It’s only been about six months since the Omicron variant emerged and changed the landscape of the pandemic, sending case-counts soaring and causing breakthrough infections even among those who were fully vaccinated and boosted. The virus continues to keep scientists guessing, mutating into subvariants almost as fast as researchers can assign them names.
First there was BA.2, which …
Read moreMassive wildfires raging in eastern Canada are sending huge plumes of smoke across the border, blanketing thousands of square miles in the Northeastern U.S. and Upper Midwest, and casting a haze over skies from Wisconsin and Minnesota to New York. Hundreds of out of control fires are currently burning in Quebec, while authorities have managed to contain two wildfires burning in Nova Scotia. All…
Read moreDrawing on the expertise of merchandisers, buyers, and retail strategists from the world’s biggest brands, the update promises to “more quickly and efficiently supply retail professionals with key insights into their business performance powered by both internal and market data”.The questions and corresponding insights have been devised by a team led by Brian Tomz and and Victoria Giles, …
Read moreIn September, Boohoo accepted all the recommendations of an independent review which found major failings in its supply chain in England after newspaper allegations about working conditions and low pay, and set out steps to tackle the problems.Last month the group, which sells own-brand clothing, shoes, accessories and beauty products targeted at 16- to 40-year-olds, appointed retired judge Bri…
Read moreThe new support policies, which come into effect immediately, cover: pregnancy loss; fertility treatment; the menopause; and “wider health related life events that require paid leave”, such as cancer treatment or gender reassignment surgery.It’s another sign of companies working hard to boost their ethical credentials as they take in a wide range of policies from sustainability to mental he…
Read moreThe dazzling rock previously belonged to the late Philip Oppenheimer, scion of the family that controlled the De Beers diamond mining company.As chairman of a powerful cartel called the Central Selling Organization, Oppenheimer — who died in 1995 — tightly controlled the international diamond trade and helped make it extremely lucrative.คำพูดจาก Read more
“In terms of misuse of market power, if you open a store in a new town and you set a common price point, you are going to lose money initially if you don’t have scale,” he said.“Eventually, if you get your business plan right, you will make that price point, that is in no way illegal.”
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Read moreNearly 140 countries are negotiating the first major rewrite of international tax rules in a generation to account for the rise of big digital companies like Google and Amazon.With a blueprint for a deal due from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) next month, the aim of reaching an agreement by a year-end deadline is looking increasingly challenging.
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Read moreIn Biella, a small town in the foothills of the Alps at the heart of northern Italy’s wool industry, factory owners say a narrowing price difference with China and demands for nimbler production nearer home are winning back higher-end customers.In the office of his family business, Alessandro Barberis Canonico recounts how one high-profile European client called him recently to say he was givin…
Read moreThe report, published by Grand View Research, explains that “Rapidly changing cosmetic trends are affecting global marketplace as most of the consumers find cruelty towards animals unethical and are spreading awareness against this act. Moreover, embracing natural substitutes such as plant-based personal care products is working in favor of the market.”The vegan beauty industry was valued at $1…
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