Associated British Foods to spin off Primark clothes brand
London (AFP) - Associated British Foods announced Tuesday that it would spin off its budget fashion chain Primark, splitting up ...
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Luxury group Kering seeks to make flagging Gucci ‘unmissable’ again
Florence (Italy) (AFP) - French luxury group Kering promised Thursday to make its flagship Gucci brand once again "unmissable" and ...
French luxury firms Hermes, Kering knocked by disappointing sales
Paris (France) (AFP) - Shares in the French fashion groups Kering and Hermes plunged Wednesday after both reported sales that ...
Gucci — again — drags down Kering’s performance
Paris (France) (AFP) - French luxury group Kering saw sales slide by six percent in the first quarter of this ...
US retail sales decline as consumer pullback deepens
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US retail sales declined by 0. 2 percent in January, according to delayed government data ...
Walmart outlines big AI ambitions as it reports mixed results
New York (AFP) - Walmart's newly installed leadership team on Thursday emphasized plans to build up artificial intelligence integration, lifting ...
Hermes sales rise despite US tariffs, currency headwinds
Paris (France) (AFP) - French luxury house Hermes reported Thursday an increase in 2025 sales even though it faced steep ...
Amazon closing Fresh and Go stores in Whole Foods push
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Amazon on Tuesday said it is closing its Go and Fresh real-world stores to ...
Amazon closing Fresh and Go stores in Whole Foods push
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Amazon on Tuesday said it is closing its Go and Fresh real-world stores to ...
Luxury retailer Saks Global files for bankruptcy
New York (AFP) - US luxury retail group Saks Global, the heavily indebted parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman ...
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