corporate 09/03/2016 Zara owner Inditex to slow shop openings in online sales move Inditex, the owner of brands Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka, is to slow the pace of new shop openings as it moves more towards online sales.
Italy 10/11/2015 Pope Francis in Prato denounces exploitation of migrant workers Pope Francis on a visit to Prato, a small town near Florence, denounced the exploitation of migrant workers and the sweatshop conditions many are
hi-tech 08/10/2015 3D scanning makes choosing lingerie easier, says Hong Kong store A high-end lingerie shop in Hong Kong is promising clients a whole new shopping experience thanks to its 3D-assisted made-to-measure service. A 3
hi-tech 09/09/2014 3D printing: a driving force in design and engineering Driving design and innovation – 3D printing is becoming a force to be reckoned with. In the world of motor-racing, Britain recently unveiled its
business planet 21/02/2014 Turning a troubled textile hub into a thriving business cluster For two centuries Borås has been Sweden’s ‘textile town’. Like many Western centres of the sector it was hit hard by a financial crisis in the early
i-talk 23/05/2013 As workers die, holding multinationals to account There has been plenty of soul searching and remorse in the wake of last month’s deadly tradegy at a Bangladesh clothing factory, but will there be
behind-markets 15/01/2013 H&M sales shrink, shares rise H&M, the world’s second biggest clothing retailer, saw its shares risk on Tuesday, even as it posted a slight fall in like-for-like sales in
behind-markets 15/11/2012 H&M loses sales mojo Investors are disappointed with clothing giant H&M’s October sales, which were unexpectedly low. Sales took a 5% hit compared to October last
behind-markets 27/09/2012 H&M pockets disappointing profits Sweden’s H&M missed the profit forecasts for its fiscal third quarter even though the world’s second-biggest clothing retailer slightly improved its
behind-markets 17/09/2012 Heatwave chills H&M's sales Swedish clothing chain H&M has suffered in the August heatwave. Sales are down by four percent at the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, and
behind-markets 13/06/2012 Share boost for world's largest clothing retailer Nothing stops Spain’s Inditex, not even the crisis. The brilliant quarterly results of Zara and Massimo Dutti’s owner have boosted its share price
behind-markets 30/04/2012 Adidas results delight markets On a day when stocks fell throughout Europe Adidas’ over five percent jump in value bolstered the overall market, saw the company hit a new record
