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Mapped: the impact of the West Asia crisis on global textile trade routes

The ongoing West Asia crisis has thrown open the extreme vulnerability of supply chains, including those of the garment and textile industry. FashionUnited has taken a look at why the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait are such “jugular veins” of the textile trade between Asia and the West and what it means in terms of shipping times,...

Retail

5 Sneaky Online Shopping Fees Consumers may be Unknowingly Spending Money On

The convenience and ease of online shopping today remain unrivalled. As consumers across the world opt for benefits linked to ecommerce, many reportedly remain unaware of the amount of “hidden fees” associated with it that may silently increase their final bill. To help consumers better understand the costs linked to online shopping, an online...

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Business

Vinted Go announces launch of its B2B digital shipping platform.

Vinted, a Lithuanian online marketplace for buying, selling and exchanging new or secondhand items, has launched a B2B digital shipping platform, as part of Vinted Go, a shipping services business it debuted last month. The new platform brings together and optimises third party carrier infrastructure for Vinted’s marketplace and for future...