Value-Seekers Drove 2024’s Retail Trends and Dead Ends

Value was in vogue in 2024 Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices. Well-heeled customers traded down to Walmart and Aldi. Diners opted for fast food or home cooking instead of sit-down restaurants. Department stores struggled as buyers shopped online or…

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Venezuela’s Top Court Issues a $10 Million Fine for TikTok Over Allegedly Deadly Video Challenges

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has issued a $10 million fine against TikTok for “not implementing measures” to prevent viral video challenges that have allegedly led to the deaths of three Venezuelan children recently CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Monday issued a $10 million fine against TikTok for “not implementing measures” to prevent viral video challenges…

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How Fast Fashion Dumps Into the Global South

The U.S. far outpaces other countries in sending used clothing to Africa and Asia – with adverse environmental consequences. The fast fashion industry has boomed tremendously in recent years – with Western countries leading the world in consumption and secondhand clothing exports, which are clogging developing countries and landfills with used clothing. Fast fashion aims…

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Migrants Fashion Themselves New Careers in Italian Design

ROME (Reuters) – Less than two years ago, 35-year-old Yuliia Dobrohurska was fearing for her life under the threat of Russian bombings in her Ukrainian hometown of Konotop. Now she is dreaming of a career as a fashion jeweller in Italy, the country where she has taken refuge. Dobrohurska wore some of her creations on…

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