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Big senior leadership shakeup at Nike

Big senior leadership shakeup at Nike

26 May 2023

Tadeu Marroco, new chief executive of BAT. Source: Supplied

Tadeu Marroco takes the helm at British American Tobacco

16 May 2023

What Karl Lagerfeld brought to the fashion of today and tomorrow

What Karl Lagerfeld brought to the fashion of today and tomorrow

Jean-Noël Kapferer 6 Mar 2019

Iconic fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dies

Iconic fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dies

Lauren Hartzenberg 19 Feb 2019

Versace acquisition: Michael Kors needed to boost its credibility to make it in the luxury market

Versace acquisition: Michael Kors needed to boost its credibility to make it in the luxury market

Stéphane J. G. Girod 15 Oct 2018

IBM Food Trust launches worldwide with Carrefour on board

IBM Food Trust launches worldwide with Carrefour on board

11 Oct 2018

Forget Milan, Florence is cradle of Italian fashion

Forget Milan, Florence is cradle of Italian fashion

9 Jan 2018

How Ikea used affordable and innovative design to transform the homes of everyday consumers

How Ikea used affordable and innovative design to transform the homes of everyday consumers

Dan Lewis 22 Nov 2017

#ATFexpo17: The clothing, footwear and textile trade's one-stop shop

#ATFexpo17: The clothing, footwear and textile trade's one-stop shop

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Nov 2017

Chayapon Bootboonneam via

Lego cuts jobs, overhauls business following drop in revenue

Lauren Hartzenberg 6 Sep 2017

Coffee wars heat up – JDE vs Nestlé

Coffee wars heat up – JDE vs Nestlé

Matthew Barry 24 Feb 2017

Reynolds may give British American Tobacco second wind

Reynolds may give British American Tobacco second wind

Fifi Peters 30 Jul 2015

Apple's new iPads are using chips that are embedded directly into the phone to securely handle transactions and this move poses a threat to French company Gemalto according to analysts at Barclays. Image: Gemalto

Apple's new SIM hurts Gemalto in France

22 Oct 2014

Chief Executive of Philips, Frans van Houten has blamed Russia and China for the poor performance of the company and added that the patent infringement award made against it worth $466.8m has damaged profits, too. Image: Wikipedia

Philips blames Russia, China for its €103m loss

21 Oct 2014

Car sales in Europe have risen with Spain leading the way and recording an impressive 26.2% rise year-on-year in September. Image:

Europe's car sales up 6.4% in September

20 Oct 2014

Former Communications Minister in the Romanian government is accused of soliciting bribes from companies supplying Microsoft's software, widely used by government departments in Romania. Image:

Microsoft licences: Romania's probe of state officials

17 Oct 2014

The inventors of the blue LED lamps have won this year's Nobel Prize for Physics. Image:

LED lamp wins Nobel Physics prize for Japanese trio

8 Oct 2014

Rovio's Mikael Hed says that falling sales have forced the company to cut jobs and look for new sources of revenue. Image:

Angry Birds not selling so jobs going

6 Oct 2014

Funai is asking the Court of Arbitration to rule in its favour that Philips pay it €312m in compensation for a failed deal in which Funai attempted to by the electronic products division from the Dutch company. Image: Wikipedia

Funai demands €312m from Philips

6 Oct 2014

Apple, with its iPhones, iPads and iPods has made billions of euros in Europe and yet paid just a fraction in taxes even though it is actually one of the richest companies in the world. Image:

Apple's "sweet" tax deal with Ireland being scrutinised

1 Oct 2014

Jimmy Choo Chief Executive Pierre Denis says the company needs to expand in Asia and China where luxury brands are growing in popularity. Image:

Jimmy Choo in London IPO for Asia growth

25 Sep 2014

The TomTom Pro 8275 that provides fleet operators with more control and information for trucks that are on the road. Image: TomTom

TomTom's new Pro 8 series driver terminals

25 Sep 2014

Bosch Chairman, Volkmar Denner says that the two groups will create a company with a turnover of about €30bn. Image: Bosch

Bosch buys ZF Friedrichshafen

16 Sep 2014

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo has quit as the boss of Ferrari and will step down in October after 23 years with the company. Image: Wikipedia

Ferrari boss Montezemolo quits

10 Sep 2014

Infineon, Philips and Samsung and been fined €138m for its control of smartcard markets in Europe. Image: Samsung

