Fake eyelashes from N.Korea cost E.l.f. Cosmetics $1 mln fine

Between 2012 and 2017, the company imported “156 shipments of false eyelash kits from two suppliers located in the People’s Republic of China that contained materials sourced by these suppliers” from North Korea, the Treasury said in a statement.”E.l.f.’s compliance program and its supplier audits failed to discover that approximately 80 percent of the false eyelash kits supplied by two of E.l.f.’s China-based suppliers contained materials” from North Korea, it said.คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง

The company faced more than $40 million in penalties but the Treasury took into account mitigating circumstances including the small amount involved and the fact that E.l.f. rep…

NPD predicts U.S. footwear sales will recover in 2021

NDP’s ‘Future of Footwear’ report predicts that fashion footwear will see renewed sales during the coming year as consumers begin to return to some of their pre-Covid behaviors. Meanwhile, the women’s slippers category—which saw popularity this year alongside loungewear as remote work became the norm—is likely to be a popular holiday gift item and will remain strong in 2021, possibly outperforming 2020 sales, the company said. 

“A return to the office and store re-openings will likely reignite some demand for fashion footwear, although the focus will remain on casual and comfort-oriented styles,” said Beth Goldstein, NPD’s fashion footwear and accessories analyst.”The pandemic has only amplified the importance of these attributes, as the blending of work-from-home and …