Haiti has pinned some of its economic growth hopes on the textile industry, which accounts for 90 percent of its exports, according to export.gov, a website managed by the U.S. Department of Commerce.The United States has granted Haiti a preferential trade deal, creating some 40,000 jobs, the Association of Haitian Industries said last November. Products made there are shipped to major U.S. ret…
Read moreCIG, one of the unions representing shop assistants in the northwestern city, is threatening to strike on November 24 and 25 – during the Black Friday period – unless the company meets its demands for a pay rise of 500 euros ($519) a month, union leader Carmiña Naveiro told Reuters.Zara owner Inditex has so far offered a rise of 183 euros per month, staggered over three years, on salaries tha…
Read moreSwiss customs agents seized 131 shahtoosh shawls worth up to $20,000 apiece over the past two years from the entourage of wealthy individuals visiting the country – up sharply from the 89 shawls confiscated in the previous five years.”Shahtoosh shawls are luxury goods, so seizures often take place where wealthy people enter Switzerland or spend their time,” said Stefan Kunfermann, spokesman at …
Read moreIt said that during May, overall footfall in Britain was down 73.3% year-on-year. Admittedly, that doesn’t exactly look like good news on the surface. But it was an improvement from the 80.1% fall during April and means that even though consumers were still being urged to stay home, many still felt confident enough to venture out.And they seemed to be going to retail parks in particular as foot…
Read moreThe company, a subsidiary of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, has been making garments out of wool from vicuñas — big-eyed, golden-brown animals native to the Andes — for three decades, selling them for thousands of dollars each. But a Bloomberg Businessweek report last week detailed how the trade has failed to improve the livelihoods of some of Peru’s poorest citizens, who share t…
Read moreEven after the cut, the fees paid by merchants when they accept card payments, a lucrative source of revenue for banks, will still likely be higher than those for EU cards, they said.The European Commission has battled for more than a decade to reduce so-called interchange costs and encourage cross-border trade and online commerceคำพูดจาก Read more
eBay said that sales of secondhand goods rose as much as 30% between March and June, which meant the first half’s sales of such goods rose 10% overall year-on-year.In fact, the company said secondhand/vintage fashion is its fastest-growing and largest category. That’s despite it having focused more heavily on new, fixed-price items in recent yearsคำพูดจาก Read more
On Friday, Beyoncé will release Cowboy Carter, the much anticipated album that signals the beginning of the second part of a three-act project, following Renaissance, a sparkling celebration of house and dance music. When the country album was announced during Beyoncé’s appearance in a Verizon Super Bowl commercial back in February, accompanied by two country singles, “T…
Read moreIn Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023
The music world is mourning the loss of a star.
Irish Grinstead, the singer who alongside her band members formed the popular ‘90s R&B group 702, has died at the age of 43. Irish's older sister and bandmate LeMisha confirmed her passing on Sept. 16.
"It is with great sadness that …
Read moreKelly Ripa REVEALS Podcast Episode With Kids Lola & Michael Grilling Her
It's live with Kelly and Mark—summer edition.
Kelly Ripa took to Instagram to share a picture of husband Mark Consuelos showing off his six-pack while sunbathing in the pool. The Riverdale actor can be seen with his head on the steps, rocking black swim trun…
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