Kuwait replaces full-time curfew with 12-hour one

Kuwait replaces full-time curfew with 12-hour one

A Tunisian apparel-retail entrepreneur rides the e-commerce wave /node/1681321/middle-east. Ameni Mansouri transformed her Facebook group to a popular online marketplace with 430,000 registered users. Second-hand apparel retail is now a $20 billion global industry and is even expected to outpace traditional retail. TUNIS: Tunisian fashion enthusiast Ameni Mansouri never thought that the Facebook group she started almost four years ago to sell clothes and accessories would one day turn into a popular online marketplace used by women throughout North Africa.. It is even expected to outpace traditional retail, with a projected sales increase of 15 percent annually over the next three years against only 2 percent for traditional retail, according to a 2018 report by online consignment and thrift store ThredUp.. While the idea of buying second-hand clothes may be a new concept in Tunisia, it is quickly catching on.. "Clothes are no longer accessible to most of the Arab population, and they are being sold less and less.". The concept seems to appeal to young women, who are more likely to purchase second-hand clothes and according to the same ThredUP report, 18- to 37-year-olds are taking this route two-and-a-half times as fast as other age groups..