Australian consumers more confident on spending

Wednesday’s survey showed the Melbourne Institute and Westpac Bank index of consumer sentiment tacked on 0.1 percent in December, from November when it gained 2.8 percent.The index has now regained…

Euro zone retail sales grow in May, posting highest month-on-month rise in 2016

Retail sales, a proxy for household spending, were up 0.4 percent in May month-on-month and 1.6 percent on a yearly basis in the 19-country currency bloc, Eurostat said, in line…

Pakistan puts cotton imports from India on hold as tensions mount

Traders say rising hostility between the neighbours might have prompted Pakistan to restrict imports. The decision will help other cotton suppliers such as Brazil and the United States to increase…

Swiss fragrance group Givaudan partners with Alibaba’s Tmall

In a press release, Givaudan said that this fine perfumery partnership with Tmall, which is owned by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, involves the setting up of an innovation laboratory. The…

The Lycra Company partners with Browzwear

The partnership will provide designers using VStitcher and Lotta, the pioneering platforms for 3D fashion design, the ability to develop products incorporating fabrics containing Lycra and other sustainable fibers.In particular,…

Trump administration to consider adding China’s Ant Group to trade blacklist

It was not immediately clear when the U.S. government agencies that decide whether to add a company to the so-called Entity List would review the matter.But the move comes as…

UK retail stronger in sunny June, but fashion struggles, except online

Barclaycard’s Regular monthly report on Tuesday showed that consumer spending was up 5.1% year-on-year, maintaining the high level seen in May. And non-essential expenditure reached 5.5% growth – the best…

Versace takeover will bring jobs to Italy, its designer says

“In the last year Versace has been approached by many people. French, American … but no Italians. It was not us who refused to take part in an Italian group,”…

Unilever is pulled into CMA’s greenwashing probe

Specifically, the CMA said Unilever may be “overstating how green certain products are”. Unilever, which owns beauty brands such as Dove, Hougrglass, Lynx and Vaseline, said it was “surprised and disappointed”…

Here's When Andy Cohen Thinks He'll Retire From Bravo

Andy Cohen Reveals Which Kardashian-Jenner He Wants for Real Housewives Andy Cohen won't be taking his final bow from Bravo any time soon. The 55-year-old—who serves as executive producer of the Real…