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Why Fast Fashion Has Been Slow to Tap the Beauty Boom
NEW YORK, United States — Zara checked all the right boxes for the premiere of its new beauty line last month: 20 shades of lip …
What’s Behind the Slow Fashion Recession
In February, ARQ, the Oregon-based purveyor of ethically made high-waisted granny panties, sculpting tank tops and other exaggerated underwear, quietly stopped accepting returns. The next …
Slow Fashion Complete Guide – What It Is and Why We Need It
Driven by growing demand for sustainable fashion, the slow fashion movement sees increasing support. As a new way of manufacturing clothes – in a slower, …
China’s Q1 GDP Growth Likely to Slow, More Stimulus on the Cards
China’s economy is expected to have slowed in the first quarter as a protracted property downturn and weak private-sector confidence weigh on demand, maintaining pressures …
De Beers Warns Diamond Recovery Will Be Slow After Terrible Year
De Beers expects any recovery in the beleaguered diamond market to be slow and gradual as the industry continues to suffer from weak economic growth …
Nigel Slater’s winter recipes for slow roast belly pork and mushroom ‘cassoulet’ | Winter food and drink
The days are cold, the nights even more so. Time to share food that will bolster us against the weather; good things to eat that …
Big Brands’ Slow Climate Progress Put Targets Out of Reach, Report Finds
In 2018, a group of fashion companies pledged to halve the planet-warming emissions associated with their business by 2030, launching the UN Fashion Charter for …
The slow running revolution: how to move at a ‘sexy’ pace – and really enjoy the race | Running
Running is a sport governed by the clock. The four-minute mile. The two-hour marathon. The 10-second 100m. Recreational runners – a country mile away from …
20 Must-Know Slow Fashion Brands
At the other pole of fast fashion madness, a new wave of slow fashion brands is pushing the industry toward a sustainable direction. Compared to …
Selfridges, Hermès Quietly Exit Fashion Pact Amid Slow Progress
Three times a year, the chief executives of some of fashion’s most powerful companies gather to discuss a shared, and increasingly urgent, challenge: how to …
10 years after the Rana Plaza collapse, fashion has yet to slow down
This week marks at once the annual campaign of the Fashion Revolution and the 10th anniversary of the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza garment …
Six of Europe’s best slow, scenic rail journeys | Europe holidays
Few pleasures compete with relaxing on a comfortable train and watching the landscape slip by beyond the window. Here are six of my favourite routes, …
US Holiday Sales to Slow as Inflation Tests Consumer Resilience
US holiday sales are expected to rise at a slower pace this year, a trade group said on Thursday, at a time when decades-high inflation …
Rail route of the month: the slow train to Skagen, Denmark, where the North Sea meets the Baltic | Travel
By the time you reach Aarhus on the train from the south, there is a sense of having penetrated deep into Jylland, the long Danish …
Rail route of the month: on the slow line through forests and meadows in the Swiss Jura | Rail travel
The man on the slow train through the Swiss Jura is keen to connect. When I mention that I have just travelled from Scotland, he …
US Holiday Sales Growth Likely to Slow as Inflation Hits Shoppers
US sales growth is expected to slow this holiday season as consumers facing decades-high inflation cut back on discretionary spending, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse …
Rail route of the month: the slow train from France to Spain | Rail travel
Avignon is a natural way station for travellers from Britain and northern Europe bound for the Iberian peninsula. It’s a place for choices. Fast or …
‘Defrost and dump’: slow cooker recipes for the time-poor | Australian food and drink
One of our favourite ways of utilising our precious time is to make a meal fresh and prep a freezer bag of uncooked ingredients at …
Will the Fast Fashion Juggernaut Ever Slow Down?
What Inflation? Boohoo and H&M Group report quarterly sales this week Rivals Inditex and Uniqlo last week said sales and profits were up as they …