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Global brands find it hard to untangle themselves from Xinjiang cotton
New York Times, Published on 06/04/2021
» Faced with accusations that it was profiting from the forced labour of Uyghur people in the Chinese territory of Xinjiang, the H&M Group — the world’s second-largest clothing retailer — promised last year to stop buying cotton from the region.
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Apple’s $1-trillion milestone reflects rise of megacompanies
New York Times, Published on 03/08/2018
» US Steel. General Motors. AT&T. Exxon Mobil.
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Coming home to a shipping container
Business, New York Times, Published on 07/10/2017
» Tim Steele stood outside a pair of orange shipping containers on a hillside about two hours northwest of New York. The large metal cargo door swung wide to reveal a small mudroom inside the corrugated walls, and beyond that an expansive living room, kitchen and small bathroom. Several tall windows looked out on the Catskill Mountains, a vista that stretched for miles.
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Pop-up stores becoming popular for American landlords
New York Times, Published on 01/06/2017
» As traditional retail stores close and vacancies mount, landlords across the United States appear newly receptive to leases as short as a week, eschewing the typical 10-year time frame, even in locations that once shunned limited stays.
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Duterte orders strict public smoking ban in Philippines
New York Times, Published on 19/05/2017
» MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte, who has overseen a deadly campaign to eradicate drug use in the Philippines, has now ordered a strict public ban on smoking and called on citizens to help local authorities apprehend smokers.
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The Apple of home appliances
Business, New York Times, Published on 08/04/2017
» When Michael Aldred joined the British home electronics maker Dyson Ltd two decades ago, he had a simple goal: to quickly build a robotic vacuum cleaner.
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Kraft Heinz offers $143bn for Unilever, which spurns bid
New York Times, Published on 18/02/2017
» The world’s grocery carts could soon be filled with more and more products from one global colossus.
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Make it green next year
New York Times, Published on 10/12/2016
» When the question of what will define 2017 comes up, the response most often includes words such as “Trump” and “populism” and “division” and “anger”.
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US meat giant buys stake in vegan startup
Business, New York Times, Published on 12/10/2016
» Tyson Foods Inc appears to be the first big meat company to invest in a business that, among other things, aims to reduce consumption of chicken, beef and pork by replacing it with plant proteins.
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Amazon quietly eliminating list prices on products
Business, New York Times, Published on 05/07/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO: In a major shift for online commerce, Amazon.com is quietly changing how it entices people to buy.
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