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China’s Next Problem Is Recycling 26 Million Tons of Discarded Clothes
“Low-carbon, warmth, love,” reads the sign on a large green metal bin, into which Beijing resident Zhao Xiao stuffs her unwanted, old...
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Oct 23, 20201 min read


The Murky Business Of Fashion's Cash Cow: The Logoed T-Shirt
On a recent New York afternoon, I went window-shopping in SoHo. I canvassed a handful of boutiques, paying particular attention to an...
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Oct 22, 20201 min read


What I Wish I Knew About Customer Service as a New Entrepreneur
Your business has reasonable prices and quality products, and your marketing efforts receive high engagement. This sounds like the...
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Oct 22, 20201 min read


Department stores' decade of decline
The heyday is over. The question for department stores now is whether there will be a new day. Certainly, the pandemic has made that...
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Oct 22, 20201 min read


How Many Lives Can a Fashion Brand Have?
A little more than a year ago, the beloved French fashion house Sonia Rykiel — founded in 1968 by a flame-haired feminist to empower...
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Oct 22, 20201 min read


Influencers Are the Retailers of the 2020s
When influencers started appearing in street style photos and getting front row seats at Fashion Week in the early 2010s, the talk was...
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Oct 22, 20202 min read


Life after liquidation: Why some brands thrive after closing shop and others don't
What's in a name? Or maybe the question today is: How many dollars are in a name? For Modell's Sporting Goods, or Pier 1, or Bealls, and...
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Oct 22, 20201 min read


How Businesses Can Recruit and Develop More Young People of Color
For the college graduates of 2020, Covid-19 has disrupted dreams and shifted plans. But what about the millions of college students who...
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Oct 22, 20201 min read


Will Amazon’s Luxury Stores, without LVMH, Kering or Richemont-yet-ever become a go-to destination?
Oscar de la Renta, a brand that is a regular on red carpets and a mainstay of posh department stores, has just turned up somewhere...
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Oct 21, 20201 min read


The NEXT 20: The Brands and Cultural Pioneers Shaping Youth Culture
Since the global COVID19 outbreak hit most countries in March, every single aspect of our lives has been disrupted. So too in all...
MAP Asia Pacific Ltd
Oct 21, 20202 min read
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