The Cultural Review

Economic Impact

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A massive landfill filled with discarded clothes, with a distant market scene in the background, highlighting the global textile waste crisis.
Trends

Re-commerce Boom: Economic Impact and Persistent Textile Waste

In Ghana's bustling Kantamanto Market, a staggering 86.

Yasmin El-Sayed·May 13, 2026
Digital marketplace illustration showing micro-communities driving economic impact and reshaping market dynamics through social media platforms like TikTok.
Culture

Micro-communities drive economic impact, reshaping market dynamics

One beauty product is sold every second on TikTok Shop in the UK, revealing the immense, immediate economic power of niche online micro-communities.

Eleanor Voss·May 6, 2026