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Can January sales survive the “yellow vests” protests in France?

Those who thought the “yellow vest” movement in France had lost momentum were definitely in the wrong. Participation in the weekly protests grew again last weekend, following a holiday drop. About 50,000 people took to the streets across the country. Once again, the marches started peacefully, but quickly gave way to clashes between protesters...

Retail

Revolt of the “yellow vests” causes 1 billion retail loss in France

The “gilets jaunes” (yellow vests) are taking a heavy toll on French retail. Retailers have lost approximately 1 billion euros (1.13 billion US dollars) since the protests began around a month ago, according to a statement by the French Retail Federation. “We must expect a new slowdown of economic growth at year-end due to the yellow vest...

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Fashion in the news: the power of yellow vests

Every Friday, FashionUnited selects the most interesting reads about the fashion industry published across US and international news outlets. Here’s what you may have missed: The importance of fashion for political protests Protesters wearing yellow vests have taken France by storm since November. Initially motivated by a sharp increase in...