DAILYCALLER (Amber Duke) - DUKE: How Trump’s Tariff Crackdown Crushed A $100 Billion Chinese Fashion Empire
They’re forced to play by the rules
NYTIMES (Sui-Lee Wee) - Shein’s Lackluster Debut Shows a Fast-Fashion Model Left Behind
Squeezed by new trade rules, shrinking market share and labor concerns, Shein’s share decline in Hong Kong on Tuesday is a sign investors have moved on.
NYTIMES (Sui-Lee Wee) - Shein, a Fast-Fashion Giant, Struggles to Grow Ahead of a Much-Delayed IPO
Facing pressure in the United States and Europe, Shein is struggling to find new ways to grow ahead of its much-delayed initial public offering.
NPR (Alina Selyukh) - Shein buys Everlane, which sold millennials the dream of ethical, affordable luxury
Everlane's finances have faltered in recent years. But will the merger alienate Everlane's existing shoppers — or sway droves of Shein fans to trade up?
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NYTIMES (Yola Mzizi) - Everlane Finalizes Sale to Shein, the Fast Fashion Giant
The ultra low priced retailer has purchased Everlane, the millennial standby that promised transparency.
THENATIONALPULSE (The National Pulse) - Your Jeans Are Thirstier Than Your Chatbot.
The water-usage argument against artificial intelligence has become the climate left’s favorite scold. The pitch runs as follows: every time you ask ChatGPT a question, somewhere a data centre guzzles a bottle of water to keep itself cool, and the planet pays the price. Stop using AI, the lecture concludes, or you are complicit in […]
The water-usage argument against artificial intelligence has become the climate left’s favorite scold. The pitch runs as follows: every time you ask ChatGPT a question, somewhere a data centre guzzles a bottle of water to keep itself cool, and the planet pays the price. Stop using AI, the lecture concludes, or you are complicit in environmental ruin. The numbers, however, tell a different story (if anybody bothered to check them). A single pair of cotton jeans takes roughly 1,800 gallons of water to manufacture, the equivalent of somewhere between 136,000 and 681,000 ChatGPT queries, depending on what you’re asking. A single almond, the smug snack of the wellness influencer class, requires a full gallon of water to produce, and…Open
HUFFPOST - EU Regulators Investigating Shein Over Illegal Products And Addictive Design Features
Depending on the results of the inquiry, the fast-fashion giant could be required to alter its actions, or pay a hefty fine, the European Commission said.