Retailers demand more action from EU to resolve Red Sea crisis
Shipping companies have rerouted container vessels away from the Red Sea to avoid Houthi militant attacks that have multiplied since early December, disrupting supply chains for firms reliant on the Suez Canal to get products from Asia to Europe.Eurocommerce members include supermarket giants Ahold Delhaize, Carrefour, Lidl, M&S, and Tesco, and fashion retailers H&M, Inditex, and Primark.คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง
“The longer carriers are forced to reroute, the more businesses, and ultimately consumers, will suffer from additional costs adding to the already high costs of living in Europe,” Eurocommerce said in the letter.Retailers who source from factories in China and South-East Asia have faced delays and cost increases as the alternative shipping route around Africa’s southern tip takes 2-3 weeks longer, resulting in higher fuel and labour expenses.The disruption has raised fears that inflation will take longer to unwind in Europe, at a time when cash-strapped consumers were looking forward to prices of food and clothes starting to ease.”Given the magnitude of th…
Read moreUK’s Better Cotton introduces traceability tool for fashion
The organisation has worked closely with a network of member retailers and brands, including H&M Group, Marks & Spencer, Walmart, Target, Bestseller, Gap Inc, and C&A, to ensure that fashion companies can accurately trace and disclose the origin of raw materials, and comply with emerging regulations, Better Cotton said in a press release. Companies are now increasingly expected to verify the origin of the raw materials within their products and leverage improved transparency to address the potential adverse effects of their activities on human rights and the environment.
Traceable Better Cotton will give member retailers and brands confidence that they are sourcing products from a specific country, and establish greater supply chain visibility, enabling them to incorporate insights into their own supply chain due diligence activities.In the coming years, Better Cotton will scale the availability and sourcing granularity of traceable Better Cotton to serve as the foundation for an Impact Marketplace that would compensate farmers for field-level progress; enable country-level Life Cycle Assessments to calculate the environmental impact of Better Cotton in relation to conven…
Read moreWoolmark cuts licence fee for Certification Program
The company said it’s “helping its supply chain partners gain access to the scheme to allow more processors and manufacturers that produce high quality wool products to leverage the reputation and authority of the Woolmark symbol and thereby build and strengthen supply chain integrity and consumer confidence”. Its fee change means all new and existing Woolmark licensees will be get a 50% reduction in the annual licence fee valid until June 2021, with the application fee also waived for new licensees who pay for their own product testing using an Authorised Laboratory. คำพูดจาก Nhà Cái Casino Online
MD Stuart McCullough said the revised program “will allow licensees to navigate industry, consumer and economic challenges in the current climate and promote their wool and wool-rich products to our extensive global network.” The company also cited recent Nielsen data that found that 85% of survey participants agreed the Woolmark symbol ensures quality and 68% of all survey participants believed clothes with the Woolmark symbol are worth paying more for.
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Young creators face cost dilemma at London Fashion Week
Since its inception 40 years ago, London Fashion Week has provided a platform for emerging designers fresh out of prestigious schools like Central Saint Martins, alongside big players like Burberry.However, a cost-of-living crisis in Britain prolonged by stubbornly-high inflation and financial fallout from the country’s EU departure presents “incredibly challenging” times for young brands, according to British Fashion Council chief executive Caroline Rush.
London Fashion Week opened Friday, shortly after official data revealed that Britain was in recession, as high inflation takes its toll on households and businesses. The event wrapped up Tuesday, while the year’s second LFW is due in September.
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This year’s fashion week saw the return of Dublin-born menswear designer Robyn Lynch and Turkish-British peer Dilara Findikoglu — both emerging and popular talentsคำพูดจาก Web Game Casino . The latter’s provocative female clothing has made Findikoglu one of the most anticipated names to showcase their latest designs. However, she cancelled her September 2023 Lond…
Read moreCharity Lawson Isn't the Only One With a Rosy Future—Check In With the Rest of Bachelor Nation
Charity Lawson Not Afraid to Show Little Sass as New Bachelorette
So, uh, where do we sign the petition for ABC to air Charity Lawson's Nigerian wedding?
Because we are keen to follow on as the latest Bachelorette, 27, and her final rose recipient Dotun Olubeko continue their journey. And his mom did promise to whisk her future daughter-in-law away to the African country for what is certain to be a good time.
Though Georgia-based Charity once worried Dotun was "too good to be true," he proved to very much be the child and family therapist's happily ever after come to life in the form of a 6-foot-7 kind, romantic, emotionally intelligent integrative medicine consultant.
