retail trade

Image for Paris department store workers protest over Shein deal and mismanagement
Finance

Paris department store workers protest over Shein deal and mismanagement

PARIS (Reuters) -Workers at Parisian department store BHV were set to go on strike on Friday to prot...

10th October, 2025

Image for Levi Strauss forecasts annual profit below estimates as tariffs bite
Headlines

Levi Strauss forecasts annual profit below estimates as tariffs bite

(Reuters) -Levi Strauss raised its full-year sales and profit forecasts on Thursday, banking on stro...

9th October, 2025

Image for Exclusive-Shein, hit with big fines, boosts internal controls
Finance

Exclusive-Shein, hit with big fines, boosts internal controls

By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) -Online fast-fashion retailer Shein is strengthening its controls aft...

9th October, 2025

Image for Belgian earplugs brand Loop enters US stores with Target partnership
Finance

Belgian earplugs brand Loop enters US stores with Target partnership

By Neil J Kanatt (Reuters) -Loop said on Wednesday its earplugs will be available in over 600 Target...

8th October, 2025

Image for German cartel office investigating Temu over merchant price influencing
Finance

German cartel office investigating Temu over merchant price influencing

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's cartel office has initiated proceedings into Temu to examine whether the...

8th October, 2025

Image for European luxury shares rise as creative debuts raise hopes for sales comeback
Finance

European luxury shares rise as creative debuts raise hopes for sales comeback

By Mateusz Rabiega (Reuters) -Shares of European luxury players rose on Tuesday, pushing the Europea...

7th October, 2025

Image for London's FTSE 100 muted as energy gains offset broader declines; B&M tumbles after profit warning
Finance

London's FTSE 100 muted as energy gains offset broader declines; B&M tumbles after profit warning

(Reuters) -London's FTSE 100 was little changed on Tuesday as investors paused after last week's ral...

7th October, 2025

Image for IKEA buys US logistics tech firm Locus in online growth push
Finance

IKEA buys US logistics tech firm Locus in online growth push

By Helen Reid and Greta Rosen Fondahn LONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -IKEA has acquired U.S. logistics t...

7th October, 2025

Image for Italy's Natuzzi sees 2025 US revenues 20% below target amid tariff impact, weak dollar
Finance

Italy's Natuzzi sees 2025 US revenues 20% below target amid tariff impact, weak dollar

By Giancarlo Navach MILAN (Reuters) -RBRItalian furniture maker Natuzzi expects its U.S. revenues to...

6th October, 2025

Image for British author Jilly Cooper, famous for novels of sex and snobbery, dies at 88
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British author Jilly Cooper, famous for novels of sex and snobbery, dies at 88

LONDON (Reuters) -Jilly Cooper, the British author of novels such as Rivals and Riders, has died age...

6th October, 2025

Image for Analysis-Gucci's fast-track approach for Demna's fashions shows early signs of success
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Analysis-Gucci's fast-track approach for Demna's fashions shows early signs of success

By Tassilo Hummel and Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) -Gucci's "see now, buy now" approach for the fi...

6th October, 2025

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Finance

Britons' cost-of-living crisis habits have stuck, says Tesco boss

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Changes to British consumers' behaviour that emerged at the start o...

2nd October, 2025