Samsung, Philips and Infineon fined for cartel

4 Sep 2014

Samsung's new VR headset that said to give gamers an immersive 3-D experience while playing games. Image:

Samsung's new 'phablets' and smartwatch

4 Sep 2014

Porsche's former Chief Executive Wendelin Wiedeking will have to face charges of share price manipulation after the failed deal to buy Volkswagen. Image:

Porsche's former boss to stand trial

29 Aug 2014

European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Ferdinando Nelli Feroci says that while this is a setback for the programme he is confident it will continue to go ahead as planned. Image:

Space experts try to fix Galileo satellites

26 Aug 2014

ESA's Director-General Jean-Jacques Dordain says the satellite navigation system should start operating sometimes next year but its full capabilities will only materialise by about 2019. Image: ESA

ESA to launch two navigation satellites this week

20 Aug 2014

High Pay Centre's Deborah Hargreaves says that the pay packages of executives are iniquitious and need to be capped by legislation. Image: Twitter

UK bosses earn 143 times more than workers

19 Aug 2014

Nokia's Rajeev Suri says that having sold the phone division to Microsoft the company's networking products and services are showing strong growth and profitability. Image:

Nokia renaissance sees profits climb

25 Jul 2014

After 11 consecutive quarters of losses, STMicroelectronics has now returned to profit. Image:

STMicrolectronics disappoints investors despite profits

24 Jul 2014

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What Karl Lagerfeld brought to the fashion of today and tomorrow

What Karl Lagerfeld brought to the fashion of today and tomorrow

Jean-Noël Kapferer 6 Mar 2019

Iconic fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dies

Iconic fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dies

Lauren Hartzenberg 19 Feb 2019

Versace acquisition: Michael Kors needed to boost its credibility to make it in the luxury market

Versace acquisition: Michael Kors needed to boost its credibility to make it in the luxury market

Stéphane J. G. Girod 15 Oct 2018

IBM Food Trust launches worldwide with Carrefour on board

IBM Food Trust launches worldwide with Carrefour on board

11 Oct 2018

Forget Milan, Florence is cradle of Italian fashion

Forget Milan, Florence is cradle of Italian fashion

9 Jan 2018

How Ikea used affordable and innovative design to transform the homes of everyday consumers

How Ikea used affordable and innovative design to transform the homes of everyday consumers

Dan Lewis 22 Nov 2017

#ATFexpo17: The clothing, footwear and textile trade's one-stop shop

#ATFexpo17: The clothing, footwear and textile trade's one-stop shop

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Nov 2017

Chayapon Bootboonneam via

Lego cuts jobs, overhauls business following drop in revenue

Lauren Hartzenberg 6 Sep 2017

Coffee wars heat up – JDE vs Nestlé

Coffee wars heat up – JDE vs Nestlé

Matthew Barry 24 Feb 2017

Reynolds may give British American Tobacco second wind

Reynolds may give British American Tobacco second wind

Fifi Peters 30 Jul 2015

Apple's new iPads are using chips that are embedded directly into the phone to securely handle transactions and this move poses a threat to French company Gemalto according to analysts at Barclays. Image: Gemalto

Apple's new SIM hurts Gemalto in France

22 Oct 2014

Chief Executive of Philips, Frans van Houten has blamed Russia and China for the poor performance of the company and added that the patent infringement award made against it worth $466.8m has damaged profits, too. Image: Wikipedia

Philips blames Russia, China for its €103m loss

21 Oct 2014

Car sales in Europe have risen with Spain leading the way and recording an impressive 26.2% rise year-on-year in September. Image:

Europe's car sales up 6.4% in September

20 Oct 2014

Former Communications Minister in the Romanian government is accused of soliciting bribes from companies supplying Microsoft's software, widely used by government departments in Romania. Image:

Microsoft licences: Romania's probe of state officials

17 Oct 2014

The inventors of the blue LED lamps have won this year's Nobel Prize for Physics. Image:

LED lamp wins Nobel Physics prize for Japanese trio

8 Oct 2014

Rovio's Mikael Hed says that falling sales have forced the company to cut jobs and look for new sources of revenue. Image:

Angry Birds not selling so jobs going

6 Oct 2014

Funai is asking the Court of Arbitration to rule in its favour that Philips pay it €312m in compensation for a failed deal in which Funai attempted to by the electronic products division from the Dutch company. Image: Wikipedia

