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People Tree offers alternative to Black Friday: 'Just Friday'

Sustainable clothing retailer People Tree has joined forces with fair trade retailers Divine and Traidcraft to offer an alternative to the shopping bonanza known as Black Friday, namely 'Just Friday.' 'Just Friday' is an initiative designed encourage consumers to take the shopping discount day more lightly and to think about their purchases...

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Traidcraft opens retail outlet

Traidcraft, the UK’s leading fair trade organisation, has opened its first retail outlet in nearly three decades. Situated on Gateshead’s Team Valley, the store stocks a range of fair trade products from artisans and producers across the developing world, including fair trade apparel, jewellery, accessories, ethical homewares, toys and a...