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Op-Ed | How to Sustain Luxury Sales in the Case of Rising Protectionist Policies

In times of turbulence, brands should offer nervous consumers novelty and value for money to overcome nationalist and protectionist policies, argues Mario Ortelli.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | How to Sustain Luxury Sales in the Case of Rising Protectionist Policies

In times of turbulence, brands should offer nervous consumers novelty and value for money to overcome nationalist and protectionist policies, argues Mario Ortelli.


News & Analysis

What Might a Trade War Between America and China Look Like?

"Punitive American tariffs on China would leave everybody worse off."

News & Analysis

What Might a Trade War Between America and China Look Like?

"Punitive American tariffs on China would leave everybody worse off."


Financial Markets

Ferragamo Undeterred by US Import Tax Proposal

Ferragamo chief executive Eraldo Poletti said any tax on imports, as floated by President Donald Trump, could be balanced by other factors, including currency fluctuations.

Financial Markets

Ferragamo Undeterred by US Import Tax Proposal

Ferragamo chief executive Eraldo Poletti said any tax on imports, as floated by President Donald Trump, could be balanced by other factors, including currency fluctuations.


Retail

In US, Retailers Up Fight Against Republican Tax Proposal

More than 100 companies including LVMH, Nike and Target, as well as the National Retail Federation, are launching a new coalition to fight a Republican Party proposal on how imports to the US get taxed.

Retail

In US, Retailers Up Fight Against Republican Tax Proposal

More than 100 companies including LVMH, Nike and Target, as well as the National Retail Federation, are launching a new coalition to fight a Republican Party proposal on how imports to the US get taxed.


Luxury

Can Raf Go Mass?

This week, the fashion world caught its first glimpse of Raf Simons’ vision for Calvin Klein, raising questions about whether the designer can balance his personal aesthetic with the needs of the multi-tiered, multi-billion-dollar brand.

Luxury

Can Raf Go Mass?

This week, the fashion world caught its first glimpse of Raf Simons’ vision for Calvin Klein, raising questions about whether the designer can balance his personal aesthetic with the needs of the multi-tiered, multi-billion-dollar brand.


News & Analysis

Fashion Must Defend Globalisation

Both Brexit and Trump are a clear and present danger to the highly globalised fashion industry.

News & Analysis

Fashion Must Defend Globalisation

Both Brexit and Trump are a clear and present danger to the highly globalised fashion industry.


Technology

Alibaba’s Jack Ma Meets With Trump in Pledge to Create New Jobs

Ma and Trump discussed plans to create 1 million new jobs in the US by helping small businesses sell goods to China.

Technology

Alibaba’s Jack Ma Meets With Trump in Pledge to Create New Jobs

Ma and Trump discussed plans to create 1 million new jobs in the US by helping small businesses sell goods to China.


Luxury

Luxury Goods Feature in UK Accord for South Korea Trade Talks

A formal working group of ministers from the two countries will meet as many as four times a year.

Luxury

Luxury Goods Feature in UK Accord for South Korea Trade Talks

A formal working group of ministers from the two countries will meet as many as four times a year.


News & Analysis

How Trump-Era Trade Policy Threatens to Send Up Prices You See on Store Shelves

"Few industries are likely to feel the jolt more acutely than retail, which sells you smartphones made in China, sneakers made in Vietnam and

News & Analysis

How Trump-Era Trade Policy Threatens to Send Up Prices You See on Store Shelves

"Few industries are likely to feel the jolt more acutely than retail, which sells you smartphones made in China, sneakers made in Vietnam and


News & Analysis

Fashion World Faces New Normal

How will the rise of extremism, populism and protectionism impact the fashion industry and wider business world?

News & Analysis

Fashion World Faces New Normal

How will the rise of extremism, populism and protectionism impact the fashion industry and wider business world?


Sustainability

Fashion Brands Ignore 'Endemic' Abuse of Syrian Refugees In Turkey: Watchdog

Child labour, pitiful pay and dangerous conditions are among the risks facing undocumented Syrian refugees working in Turkey's garment industry, according to the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.

Sustainability

Fashion Brands Ignore 'Endemic' Abuse of Syrian Refugees In Turkey: Watchdog

Child labour, pitiful pay and dangerous conditions are among the risks facing undocumented Syrian refugees working in Turkey's garment industry, according to the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.


China

Alibaba’s Tsai Says Yahoo Stake Rightly Discounted on US Tax

Yahoo's stake in Alibaba Group rightly trades at a discount, according to the Chinese e-commerce giant’s vice chairman, Joseph Tsai, because selling it would trigger a big US tax bill.

China

Alibaba’s Tsai Says Yahoo Stake Rightly Discounted on US Tax

Yahoo's stake in Alibaba Group rightly trades at a discount, according to the Chinese e-commerce giant’s vice chairman, Joseph Tsai, because selling it would trigger a big US tax bill.