Footwear brands failing to capitalise on growing demand from trans consumers

Talbot, a transgender woman, owns just two other pairs of shoes – blue glittery trainers and black ankle boots that she wears for her job as an administrative assistant at an arts festival in the north of England.“I cannot buy women’s shoes on the high street,” said the 34-year-old, who wears a British size 10-11 (U.S. size 10.5-11.5).

“Even now, six years after changing my name..…

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Why U.S. Income Inequality Hasn’t Risen in a Decade

The U.S. may have the highest level of income inequality of the G7 nations, but new research suggests that disparity has actually stabilized over the last decade, thanks to rapid growth in wages for the lowest-paying jobs.

It just may take a while for the average American to feel it.

A pair of researchers from Harvard and MIT examined data from the period between 1980 and 2020, and …

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