How Rich Countries Can Help India Fight COVID-19
The Biden Administration is debating whether COVID-19 vaccine patents should be temporarily waived, given the devastating humanitarian crisis unfolding in India from the virus. There are two…
Winter Is Predicted to Be Milder This Year for Most of the Country. Here’s What to Expect Where You Live
While the current spell of unseasonably cold weather might have you fearing the worst this winter, the NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center’s outlook from December through February is…
Why The World Must Set a Price on Carbon
The 90,000 people and nearly 200 nations who attended the U.N. COP28 climate conference in Dubai this month missed an historic opportunity. To move beyond the woefully…
Bol.com opens fulfillment center in Waalwijk
In July 2015 the retailer first announced that it was building a new fulfillment center to accommodate the company’s rapid growth and innovation. The warehouse provides space…
Bangladesh factory safety group seeks to delay closure, flags lingering risks
The group comprises more than 200 firms – including global clothing giants such as H&M and Zara-owner Inditex – who are signatories to the Accord on Fire…
Farfetch faces EU antitrust ruling on YNAP deal amid mounting woes
The U.S.-listed company pioneered an innovative business model that persuaded many luxury brands to embrace selling online.But it has yet to reach break-even because of high technology…
Hema wins Lacoste lawsuit
Lacoste filed the lawsuit against Hema in October over the Dutch retailer’s use of a crocodiles and iguana motif across its children’s underwear range. Lacoste claimed that…
Government fails to tackle fast-fashion issues says report
With claims that the fast fashion industry is the second largest user and polluter of water globally and one of the largest contributors to modern slavery, new…
Bangladesh garment exporters hope for a rebound
Vietnam exported about $30 billion of garment products between July and June, surpassing Bangladesh that shipped about $28 billion worth of clothes, according to the General Statistics…
In the shadow of Hollywood’s strikes, beauty professionals suffer
Matthew Monzon, 52, has been a celebrity hairdresser in New York since 1997, coiffing the likes of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Brooke Shields, Keri Russell and Anna Kendrick.But since…