Social media retail sales soar in Facebook-friendly Thailand
Propelled by upgrades to mobile banking apps, sales via social media in Thailand more than doubled to 334.2 billion baht ($10.9 billion) in 2017, according to the latest…
France soon to ban discarding or destroying unsold apparel
The document issued by the PM’s office also indicated that the government wants to “apply to the textile industry, by 2019, the main principles adopted in the fight against food…
Surfrider Foundation denounces fashion labels’ ‘false solutions’ against plastic pollution
The avoidance strategy utilised by a number of fashion industry players, including Adidas and IKKS, consists, according to the report, in making advertising claims that “[aim] to convince…
U.S. households ended 2020 with record $130.2 trillion in wealth, Fed says
Rising equity markets added $4.9 trillion to household assets in the fourth quarter and rising real estate values added around $900 billion, the report showed.Balances in cash, checking…
UK consumer spending dips in July, modest pay rises ahead
Last week official figures showed growth sped up in the three months to June after an unusually snowy start to the year, but a lacklustre year-on-year growth rate…
UK spending rises but doesn’t help fashion
The British Retail Consortium said that overall retail sales rose 1.3% year-on-year in late July through to August, driven by consumers making the most of the summer as…
UK lip gloss sales rise, shoppers embrace French brands – NPD
That’s according to a new report from the NPD group, which said on Wednesday that the sale of prestige lip gloss products in the UK rose 3% in…
Gisele Bündchen Shares Why She's "Grateful" for Tom Brady Despite Divorce
Gisele Bündchen "Grateful" for Tom Brady Despite Split These two will always have the other's back, on and off the field. Gisele Bündchen recently reflected on why she's grateful…
Dwyane Wade Reflects on Moment He Told Gabrielle Union He Was Having a Baby With Another Woman
How Dwyane Wade Told Gabrielle Union About Baby With Another Woman Dwyane Wade knows that the hard conversations are also the necessary ones. And for the retired NBA star…
Kate Middleton Returns to Social Media for the First Time Since Her Abdominal Surgery
Kate Middleton’s First Photo Since Abdominal Surgery Retracted Amid Manipulation Concerns UPDATE: The photo of Kate Middleton and her kids has been removed from this story after it was…