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How UPF clothing brand Solbari aims to beat skin cancer with $10m injection

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Founded in Young’s two-bedroom Melbourne apartment in 2013, Solbari now sells a product every 90 seconds, with over 300,000 customers across over 160 countries. Most regular cotton shirts in contrast allow ten times or more UV rays, 20 per cent, to reach the skin. billion by 2030 with a strong CAGR exceeding 7.7 per cent.

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Why short-term data alone won’t cut it for retailers in 2024

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In 2013, the duo, who have come to be known as the godfathers of effectiveness, published their book The Long a n d Short of It which called out brands for being too focused on short-term metrics. And it gives perspective to the reactive nature of the short-term rollercoaster of monthly data. billion and $1.6

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How To Design Workplaces For Neurodivergent Employees

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2013 ), meaning that it can be a real challenge to find the right balance, and mismatches of reactivity and environment are common. At the extreme end high contrast stripes and geometric patterns can create acute sensory overload particularly for people with visual sensitivities, epilepsy, or migraine sufferers.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

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The Merchants Record and Show Window wrote: “The soft, hazy tones and vague lines, with the faint, snow-capped Fujiyama in the distance, gave wonderful perspective to the whole setting.” In sharp contrast to the harsh realities of the Depression, the 1930s was the most elegant period in Hollywood’s history.

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Zalora targets sustainability as fashion brands come under the microscope

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Some perspective This year marked the tenth anniversary of the deadly Rana Plaza collapse, raising questions about how much progress has been made when it comes to ethical manufacturing in the fashion industry. This is a significant increase from 2013, when the report estimated that 30 million people were affected.

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