris-based federation hired the international consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to develop the two tools, which were in part financed by DEFI, the French semi-state support group for fashion. Both will be fully operational for Paris Fashion Week this fall, which runs from Monday, Sep. 27 to Tuesday, Oct. 5. A first element also offers each participating house the ability to …

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UK consumer confidence stays weak, but it’s not getting any worse

The researcher said that its long-running Consumer Confidence Index stayed at the same level of -13 in April as it has been at for most of this year.The measure for the personal financial situation over the last 12 months was down by one point at -1, compared to March, although it was level compared to April last year. Consumers seem to be neutral about their personal financial situation for th…

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Welspun scandal follows years of plummeting Egyptian cotton output

The shortage of cotton from Egypt, which commands a premium due to its superior quality, creates an incentive to blend it with other types of cotton without disclosing it or to counterfeit the label altogether, cotton traders said, exacerbating a problem that has plagued the industry for years.Welspun India has lost 42 percent of its market value in the three days since Target Corp said it woul…

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Zyler tech launch brings -smart and realistic virtual clothing try-on-

No numbers, but it’s “quick and easy” says the maker and can be achieved via smartphone, desktop or in store allowing customer to save time shopping “to find the best fit and style” across casualwear, evening gowns and wedding dresses.And the company claims its features “have not been seen in virtual try-on technology before… Zyler is the most realistic clothing try-on solution t…

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Inside the Weird, Wild and Tragically Short Life of Anna Nicole Smith

Tyler Henry Passes Anna Nicole Smith's Love Note to Larry Birkhead

Anna Nicole Smith left her mark in some unexpected places.

Following an impoverished upbringing in small-town Texas she became one of the most famous faces of the '90s as a Playboy cover girl and Guess model. She had a reality show before television was overrun with reality shows. Wh…

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