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...When it comes to the investment outlook, there may be brighter prospects in store for some unloved UK equities....
...He’s not wearing the trademark black mask that he dons for photographs and public events....
...The positive economic data mask the fact that Northern Ireland has long been one of the UK’s least productive regions....
...Meanwhile, Starbucks Korea announced last year that it would make every store plastic-free by 2025 — the chain’s first move of this kind....
...Fast fashion refers to a modern industry of disposable attire built around rapidly shifting consumer tastes....
...The hotel restaurant serves food with disposable plates and cutlery. Masks are not only obligatory; they must be a certain kind: N95, KN95 or FFP2. Many staff supplement them with a visor....
...It was a cry echoed by other designers at New York Fashion Week, which drew to a close Wednesday evening after six days of shows at which masks, IDs and proof of double-vaccination (and often a booster jab...
...Pre-pandemic, nearly all of Itsu’s 68 restaurants were in the capital....
...“You have to look to find a mask here. I only have two face masks in the house, in case I need to mask for an Uber,” he says....
...The store had posted a deficit for eight consecutive years....
...We are set to get through 129bn masks a month and 65bn pairs of disposable gloves, reckons Ocean Conservancy. Most disposable masks are made from polypropylene. They cannot be recycled conventionally....
...“The point is that the brands can lure more customers to their stores by selling masks,” said Mr Allen....
...A shortage of disposable masks, after local health authorities recommended that people wear them, spurred frenzied purchases. Etsy’s army of crafters sold 12m cloth masks in April alone....
...“When you go to a food store today, people are very concerned about hygiene and not getting any contamination of their food. A lot of stuff is packaged, even stuff that wasn’t before....
...Perspex partitions, disposable eating ware, gloves and masks for staff all add to overhead....
...One millennial shopper — wearing sunglasses, cream combat pants and a disposable face mask — strolled past me carrying an oversized shopping bag from German luggage label Rimowa....
...The state will also limit retailers, including grocery stores, to a maximum of 75 per cent capacity while encouraging kerbside pick-up....
...It is regarded as far more effective than personal protective equipment such as face masks....
...Critics complain that no major retail chain has mandated that all customers and workers wear masks inside their stores, instead adhering to individual city and state guidelines....
...Some people wore masks but not many, which I figured was fair enough because a store of 23,000 sq m is only technically a confined space....
...The top half of his face that I can see above his mask is extremely handsome....
...Some of the factories partially reopened in April to produce masks for Paris hospitals; normal production resumed in June....
...REBECCA AYDON: Throughout COVID, the only thing that I was making online was face masks. That's really what helped me get through COVID....
...Disposable products are being preferred over reusable cloths and mops....
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