City's market experiencing strong revival, with merchants noting an increase in early orders amid heightened demand Yiwu, Zhejiang province, is globally renowned as the largest production and distribution hub for Christmas products, responsible for nearly 80 percent of the global supply. This year, the city's Christmas market is experiencing a strong revival, with merchants noting an increase in early orders …
NAIROBI, Kenya — As the sun sets on the narrow streets of Africa’s largest informal settlement, children hurry to change from daily clothes into pointe shoes and other ballet gear. The ballet project is run by Project Elimu, a community-driven nonprofit that offers after-school arts education and a safe space to children in Kibera. A young dancer performs at Project …
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NEW YORK — Lindsey Catarino is the talk of her neighborhood. The goal for the 42-year-old Catarino, like other newly minted early birds, is to bring on the warmth and comfort of Christmas by beating back “an otherwise insane world.” As some holiday tree sellers fear they’ll sell out by Thanksgiving and parcel shipping companies worry about November gridlock, a …
Get ready for a retina blowout: Holiday decorations this year are expected to be bigger than ever. We think we’re going to see some competition this year, because people are home with more time on their hands, so they can go way big on decorations.” With uncertainty about coronavirus surging in the colder months, Allen expects people will retreat to …
