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Last month, Pamela Griffin and two other residents of Taylor, Texas, took to the lectern at a city council meeting to object to a data center project. But later, they sat back as council…
If footwear firms thought 2025 would be challenging under a new presidential administration, they weren’t wrong. The year was fraught with many competing concerns and much uncertainty,…
Could fashion brands adopt the Shein model to counter mounting tariff challenges? The idea sparked heated discussion among supply chain experts and industry veterans during a panel themed…
MILAN — Luxury industry concerns hit a peak this year after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his trade policy that involved a 15 percent tariff on all exports. Since then, leaders…
MILAN — Diego Della Valle got vocal on Friday, expressing his criticism of the conduct of Milan prosecutors in their allegations of labor abuse in Tod’s supply chain that emerged on…
MILAN — Over the past two years, shock waves have been running through the luxury industry as supply chain scandals uncovered in Italy have prompted strong reactions from stakeholders.…
LODI, Italy — It’s not every day you see an amusement park-style train running around a factory. But one of the two colorful vehicles roaming the site of fragrance manufacturer ICR…
MILAN – The Giorgio Armani company is pushing back on the decision of the AGCM, the Italian Competition Authority, to fine the luxury brand for alleged misleading advertising. The…
MILAN — Now that the EU and the U.S. reached a trade deal, fixing tariffs on EU exports at 15 percent, the focus has turned to South America. The Brazilian market, for example, is highly…
Nike Inc. turnaround is going to take time, but at least its challenges are understood. That’s the conclusion from BMO analyst Simeon Siegel. He has an “outperform” rating on shares of…
A high debt load and added costs from higher tariffs is pushing the U.S. operations of tween retailer Claire’s to the brink. The accessories firm — which sells an assortment of jewelry,…
The threat of higher tariffs may have provided firms with an unintended benefit as they took charge of rethinking their supply chains. That’s because U.S. President Donald Trump’s return…
MILAN – Italian authorities, fashion associations and trade unions are committed to fight wrongdoings in the apparel and accessories supply chain, tackling issues such as worker…
Dior said Wednesday it has been cleared of any wrongdoing following an Italian probe into its supply chain, citing a “positive conclusion” of an investigation by the Italian Competition…
President Trump’s trade war has created chaos for companies around the world, snarling supply chains, sowing uncertainty and muddling their ability to plan for the future. After announcing…
Less than a year ago, executives from FedEx and UPS were talking about how they were handling a flood of packages from China to American consumers. “Explosive” is how Carol Tomé, UPS’s…
When the Covid pandemic hit, factories in China shut down and global shipping traffic slowed. Within a matter of a few weeks, products began disappearing from U.S. store shelves and…
“I heavily relied on items from Temu for my business, and I am freaking out that I cannot find any of my usual supplies,” wrote one Reddit user on the r/TemuThings subreddit. Another user…
The Chinese government is considering whether to exclude some essential products from its retaliatory 125 percent tariffs on American goods, said the head of an American business group in…
Stock prices of Apple, Alphabet and other Silicon Valley tech companies rebounded on Monday after the Trump administration said electronics, including semiconductors and smartphones, were…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium against subsidiaries of the tech giant Apple, accusing it of using conflict minerals. Acting on behalf…
With supply chain disruptions becoming worse and more frequent over the past decade, moving from a paradigm of reactiveness to proactiveness in clinical trials will help ease strategic…
During last week's "The Future of Plastics: Reducing Waste and Rethinking Materials" event, environmental sustainability and health experts discussed ways to eliminate plastic waste and…
By Julie Johnsson As Boeing Co. lurches from one crisis to the next, there’s been one constant for the embattled planemaker: Its predicament appears to be only getting worse. Click here to…
