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Shein to open in provincial BHV stores this Wednesday, following Paris debut
Initially announced for late 2025, Shein stores are opening this Wednesday in four provincial BHV department stores. The rollout comes four months after the outcry caused by the brand's first permanent store opening at BHV Marais in Paris. These openings in French cities Limoges, Angers, Dijon, Grenoble and Reims stem from a partnership unveiled...
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Stocks diverge, dollar down over Trump tariffs uncertainty
Global equities traded mixed and the dollar fell slightly Monday as uncertainty over Donald Trump's tariffs gripped markets after the US Supreme Court struck down a large part of the president's upending trade policy. The court on Friday ruled that Trump does not have the authority to impose tariffs under a 1977 law he has relied on to impose...
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British co-founder of fashion giant Asos dies in Thai balcony fall
A British co-founder of online fast fashion retail giant Asos has died in Thailand after falling from a high-rise balcony, police said on Friday. Quentin Griffiths, 58, fell from the 17th floor of an apartment building in the seaside resort city of Pattaya on February 9, local law enforcement told AFP. "The motive is still being investigated,"...
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Scottish fashion seeks new talent for homespun crafts
Far from the glamour of fashion weeks in Paris, Milan and London, a nondescript cashmere mill on Scotland's western coast that supplies luxury labels hopes local training programmes can attract new talent. "It's a dying trade," 61-year-old Maria Wade said of her job as a "greasy mender" at Alex Begg, a semi-rural mill that has been based in Ayr...
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UK King opens London Fashion Week despite brother's arrest
London Fashion Week launched on Thursday with a rare visit from King Charles III only hours after his brother Andrew's sensational arrest -- his presence overshadowing an event traditionally focused on revealing new talent. The king surprised crowds when his car pulled up outside the opening show -- on a day when headlines were dominated by the...
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Walmart results expected to highlight big plans for AI
Fresh off of achieving a $1 trillion market value, Walmart will report earnings Thursday as markets look for signs the retail giant can accelerate growth with the aid of artificial intelligence. The results cover the crucial fourth quarter comprising the holiday shopping season and will be the first with Chief Executive John Furner, who ascended...
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London Fashion Week opens with tribute to one of its greats
London Fashion Week, better known for nurturing new talent than for its big-name shows, kicks off on Thursday with a tribute to one of its stalwarts Paul Costelloe. The Irish-American designer, who died aged 80 last November, was a regular fixture on the opening day of the British capital's fashion week since the inception of the show in 1984....
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How Pauline Dujancourt prepares for London Fashion Week
Just days before her third runway show, French designer Pauline Dujancourt was riding a wave of excitement and nerves. The 31?year?old admitted she had begun having strange, nightmarish dreams ahead of her big moment at London Fashion Week on Sunday. The British capital will once again host its Autumn/Winter fashion week from Thursday to Monday,...
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Argentine textile employment, a collateral victim of the opening to imports
Buenos Aires - At a clothing factory in Buenos Aires, dozens of workers watch with concern as the garments Imported sewing machines are gaining ground against idle sewing machines, a postcard from the crisis in the Argentine textile industry in the face of open-market policies commercial of the government of Javier Milei. At Confecciones Seman,...
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In 'an uncertain world', luxury groups wary of 2026
Paris (France) - Following a "turbulent" 2025 and in "an uncertain world", caution is the watchword for 2026 in the luxury sector, where major French groups have published mixed results. "The past year was 'turbulent economically and geopolitically (...) and 2026 will not be very simple either, but one thing at a time'," stated Bernard Arnault,...
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