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Champion accidentally hit sports apparel jackpot

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Bloomberg On a recent weekday at the newly opened Champion store in Philadelphia’s Center City, the brand’s oversize red, white and blue “C” is everywhere: across the chest of thick cotton sweatshirts, down the sides of track pants and on the front of baseball caps. A couple of 20-somethings sift the clothing racks during the lunch hour. They drift through ...

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Expo 2020 to contribute $33.4b to UAE economy

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DUBAI / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai and its legacy are expected to contribute AED122.6 billion ($33.4 billion) of gross value added (GVA) to the UAE’s economy from 2013 to 2031, according to the EY report, ‘The economic impact of Expo 2020 Dubai’. The report states that Expo 2020 is also expected to support up to 905,200 full-time equivalent, FTE, job-years ...

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UAE commissions new fishing slipway to support Yemenis

RED SEA COAST / WAM The UAE on Monday commissioned a new fishing slipway in Al Heima area, in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast, bringing to 22 the number of fishing facilities revamped by country to ease the suffering of the Yemeni people. The solar-powered facility caters to needs of over 10,000 people in Al Heima area and its adjacent districts. ...

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