Kennedy Goff’s parents gave her clothes for Christmas. She was excited to wear her new pieces — but in a matter of days, they’d gone up in flames, along with her home and everything else in it, in the ...
The new year can be a time to clean out overflowing wardrobes, but it also highlights the struggle to rehome unwanted items.
If you’re looking to start an online store right now, men’s clothing is a great niche to get into. For product sourcing, there’s a large variety of suppliers out there offering wholesale clothing for ...
The creation of this database comes as a response to the escalating trend of discarding used clothing into landfills, which is often seen as a more cost-effective alternative to recycling. A study ...
DUBAI, 4th September, 2019 (WAM) -- As part of the "Clothing Bank" project by the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai, IACAD, the amount of used clothes donated - with a ...
At Owino Market in Kampala, shoppers jostle for space between stalls filled with second hand clothes – mostly from European countries. Here, they can find almost anything, used, but for an ...
A huge fire that erupted at a clothing market in Ghana’s capital Accra has destroyed hundreds of livelihoods and businesses. The fire at Kantamanto Market – one of the world’s largest ...
One of Ghana’s biggest markets has been gutted by fire. In a devastating start to the year for traders at Kantomanto market in Accra, over 100 shops and all within were destroyed on Thursday ...
Ghana's informal economy has suffered an enormous blow after a fire engulfed the Kantamanto used clothes market in the capital on Thursday, destroying more than 100 shops and goods worth millions ...
Hundreds of traders, many specialising in the resale of used clothes, now face an uncertain future. For traders like 45-year-old Fred Asiedu, the fire is a life-altering disaster.
NIPAH DENNIS / AFP Hundreds of traders, many specializing in the resale of used clothes, now face an uncertain future. For traders like 45-year-old Fred Asiedu, the fire is a life-altering disaster.
The fire, which erupted late on Wednesday, consumed vast sections of the largest used clothes market in the West African country, displacing thousands of traders, disaster officials said. The Ghana ...