Week in Review: USPS Plans 2025 Price Hikes, China Commission Tells Congress to End De Minimis for E-Commerce Shipments and More
From the United States Postal Service (USPS) proposing price increases across shipping services to the premier investigatory body on China’s economic impacts urging lawmakers to fully eliminate the de minimis trade provision for imports sold through online marketplaces, here are the top stories of the week.?
'Everything is Forced Labor': What the Future of US Textile Trade Enforcement Looks Like?
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USPS Plans 2025 Price Hikes as Canada's Postal Workers Go on Strike?
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China Commission Tells Congress to End De Minimis for E-Commerce Shipments?
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Apparel, Department Store Retail Sales Flat in October?
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Startup Using AI to Enable Nearshoring and Small-Batch Production Secures Pre-Seed Funding
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Sourcing Journal's Sustainability Report
To shift from “intention to action,” companies are partnering up, ideating and innovating, but there’s still a long way to go to meet established goals for 2030 and beyond. Download Sourcing Journal's Sustainability Report to learn the key levers that brands must engage to have an impact on their emissions, which UK brand has the highest B Corp score for a small-medium fashion company, how climate change is (literally) heating up challenges for factory workers and more.
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Resale and Recycling Providers Are Gearing Up for California’s Textile EPR
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A Tale of Two Supply Chains: What Separated Walmart and Target in Q3
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