Chinese Flocked To Toyko & Singapore Golden Week

© Paul Jeong RETAIL Chinese shoppers flocked to Tokyo and Singapore over Golden Week BY ANNACHIARA BIOND VogueBusiness  The holiday also proved a boon to cross-border e-commerce players. Key takeaways: Protests in Hong Kong and relaxed visa regulations made Japan the no. 1 destination for Mainland Chinese tourists during Golden Week. The UK failed to attract … Read more

Banana Republic Looks To Skin Tone And Size

Banana Republic Looks to Skin Tone and Size Inclusivity for Turnaround The preppy clothing chain, which has posted three straight quarters of declining same-store sales, is under increasing pressure to reinvent itself as Gap prepares to split from Old Navy. Banana Republic design studio | Source: Gap Inc. media library SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Banana … Read more

Nurses On Strike In California

80,000 Kaiser workers plan 7-day strike that will affect California, 5 other states BY CATHIE ANDERSON from the Sacramento Bee ‘I hope it’s an eye-opener for Kaiser.’ See workers march in Sacramento Workers in the Coalition of Kaiser Permanent Unions marched in downtown Sacramento, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, blocking a downtown Sacramento intersection at 5th … Read more