Posted inFashion and Apparel Handicrafts Shopping and Retail Selling Stories on Auckland’s Ponsonby and Karangahape Roads Stores in New Zealand’s largest city honor local craftspeople, sustainability — and, sometimes, their owners’ grandparents. Posted by By Natasha Frost
Posted inFashion and Apparel Handicrafts Hong Kong Real Estate and Housing (Residential) Shoes and Boots Shopping and Retail Textiles In Hong Kong, Artisans Struggle to Keep Making Traditional Products Artisans nestled inside tenement buildings and austere malls are keen to bring traditional crafts and apparel to modern shoppers. Posted by By Tiffany May
Posted inBlack Friday and Cyber Monday (Shopping) Consumer Behavior Discount Selling E-Commerce Gifts Holidays and Special Occasions Luxury Goods and Services National Retail Federation Shopping and Retail Supply Chain Target Corporation Billions of Dollars at Stake in a Puzzling Holiday Shopping Season It promises to be unpredictable, with retailers and consumers still figuring out how much will be spent and on what kinds of goods. Posted by By Jordyn Holman and Karen Weise
Posted inHandicrafts Shopping and Retail Textiles A Trail of Tradition in the Foothills of Northwest Argentina A generations-old community of weavers are producing ponchos and woven goods that are emblematic of the country and its history. Posted by By Nora Walsh