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Can North American and EU clothing pass the durability test? WRAP expands global clothing investigation WRAP challenges the biggest and best North American and EU fashion houses to raise the bar on durability and make longer lasting clothes – get involved. Higher price doesn’t mean ‘better’ clothes - fibre composition and fabric weight don't guarantee durability - new initiative to test North American and EU clothing will give shoppers the full picture of whether the clothes they buy are made to last. WRAP warns incoming industry durability legislation is too lenient to drive any real environmental improvements. With demand for water and land...

Millennials are top generation for treating themselves, especially for fashion and beauty - eBay report As the saying goes: if you can’t love yourself, how are you going to love someone else? This season, the spirit of giving is getting personal with Britons putting themselves at the top of their own gift lists, according to eBay Advertising UK. Photo: Public domain Its survey of more than 2,000 Christmas shoppers found that 29% of shoppers tend to spend more on themselves than friends or family at Christmas – jumping to 50% of Millennials. And there’s good news for fashion, accessories and beauty retailers as they all top...

Ulta Beauty expands internationally with first stores in Mexico Ulta Beauty has expanded internationally with the opening of its first stores in Mexico.  Ulta Beauty Antara Fashion Hall in Mexico City. - Ulta Beauty Last month, the U.S.-based beauty giant debuted at Antara Fashion Hall in Mexico City, followed by a second location at Galerías Metepec. Additional stores are set to open across the country throughout 2025 including stores in Guadalajara, Monterrey, León and Tijuana.The expansion marks Ulta’s first brick-and-mortar presence outside the United States and reflects the retailer’s long-term commitment to expanding its global footprint and bringing the Ulta Beauty...

First-of-Its-Kind Free AI Tool Saving Homeowners Time, Money & Stress on Home Repairs & Renovations   No-cost AI saving homeowners thousands: GreatBuildz launches breakthrough ‘BidCompareAI’ tool that rapidly and accurately analyzes, compares and interprets home contractor project bids for extreme clarity and transparency GreatBuildz, a leading homeowner-contractor matching service, has launched BidCompareAI—a groundbreaking, completely free home repair and remodeling bid comparison tool leveraging the power of AI to vastly simplify and enhance accuracy of one of the most confusing parts of any home improvement repair or remodeling project: comparing contractor bids with formats and line items that rarely align with one another.“Most...

A Night to Nourish Raises Over $13,000 for No Kid Hungry   On Thursday, July 24, JGroup Hospitality hosted A Night to Nourish, a sold-out collaborative dinner at The 801 Event Space in support of No Kid Hungry. The event brought together six Seacoast chefs for a one-night-only celebration of food and community, raising a total of $13,175 to help end childhood hunger in America. Guests were treated to a welcome cocktail and passed appetizers, followed by a five-course seated dinner, with each course prepared by a different chef and paired with a beverage. The participating chefs included: Chef Harley Smith, Jumpin' Jay's...