Italy sweatshop probe snares more luxury brands
Milan (Italy) (AFP) - Italian prosecutors on Thursday named Gucci, Prada, Versace and Yves Saint Laurent as among 13 luxury ...
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Slew of top brands suspected in Italy sweatshop probe
Milan (Italy) (AFP) - Gucci, Prada, Versace and Yves Saint Laurent are among 13 luxury brands suspected of using subcontractors ...
Prada completes acquisition of flashy rival Versace
Milan (Italy) (AFP) - Italian fashion group Prada announced on Tuesday it had completed its acquisition of smaller rival Versace, ...
Italian fashion titan Zegna to hand over power
Milan (Italy) (AFP) - Gildo Zegna, grandson of the eponymous fashion brand's founder Ermenegildo Zegna, will hand over the reins ...
Luxury houses eye India, but barriers remain
Mumbai (India) (AFP) - The globe's biggest luxury brands have dreamt of India's vast consumer base for decades, but navigating ...
Cartier owner sales lifted by jewellery, improving Asia
Zurich (AFP) - Swiss luxury group Richemont, owner of Cartier and other iconic luxury brands, on Friday reported sales ahead ...
Burberry narrows first half loss on turnaround plan
London (AFP) - Burberry narrowed losses in its first half, the British luxury fashion label said Thursday, thanks to sizeable ...
From Club Med to Beverly Hills: Assinie, the Ivorian Riviera
Assinie-Mafia (Ivory Coast) (AFP) - Locals in Assinie reminisce about the old days when the now-shuttered Club Med in southeastern ...
Hermes defies US tariffs as sales grow
Paris (AFP) - Sales by French luxury group Hermes, known for its silk scarves and leather handbags, defied US tariffs ...
Unspoilt corner of Portugal fears arrival of high-end tourism
Comporta (Portugal) (AFP) - Above the pine forests and dunes that stretch along the nearly deserted beaches of southwestern Portugal, ...
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