Business
Kering forecasts sharp decline in H1 operating profit
Kering Group’s first quarter revenue of 4.5 billion euros, declined 11 percent as reported and 10 percent on a comparable basis. The company said in a statement that revenue from the directly operated retail network fell 11 percent on a comparable basis, as a result of lower store traffic. Revenue in the wholesale and other segments was also...
Business |Interview
Eleven years after Rana Plaza, where is the fashion industry in terms of transparency?
Eleven years ago today, on 24th April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh collapsed, killing more than 1,100 garment workers and injuring more than 2,500, many of them severely. All of those deaths and injuries could have been prevented had the five garment factories housed in the building evacuated on time like the other...