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Loophole That Let Temu Thrive Will Be Closed May 2

Trump is ending 'de minimis' tariff exemption for low-cost packages from China

(Newser) - A loophole that allowed millions of Americans to buy cheap, tariff-free goods from online Chinese retailers like Temu and Shein is being closed as part of President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff actions. In an executive order Wednesday, Trump eliminated the "de minimis" exemption for packages worth under...

Watch Out, Shein and Temu. Amazon's Haul Is Here

E-commerce giant launches new online storefront to compete with China's discount retailers

(Newser) - Amazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel, and other products priced at under $20, an effort to compete with discount retailers that have increasingly encroached on the e-commerce giant's turf. In a blog post on Wednesday, the company said the new Amazon Haul storefront will mostly...

AI Helps Make Fast Fashion Giant Shein a Top Polluter
AI Is Juicing Fast
Fashion's Biggest Polluter
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AI Is Juicing Fast Fashion's Biggest Polluter

Shein nearly doubled its carbon emissions in 2023

(Newser) - Fast fashion and artificial intelligence have bad environmental rap sheets on their own, so what happens when you combine the two? Grist reports that the top dog in fast fashion , Shein, has established goals to reduce carbon emissions, but the company's use of AI to optimize their model may...

A Fast-Fashion Juggernaut Shows a Darker Underbelly
Shein Brings Fast Fashion
to New Extremes
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Shein Brings Fast Fashion to New Extremes

'Guardian' explores the ethical issues in the world of cheap, disposable clothing

(Newser) - Quick, name the most-Googled clothing brand on the planet. As Nicole Lipman explains in the Guardian , the answer is Shein, a retailer founded in China that has become a juggernaut in the world of "fast fashion." And "fast" might be an understatement—in a 12-month span during...

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