Amazon uses aggregated seller data to help business, it tells lawmakers

Such data, also culled from public sources and Amazon’s first-party sales, is available to the company’s retail and private brand teams, it said in an Oct. 11…

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Swarovski to cut 600 jobs

“The international luxury market has been hit hard by the crisis,” the crystal maker said in a release, explaining that it saw a “massive decline in sales”…

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U.S. consumer prices accelerate in August

The Labor Department said on Thursday its Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent last month after edging up 0.1 percent in July. August’s gain as the largest…

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Western fashion brands that ‘exploit’ Bangladesh suppliers face blacklisting

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has written to British billionaire Philip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) group asking it to pay by Friday for…

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Zara pulls skirt featuring alt-right meme motif

 Fashion and music writer Meagan Fredette posted an image of the denim skirt on Twitter, asking if the company could really be unaware of the frog’s implications….

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