[ad_1] “We want to slow down fast fashion.” A few months ago, I was staying at home a short distance away. The morning after the first night, with nothing else to do (I was on college vacation after all!), I descended onto the boulevard. After getting my long-awaited iced latte, I decided to check out ...

[ad_1] Becky Durgin and Butch Durgin of West Sumner’s Meadow Creek Farm ride past Androscoggin Grange during the Green Village Day parade in September 2017. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal file photo Green — A group of determined residents have revived the town’s signature community celebration after a five-year hiatus. For the first time since 2017, Green ...

[ad_1] J.Jill Inc. seems to know the fashion that older female consumers are looking for. in brief: J.Jill’s high-income, inflation-proof clientele combined with trend-conscious fashion boosted sales in the second quarter. The strong momentum in Q1 carried over into Q2, with customers showing little resistance to price increases and continuing to shop for high AUR ...

[ad_1] Cincinnati — Being a full-time college student is hard enough, but one UC Bearcat is as committed to business as it is to education. Nick Nguyen is a finance major at the University of Cincinnati and spends a lot of time doing math both in business and in class. What you need to know ...

[ad_1] Hawley County, South Carolina (WBTW) — A man is suing the South Carolina Department of Education alleging racial discrimination while working as a school bus mechanic at Conway. The lawsuit, filed on Aug. 26, alleges Eric Jordan, who is black, was subjected to “offensive, blatant, and overt racial attacks” from his first week on ...

[ad_1] China. China Duty Free Group (CDFG) and The Estée Lauder Companies have signed a landmark cooperation agreement for travel retailers’ CDF Member WeChat Mini Program. America’s beauty powerhouse brings 13 well-known brands to its mini-programs.It will open an independent brand hall that includes beauty, skincare and fragrance categories to serve a wide range of ...

[ad_1] Retail is all about maximizing the return on the cost of assets (mainly products and services). But one of the biggest items for retailers, the physical space that houses their business, is usually not well monetized. Amazon and Walmart have noticed this and are monetizing the physical space they occupy in the digital realm ...

[ad_1] Black community leaders are committed to grassroots efforts to support pro-abortion voters as they work towards life protection legislation. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Black leaders in Columbus joined forces on Sunday to tackle women’s reproductive health in this year’s election. The leaders held a “Your Body, Your Choice” event outside the Cut Above the Rest ...