While Japan’s more than 50,000 convenience stores – konbini – are an indispensable part of daily life, they’ve tended to stay away from the realm of fashion, beyond offering clean underwear or perhaps an emergency shirt and tie. That all changed in 2021 when FamilyMart – operator of nearly 16,300 convenience stores in Japan –…
Mainland Chinese companies will use Hong Kong’s capital market as the launch pad for their global growth, according to an action plan signed on Wednesday with Shanghai to connect the premier onshore commercial city with the nation’s offshore financial hub. The two cities will expand the decade-old connect programme linking the stock markets of Shanghai…
President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said on Monday that they had signed a deal that would cut tariffs on commerce between their countries. But there was a tiny mishap. Trump not only dropped the document but also confused the US trading partner it was with while announcing an agreement had been…
There was a time, not too long ago, when designers had to answer unavoidable questions every time they faced the gatekeepers of the press: What inspires you? Who do you design for? What is your ideal woman? Questions meant to check boxes and keep the conversation going, which are still used today. Although now they…
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Hong Kong’s New World Development Co. has secured an agreement with Louis Vuitton to open a new megastore in the financial hub, according to people familiar with the matter, as global luxury giants eye bigger, more unique spaces to lure wealthy shoppers. Source link
LONDON – Britain’s parliament voted on Tuesday to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales to stop a growing number of women from being investigated by police for terminating pregnancies under legislation dating back to the mid-19th century. Abortions have been legal in England and Wales for almost 60 years, but only up to 24 weeks…
WNBA Stylist Amadi Brooks, ’16 ’17, has made a significant impact in the world of women’s fashion, particularly in the realm of sports. Brooks, who grew up in Douglasville, Georgia, has always had a passion for both fashion and athletics. From a young age, she knew these two fields would be her calling, and her…
Britain announced new sanctions on people and groups it said were linked to Russian finance, energy and military operations on Tuesday, including two UK residents it accused of sending high-end electronics to Moscow for the war in Ukraine. The two – a Ukrainian and a Polish national living in Britain – had operated “a shadowy…