Brunello Cucinelli on backing Prince Charles’ Sustainable Markets Initiative
This Monday in Buckingham Palace, Prince Charles hosted a dinner for the Sustainable Markets Initiative, conceived and chaired by the Prince of Wales. Its goal: to build a…
Amazon takes numerous products off its India website to comply with new rules
In December, India modified foreign direct investment (FDI) rules for its burgeoning e-commerce sector that has drawn major bets from the likes of Amazon.com Inc and Walmart Inc,…
EU’s Digital Services Act worries e-commerce associations
Notably, the DSA also introduces new obligations for e-marketplaces operating in Europe regarding the identification and traceability of vendors and products. The new rules require pre-contractual and product…
EU, U.S. reluctant to remove trade preferences for Cambodia garments
Concerns about garment exports have mounted ahead of the vote, which some Western nations say will not be free with rights groups accusing the government of intimidating its…
Fragrance producer Givaudan invests CHF20 million to upgrade Grasse facility
In a press release, Givaudan stated that the investment is designed to enlarge and modernise the research laboratories and the manufacturing equipment, by introducing new robotic and digital…
Gareth Southgate is menswear influencer as UK waistcoat sales rise
The Gareth Southgate effect has seen waistcoat sales rising 35%, the retailer (which is the long-term official suit supplier to the England team) said at the weekend.Southgate has…
Luxury industry restarts production as sub-contractors risk being wiped out
Since March, small workshops and major fashion and fragrance houses alike have been busy producing tons of masks and hydro-alcoholic gel to help fight the pandemic, a genuine…
Online conversion rates rose by 44% on Black Friday says iAdvize data
UK online conversion rates rose by 44% compared to the daily Friday average on Black Friday, according to data from conversational commerce provider iAdvize. And the rate rose…
Shoes and leathergoods strong in August but other UK retail is weak says CBI
But they also held open a little hope for the future and left it hard to predict how buoyant UK retail will be for the rest of the…