Fast fashion: from Zara to Shein, the site is more popular than Amazon but with questionable methods
The Chinese company is probably the largest textile operator in the world, but it is also the most damaging, for workers and the environment
‘Where the world goes’ temu, with questionable methods, conquering Europe
The trade war: US and Europe against Temu, Shein and AliExpress (Alibaba)
How the big US retailers – Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Amazon – are influencing and reacting in the face of the storm of Donald Trump’s tariffs
The political role, procurement and supply chain issues and the ‘Donald Trump v. Amazon’ case
Shein’s European entity records 68% sales growth in 2023
Sales of Shein’s European entity reached EUR 7.684 billion in 2023. Profit after tax more than doubled to EUR 99.5 million. Unfortunately, the Chinese exploited Europe’s divisions but the IPO in London seems to be fading because of Trump’s tariffs
Sicilian versus Californian almonds, an ocean of differences
All food is not equal, for our health and the environment, and this article proves it
The best pasta on sale in the supermarket in 2023 according to Altroconsumo
The Best of the Test label goes to Barilla’s bronze spaghetti in the 400 gram packet. Also on the podium is Italiamo pasta, sold in LIDL supermarkets. For them second place ahead of Armando Lo Spaghetto. The palm for Best Purchase goes instead to the penne rigate of Sgambaro Pio. At the back we find Carrefour’s Classic spaghetti, Conad’s bronze-drawn penne rigate and spaghetti from the brand Le Stagioni d’Italia.
Pfas: Europe reverses bans
DuPont and 3M have known for decades that Pfas, used for example in the production of Teflon, are hazardous to health
Barcode, 22 multinationals will replace it with the GS1 standard QR code, but China is also banking on this tool
From Barilla to L’Oréal, from Mondelez to Nestlé, from 7-Eleven to Carrefour, and then Lidl, Metro, Migros to Alibaba.com, companies have committed to the QR code project. If European standards were to be adopted Its adoption could make it possible to by-pass most of the problems associated with food labelling
Amazon, Tik Tok, Russian disinformation and the rescue of Coin
Marketplaces are becoming more and more popular. They are a key hub for non-food sales. Department stores are in disarray. For Tik Tok, the issue of security should not be underestimated: the app has been used to try to destabilise the current government
Local marketplaces are gaining ground in Europe, while in Italy e-commerce is still dominated by the giant Amazon
Italy an Amazon stronghold, in Europe it is e-commerce challenge between fast fashion and second hand. Local marketplaces fly except in our country. Amazon tests a food marketplace
Textiles: Forever 21 closes, blaming Shein and Temu who only do e-commerce
“Unfortunately, I think it’s pretty interesting to buy a $7 pair of jeans if you’re not rich,” Ken Pucker, professor of practice at Tufts University’s Fletcher School and former chief operating officer of Timberland, told me last year
Trump’s tariffs could cause a shortage of toilet paper in the US. Is it back to the days of Covid- 19?
Import taxes on Canadian softwood lumber, now 14%, are set to rise to almost 27% this year
