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BA2, Covid, China—Shanghai rules out lockdown despite rising cases and pressure from locals to do so as Western fashion giants dependant on Shanghai port for exports demand that they do not do a lockdown.
The REAL reason we don't have lockdowns
BA2, Covid, China—Shanghai rules out lockdown despite rising cases and pressure from locals to do so as Western fashion giants dependant on Shanghai port for exports demand that they do not do a lockdown.
The REAL reason we don't have lockdowns
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'Shanghai lockdown threatens apparel supply chains'
'Shanghai lockdown threatens apparel supply chains'
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The fashion industry is 'heavily reliant' on Shanghai port for exports—anything that gets in the way of profit for massive western corporations is, of course, not to be tolerated:
The fashion industry is 'heavily reliant' on Shanghai port for exports—anything that gets in the way of profit for massive western corporations is, of course, not to be tolerated:
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The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT)’s CEO Adam Mansell who promotes fashion and textile companies in the UK, speaking to Just-Style warned of lockdowns and the harm caused to profits from lockdowns.
The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT)’s CEO Adam Mansell who promotes fashion and textile companies in the UK, speaking to Just-Style warned of lockdowns and the harm caused to profits from lockdowns.
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'Mansell who promotes fashion and textile companies in the UK, highlights retailers have only just got back to operating on a normal level from the pandemic and lockdowns in that region of China will create more challenges.' reports Just-Style.
'Mansell who promotes fashion and textile companies in the UK, highlights retailers have only just got back to operating on a normal level from the pandemic and lockdowns in that region of China will create more challenges.' reports Just-Style.
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'While, the American Apparel & Footwear Association’s president and CEO Steve Lamar states China’s zero-Covid policy is outdated and needs to be reassessed in order to keep supply chains moving and the world’s economic recovery on-track.'
'While, the American Apparel & Footwear Association’s president and CEO Steve Lamar states China’s zero-Covid policy is outdated and needs to be reassessed in order to keep supply chains moving and the world’s economic recovery on-track.'
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'It is time to revisit these outdated zero-Covid policies and replace them with current learnings so we can support both lives and livelihoods.'
Says American Apparel & Footwear Association’s president and CEO, Steve Lamar.
'It is time to revisit these outdated zero-Covid policies and replace them with current learnings so we can support both lives and livelihoods.'
Says American Apparel & Footwear Association’s president and CEO, Steve Lamar.
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The fashion industry is demanding that China stop persuing zero Covid—profit COMES FIRST—Nothing is allowed to get in the way of it:
just-style.com/news/concern-a…
The fashion industry is demanding that China stop persuing zero Covid—profit COMES FIRST—Nothing is allowed to get in the way of it:
just-style.com/news/concern-a…
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China's current outbreak numbers by province: the ruling out of a proper lockdown in places like Shanghai which has much higher numbers than anywhere else is stopping them from achieving zero and PROLONGING the outbreak:
China's current outbreak numbers by province: the ruling out of a proper lockdown in places like Shanghai which has much higher numbers than anywhere else is stopping them from achieving zero and PROLONGING the outbreak:
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The demands of the Western fashion giants will do nothing but cause yet more endless supply chain disruption—alas the rich create the crisis they complain about.
The demands of the Western fashion giants will do nothing but cause yet more endless supply chain disruption—alas the rich create the crisis they complain about.
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