Amazon workers at UK warehouse strike again

The workers, who walked out of the U.Sคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. retail giant’s site in Coventry, also plan to strike on Wednesday and Thursday, as well as November 24, which is Black Friday and a key date in Amazon’s calendar.Workers at the Coventry site first went on strike in January.

The latest action comes at the back end of a year that has seen wider industrial unrest in the UK as employees demand better wage rises to deal with high inflation.“We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, opportunities for career growth, all while working in a safe, modern, work environment,” Amazon said in a statement.”At Amazon, these benefits and opportunities come with the jo…

Carnaby Christmas butterflies for sale, proceeds to benefit charity

A festive feature for the key retail and tourist attraction in the heart of London’s West End, the 600 sparkling neon butterflies, which fluttered above its streets across the Christmas season and beyond, will go on sale on 10-11 March between 12-2pm, priced from £5. Proceeds will go to refugee support charity partner Choose Love.The display, introduced by Carnaby’s owner and operator Shaftesbury, “highlighted butterflies’ powerful metaphoric message of spiritual rebirth, transformation, change, hope and life”. So Simon Quayle, Executive Director at Shaftesbury said “this is a great opportunity for visitors to take away a piece of Carnaby history in return for a donation to Choose Love.” คำพูดจาก

Fashion majors tie up with Canopy for sustainability

Companies which launched their forest and fabric policies on Tuesday in Vancouver include Esprit, the iconic retailer which in joining CanopyStyle marries forest-solutions with its landmark international fashion company, Tesco, the multinational grocery and retail superstore, Simons, a leading fashion outlet currently enjoying a successful expansion across Canada, international fast-fashion chain New Look, KappAhl, the Swedish fashion chain, and LA-based sustainable luxury brand Sage Larock, according to a press release by Canopy.“Today’s leaders clearly show that sourcing from endangered forests is no longer fashionable,” said Nicole Rycroft, Founder and Executive Director of Canopy. “Thanks to the forest commitments of more than 65 fashion brands, we are seeing dramatic shifts…

H&M Group and partners in new deal to scale textile-to-textile recycled polyester

The retailer has an offtake agreement with Syre worth a total of US$600 million over seven years, “covering a significant share of [its] long-term need for recycled polyester, which is currently primarily sourced from rPET bottle-to-textile”.Syre’s CEO Dennis Nobelius said “Syre marks the start of the great textile shift. We envision a world where every textile fibre sees a new day. By implementing true textile-to-textile recycling at hyperscale, we want to drive the transition from a linear to a circular value chain by putting textile waste to use, over and over again.”

It will aim to provide a recycled polyester yarn with equivalent quality to virgin polyester, but with a lower impact on the planet. It’s building a production plant in the US (in North Carolina) that …

Inflation worries grow among retailers worldwide

Thus, 93% of the professionals surveyed stated that inflation had an impact on their activityคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. In response, 89% of them have chosen to increase their prices, whereas 67% have chosen to reduce their margins, 66% reduced their material expenses, 60% decided to limit human resources expenses, and finally 46% have chosen to freeze or reduce their advertising and media investments.In France, inflation is a concern for three times as many retailers than the Covid-19 pandemic, which remains the number one issue for only 16% of retailers worldwide. In China however it is the opposite, with 75% of local retailers remaining particularly concerned about Covid-19.

Key EU lawmaker’s plan to rein in online marketplaces a threat to Amazon

Seeking to ensure a level playing field between tech giants such as Google , Amazon and Apple and traditional businesses, the European Commission in April outlined draft rules to prevent unfair business practices.The proposal specifically targets app stores, search engines, e-commerce sites and hotel booking websites.

European Parliament lawmakers, whose approval is needed to ensure the proposal becomes legislation and under pressure to be seen as consumer-friendly ahead of elections in May, have since come up with about 680 amendments to beef up the draft.Key among these is the one proposed last week by Danish centre-left lawmaker Christel Schaldemose, the lead parliament negotiator, which takes aim at a case her compatriot, European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, i…

NRF condemns forced labor in supply chains after reports on China’s Xinjiang region

“Following today’s launch of the NGO Call to Action, the recent publication of several new reports, the signing into law of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, and the release of a business advisory by the U.S. State, Treasury, Homeland Security, and Commerce Departments regarding supply chain risk in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), we want to reiterate our continued focus on identifying and eradicating forced labor,”said NRF in its statement. Other signatories to the statement include the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA), the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA).

Describing addressing forced labor in supply chains as a “key…

Hong Kong loses lustre for luxury brands as mainland China shines – Bain

Sales growth for companies making goods like jewellery, high-end fashion or handbags would come in at the low end of its expectations in 2019 due to the Hong Kong turmoil, according to Bain, which produces closely-followed forecasts for the sector.Global luxury goods sales were on course to expand to 281 billion euros ($310 billion) in 2019, its study showed, growing 4% at constant currencies, at the bottom end of its previous 4% to 6% forecast and down from 6% growth last year.

The Hong Kong pro-democracy protests weighed on third-quarter sales growth at firms from Cartier owner Richemont to Germany’s Hugo Boss , as the flow of visitors dwindled and retailers closed shop temporarily.Luxury brands, which have around 1,000 stores in the Asian shopping hub, are likely to start shutt…