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Zara is the latest fashion brand to start closing retail stores across the globe due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has kept many shops closed since mid-March. On June 12, the fast-fashion retailer’s parent company, Inditex, announced its plans to shut down between 1,000 and 1,200 brick-and-mortars over the next two years and divert…

Before Amanda Nunes could even hit the showers after a dominant title defense, all web UFC chatter was quickly diverted to a name not even featured on Saturday’s UFC 250 card. Knowing that the collective eyes of the UFC fanbase were all on Twitter to discuss the evening’s events, Conor McGregor took the opportunity to…

Everlane: Everlane’s Choose What You Pay Sale is one of those early bird deals (it’s been live for over a week) that lasts until stock sells out. Consider it your first stop for up to 50% off summer staples like lightweight tees and versatile denim jackets. Cole Haan: Slip into some new walking shoes with…

Enhancing remote inspection and estimation capabilities is critical to effectively adjust property claims given Covid-19 and challenges of accessing properties following a wide-spread disaster. BOSTON, May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Liberty Mutual Insurance’s commercial property claims unit has added to the technology it uses to quickly and accurately inspect and estimate commercial property claims remotely, reflecting…

 With her Mother/Child Dining Table, Maartje Steenkamp reflects on the connection between parents and their babies at mealtime. “[It] goes much deeper than just giving food; mother and child are almost one, as with the umbilical cord before birth,” she says. “In this way the furniture has to be one, too.” She based the orientation…

2of159Nurses and staff from St. Peter’s Health Partners line South Manning Boulevard outside St. Peter’s Hospital where they held a candle lighting ceremony in celebration of National Nurses Month on Wednesday night, May, 6, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. A similar event was held at Samaritan Hospital in Troy. Organizers hope that the ceremony shows that…

Fashion has been tackling sustainability head-on. We’re now paying more attention to where our clothes are made and what the material composition breaks down to, in an effort to become more conscious shoppers. If you feel like you have a pretty good handle on how to outfit yourself in a way that’s more eco-conscious but…

Amazon’s “Making the Cut” isn’t just a fashion competition, it’s about business. The series is looking for a creative artist who’s also an entrepreneur capable of running their own global brand. So with only five contestants left, hosts Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn gave them an assignment that tested their business prowess: the designers not…

For New York–based interior designer Phillip Thomas, the renovation of the Bellport Community Center’s bowling alley is a project that brims with nostalgia. He’s been visiting the charming village since he was just four years old, and when the opportunity arose to restore the 90-year-old alley, he knew it was one he couldn’t pass up….

To say the COVID-19 pandemic has been a disruption to daily life would be an understatement. In New York City, a virus hot spot, routines have been upended for millions. Among the masses are a slew of NYC-based celebrities, including screenwriter Andy Bellin, who recently wrote a column for the LA Times about how his…