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At Stockholm Auction, Vintage Ikea Goes High-end

The pieces, which date from the 1950s to the 1990s, are all marked with the stamp of the famous Swedish brand known around the world for its DIY furniture
At a chic Stockholm auction house, 122 carefully-curated items with unusual provenance went under the hammer on Monday evening: vintage furnishings from flatpack furniture retailer Ikea was sold for a total of 37,000 euros ($40,000).
Uniqlo's recent second-hand pop-up store in Tokyo was a first for the Japanese casual clothing giant but also a sign that local consumers' aversion to used garments may finally be fading

Second-hand Clothes Finally Take Off In Japan

A second-hand pop-up store in Tokyo by casual clothing giant Uniqlo was a first for the Japanese firm, but also a sign that a local aversion to used garments may finally be fading.
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Hollywood is hoping to put a difficult year behind it with a vote by actors on the deal their union reached with studios

Hollywood Braces For Actors' Vote On Strike Deal

Hollywood on Tuesday anxiously waited to learn if actors have approved their union's hard-fought deal with studios, or if an entertainment industry still reeling from months-long strikes could be plunged back into turmoil.
Hundreds of employees at The Washington Post are expected to go on strike on December 7, 2023

Washington Post Staff To Strike On Thursday

Hundreds of staff at The Washington Post, one of America's most storied newspapers, will walk off the job for 24 hours Thursday, their union announced, slamming the company for refusing to negotiate a contract "in good faith."

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