"You have made me feel alive. You have made me believe in love again. You've…
Read moreHalsey Shares Fierce Defense of Kate Middleton Amid Cancer Journey
Sarah Ferguson Shares Admiration for Kate Middleton Amid Her Own Cancer Battle
Halsey is coming to Kate Middleton's defense.
Shortly after the Princess of Wales revealed her cancer diagnosis, the "Bad at Love" singer shared her thoughts on living a public life on social media.
"Hope the people and the media who sensationalized a woman's desire for privacy following a known health incident are experiencing regret and remorse," Halsey wrote in an Instagram Story March 23. "And by the way, that would stand even without the terrible news of her journey."
Amid mass speculation on her whereabouts and recovery process after a January abdominal procedure, Kate shared that a recent cancer diagnosis has kept her out of the public eye for the last several months.
And while England's future queen put the guesswork to rest with her March 22 statement, the "Without Me" singer expressed her belief in a right to privacy, no matter what degree of fame.
"I understand when you have a public life certain things like this can get out of hand," Halsey conti…
Read moreJason Tartick Reveals Why Ex Kaitlyn Bristowe Will Always Have a Special Place in His Heart
Jason Tartick Talks Kaitlyn Bristowe Breakup at PCCAs
Jason Tartick is sharing insight into his life without a final rose.
While attending the 2023 People's Choice Country Awards on Sept. 28, the Bachelor Nation star opened up about how he's been handling his heartbreak after he and Kaitlyn Bristowe decided to call off their engagement in August.
"I hope both Kaitlyn and I are fine," Jason told E! News on the red carpet (watch more celebrity interviews from the awards show on E! News at 11 p.m.). "She's an awesome personคำพูดจาก เว็บตรงอันดับ1. I will always have a special place in my heart for her."
And while Jason noted that breakups are never easy, he said it's a lot harder to cope with when you've been with someone for quite some time.
"Closer to five years is a long time for anybody," the 34-year-old added. "Both Kaitlyn and I, we're working through it. Everything's going alright, you know, day by day…
Read moreJosh Duhamel Reveals the Real Reason Behind Fergie Breakup
Josh Duhamel Explains What Led to Divorce From Fergie
Sometimes, the glamorous lifestyle can take its toll.
Josh Duhamel is getting candid about his relationship with ex-wife Fergie, and why their Hollywood romance wasn't meant to last.
To the suggestion that the relationship taught him you can only accept people for who they are and not what you need them to be, Josh said, "I'd say that's probably true, and she probably could say the same thing about me."คำพูดจาก สล็อต888
"You know I think we both agree that we're just very different," he continued, during an Oct. 4 clip from In Depth with Graham Bensinger. "And we made an awesome kid. We get along great, and we get to raise him without any acrimony."
But for the Transformers alum—who welcomed son Axl, now 10, with Fergie before the pair split in 2017 after 8 years of marriage—life in the spotlight took a personal toll.
"I don't think I ever re…
Read moreAmanda Bynes Wants This Job Instead After Brief Return to the Spotlight
Amanda Bynes Says She Wants to Do THIS Instead of Her Podcast
Amanda Bynes figured out what a girl really wants.
After Bynes, 37, returned to the public eye with the release of her first podcast episode Dec. 9, the Hairspray actress ultimately decided to press pause on her comeback. Now, she's explaining why she has decided to take her career in another direction.
"The 1st episode of my podcast did really well," Bynes shared on her Instagram Story Dec. 21. "I was actually surprised and of course was going to keep going after friends encouraged me to."
But while she's the man, she's no longer a podcast host.
"After thinking about it, though, I would rather get my manicurist license and have a consistent job," Bynes shared. "I'm going to follow that path instead. Thank you for following my j…
Read moreInside the Endlessly Bizarre Aftermath of Brittany Murphy's Sudden Death
Inside Brittany Murphy's Problematic Marriage
Was it drugs? Toxic mold? Household poisons? Foul play?
All were fodder for speculation in the days, months and, eventually, years following Brittany Murphy's sudden death in 2009 at the age of 32. Investigation Discovery revisited the tragedy in May 2020, and what is now Max dove in with the two-part What Happened, Brittany Murphy? in October 2021.
But what happened, indeed.
Just her apparent weight loss at one point commanded a career's worth of headlines, but Murphy maintained that any change in her appearance wasn't due to whatever the gossip of the day accused her of doing. She had never been arrested, hadn't gone to rehab and wasn't really that much of a partier. But she was still a tabloid favorite, dating Ashton Kutcher, getting engaged twice and then tying the knot with a guy who seemingly came out of nowhere.
Basically, she was a young actress in Hollywood during the aughts.
But no matter what she was or wasn't doing, that didn't make it any less tragic when her life ended on Dec. …
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