Funai demands €312m from Philips

6 Oct 2014

Apple, with its iPhones, iPads and iPods has made billions of euros in Europe and yet paid just a fraction in taxes even though it is actually one of the richest companies in the world. Image:

Apple's "sweet" tax deal with Ireland being scrutinised

1 Oct 2014

Jimmy Choo Chief Executive Pierre Denis says the company needs to expand in Asia and China where luxury brands are growing in popularity. Image:

Jimmy Choo in London IPO for Asia growth

25 Sep 2014

The TomTom Pro 8275 that provides fleet operators with more control and information for trucks that are on the road. Image: TomTom

TomTom's new Pro 8 series driver terminals

25 Sep 2014

Bosch Chairman, Volkmar Denner says that the two groups will create a company with a turnover of about €30bn. Image: Bosch

Bosch buys ZF Friedrichshafen

16 Sep 2014

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo has quit as the boss of Ferrari and will step down in October after 23 years with the company. Image: Wikipedia

Ferrari boss Montezemolo quits

10 Sep 2014

Infineon, Philips and Samsung and been fined €138m for its control of smartcard markets in Europe. Image: Samsung

Samsung, Philips and Infineon fined for cartel

4 Sep 2014

Samsung's new VR headset that said to give gamers an immersive 3-D experience while playing games. Image:

Samsung's new 'phablets' and smartwatch

4 Sep 2014

Porsche's former Chief Executive Wendelin Wiedeking will have to face charges of share price manipulation after the failed deal to buy Volkswagen. Image:

Porsche's former boss to stand trial

29 Aug 2014

European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Ferdinando Nelli Feroci says that while this is a setback for the programme he is confident it will continue to go ahead as planned. Image:

Space experts try to fix Galileo satellites

26 Aug 2014

ESA's Director-General Jean-Jacques Dordain says the satellite navigation system should start operating sometimes next year but its full capabilities will only materialise by about 2019. Image: ESA

ESA to launch two navigation satellites this week

20 Aug 2014

High Pay Centre's Deborah Hargreaves says that the pay packages of executives are iniquitious and need to be capped by legislation. Image: Twitter

UK bosses earn 143 times more than workers

19 Aug 2014

Nokia's Rajeev Suri says that having sold the phone division to Microsoft the company's networking products and services are showing strong growth and profitability. Image:

Nokia renaissance sees profits climb

25 Jul 2014

After 11 consecutive quarters of losses, STMicroelectronics has now returned to profit. Image:

STMicrolectronics disappoints investors despite profits

24 Jul 2014

Counterfeit battle between LVMH and eBay ends

18 Jul 2014

Nick Sloane will oversea attempts to refloat the rusting hulk of the Costa Concordia where it will be sold as scrap. Image:

No golf for salvage expert Nick Sloane

14 Jul 2014

People are paying more than €1,000 for refurbish, simple and old phones in France as users seek simpler technologies. Image:

Forget apps, old-school mobiles ring in a comeback

26 May 2014

Russia has slapped penal duties on vans imported from Italy and Germany. Image: Wikipedia

EU challenges Russia at WTO over duties on vans

22 May 2014

Oleg Ostapenko has the task of rebuilding Russia tarnish image and improve the reliability of its rockets after several explosions and lost satellites. Image:

Russian rocket falls back to Earth with super satellite

19 May 2014

Volkswagen now owns 90% of the shares in Swedish truck company Scania. Image: Wikipedia

Volkswagen buys Scania as Swedish shareholder sells stake

15 May 2014

Norbert Reithofer, Chief Executive of BMW says that record profits and sales are expected this year. Image:

BMW gets off to roaring start in 2014

8 May 2014

Herbert Hainer, Chief Executive of Adidas says the first quarter profits were hurt by the strong euro but overall, strong profits will be recorded this year. Image: Adidas

Adidas profits hurt by strong euro

8 May 2014

Renault has halted a deal with Zil to open a production plant in the country. Zil mainly builds trucks for the military and construction sector although it is now offering some commercial vehicles as well. Image: Wikipedia

Renault freezes Zil deal blaming the ruble's slump

24 Apr 2014

Nokia has recalled the chargers for its 2520 tablet because of the risk of an electrical shock. Image:

Nokia recalls 30,000 chargers for Lumia 2520 tablet

22 Apr 2014

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