Uniqlo: The New Gap?

Years ago when New Yorkers heard a little known Japanese store called Uniqlo was coming to Broadway in SoHo, we heard it described as “the Gap of Japan.” Fast forward five years and Fast Retailing, Uniqlo’s parent company, is gearing up for the much anticipated launch of two huge new U.S. stores, both located in [...]

Too Vain To Be Green: Is Copenhagen A Waste?

The irony of the global environment debate, one that was recently the focus of the massive United Nations convention in Copenhagen, is that while the developed nations seem the most proactive, they are in reality looking for a way to fix all the damage they’ve done, damage that will hurt the developing nations the most. [...]

Green Affiliate Marketing

ZipGoesGreen.com is the epitome of the inspirational quote, “Think Globally, Act Locally.” President Michael Aaron caught our attention at a green tech event with his Green Pride Flag, an earth-friendly variation on the gay pride flag. Aaron’s site fuses the concepts of online affiliate marketing and the push to adopt reusable containers to lessen plastic [...]

The Forbidden Fruit

The bane of hemp’s existence is its roots with the Marijuana plant, which unlike hemp, does have a considerable THC content. Hemp on the other hand, or industrial hemp, as its referred to by the Canadian government, can be used as a base for making food (milk, flax seed-alternative), clothing (organic cotton or bamboo alternative) [...]

Ethics As MarketingThe Charity Drink Development What: A growing number of beverage companies are using charity as the path to ethical business practices, with nonprofits as the beneficiaries.

The Dirt:It used to be great package design and taste was the way to the American consumers’ hearts. Now it’s about two more things—innovative packaging and the charity element. Three brands featured below are among many whose main goal is to offer consumers an easy way to help less fortunate. Texas-based Project 7 is the [...]

Sustainable Threads: Eco-Friendly Fashion

The temperature is dropping, the leaves are changing, and to the confusion of the rest of the world, spring attire is on the minds of fashionistas across the globe. “Green”, or eco-friendly, fashion is part of the growing movement of sustainable design. It’s hard to imagine a pair of jeans melting the Polar Ice Cap, [...]