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How to Politely Decline Gifts for the Holidays

Thrifts and Tangles

It’s the holiday season, which means it’s time for gift giving. Gift giving is great, and it’s even a love language for some, but receiving gifts can be super stressful when living a conscious/minimalist lifestyle. Everyone has their reasons for not wanting gifts, […].

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Proudly made in China: How Chinese consumers are reclaiming domestic brands

Inside Retail

As the quality of living and workers’ wages reached new heights, Western brands spotted a golden opportunity and raced to set up shop in the East to reach China’s 1 billion consumers (and counting). Still, many Chinese citizens were unable to afford – or unwilling to pay full retail prices – for foreign-branded items.

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Analysis: K-Beauty is in need of a major makeover

Inside Retail

The pandemic has also been a major factor in K-beauty’s decline. Which raises the question, how did beauty’s fastest-growing sector burn out so easily? South Korea’s political tensions with China over a US-Korean joint THAAD missile defense system resulted in China banning Korean imports for two years.