Bangladesh garment export growth seen slowing to ‘normal’ 15% this year
The garment industry accounts for more than 80% of total exports for Bangladesh, which sells to clients such as Walmart, Gap Inc, H&M, VF Corp, Zara and…
Read moreBrioni to lay off 320 people across its production plants in Italy
The plan was presented at a meeting inside the Italian Ministry for Economic Development, in the presence of representatives from the Ministry of Labour and the regions…
Read moreChinese e-commerce giants Alibaba, JD offer bookings for Covid-19 tests
The services have been launched as China accelerates testing for the illness and the city of Wuhan, the initial epicentre of the outbreak, opens up from lockdown.Users…
Read moreDanish label Rains wins court case against Inditex in Denmark
The target of Rains’s legal case was none less than Inditex, accused of replicating two Rains anoraks, the Parka Coat and the Long Jacket, alleged copies of…
Read moreFrench online retail sales could rise again in 2019 despite ‘Yellow Vests’- Fevad
In 2018 alone, the French spent 92.6 billion euros online, a year-on-year rise of 13.4 percent although the “Yellow Vests” protests in November and December took their…
Read moreFrance detains model agent and Epstein ex-associate Brunel over sex crime claims
Brunel was detained on Wednesday on accusations of rape, sexual assault of minors, human trafficking and being part of a criminal conspiracy, Paris prosecutors told AFP.He was…
Read moreBoohoo could be close to settlement on Californian class action
The company said it’s “pleased to report that the parties have notified the District Court that they have agreed to the terms of a preliminary settlement relating…
Read moreCambodia passes disputed trade union law as tension flares
Some of about 100 protesters clashed with security guards outside the National Assembly before the bill was passed and at least two union activists suffered bloody head…
Read moreSpain’s coronavirus crisis stalls global fashion giant Inditex
Inditex, the owner of brands including Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka, said in its annual results on March 18 that it had temporarily closed 3,785 stores worldwide.That…
Read moreSAP to buy customer management software firm Gigya
The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, will tie together Gigya’s user identity access and management platform with SAP’s Hybris customer profile data-matching software so businesses…
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