Britons to re-gift fashion and beauty this Christmas
Some 59% of people say they’ve ‘recycled’ unwanted presents at some point by passing them on to someone else, and one in five say they’re likely to…
Parley and Adidas step up their commitment to eradicate ocean plastic
Launched at the United Nations in 2015, the Adidas and Parley for the Oceans partnership aims to eliminate plastic marine pollution with a three-fold strategy: a maximum…
Online boosts UK prestige beauty market but stores still dominate
Online sales of prestige beauty products grew 13% last year, as shoppers took advantage of the wide range of businesses offering click & collect and next day…
Trump bars U.S. transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay
The move, first reported by Reuters, is aimed at curbing the threat to Americans posed by Chinese software applications, which have large user bases and access to…
At Alibaba’s Lazada, coronavirus measures become the latest culture conflict
Since February, Singapore-based Lazada has asked all employees to answer detailed questions seven days a week about their health and where they have been lately, according to…
Swedish recycling firm to reform fashion industry
The company said that through its recycling process of cellulosic-based textile fibres, the usage of the resources that we have today can be prolonged.In its Stockholm lab,…
U.S. online sales surge, shoppers throng stores on Thanksgiving evening
Surging online sales and a shift away from store shopping have thinned the crowds typically seen at stores on Thanksgiving evening and the day after, Black Friday,…
Report says millennials prefer to shop in store for deals
The study was conducted by First Insight on 750 shoppers across the US. It pooled data on shopping habits, purchase behavior, discount expectations and influences driving purchase…