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Europe's Luxury-Goods Sale Might Last a While
Business, Published on 16/11/2022
» Americans are getting a tantalizing deal on luxury goods in Paris and Milan these days. The companies that make them have little reason to end it.
Soda Brands Are About to Get Possessive of Their Trash
Business, Published on 14/07/2022
» A fight is brewing over who gets first dibs on the plastic drinks bottles that consumers throw away.
Juul Ban Will Send Altria's Strategy, and $13 Billion, Up in Smoke
Business, Published on 24/06/2022
» Altria Group Inc's disastrous investment in Juul Labs is taking another turn for the worse.
A P&G-Style Makeover Is a Big Ask for Unilever
Business, Published on 02/06/2022
» Unilever PLC has similar problems to those Procter & Gamble Co. faced four years ago, and now has the same activist investor on its board. But times otherwise have moved on.
Maybe Homes Can Save the Shopping Mall
Business, Published on 02/04/2022
» Westfield's owner has given investors a preview of what shopping malls might look like in the future -- part ad platform, part housing complex. But the makeover plan is just window dressing until it can sell its American properties for funding.
Oligarchs are losing a favourite haven for dirty cash
Business, Published on 11/03/2022
» Britain is trying to purge the London property market of unsavory owners. Whether or not it succeeds, Russian oligarchs will need new places to launder dirty money.
Why Your Airport May No Longer Resemble a Luxury Mall
Business, Published on 14/02/2022
» The airport luxury boutique became a staple of the pre-pandemic travel boom. Now it may be heading for the departure gate.
For Fashion Brands, Green Is the Hardest Color to Sell
Business, Published on 08/11/2021
» If the fashion world wants to have less of an impact on the planet, the best solution would be to produce less. But well-known brands still seem to think sales can keep ticking up as usual.
Fixing the Recipe at Danone Will Take Time
Business, Published on 17/03/2021
» Activist investors have scored a surprisingly quick win at Danone. Bringing the Paris-listed food company back to full health will be a much lengthier process.
Luxury Brands Will Go Shopping Again
Business, Published on 23/12/2020
» This year, luxury companies were more likely to try to back out of deals than to sign new ones. That could soon change as cash piles up on the larger players' balance sheets, while independent brands come under pressure to invest.