Tag: said-on-tuesday
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Fashion brands ignore ‘endemic’ abuse of Syrian refugees in Turkey: watchdog
By Timothy Large LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Big fashion brands are failing to protect Syrian refugees from “endemic” abuse in Turkish clothing factories supplying European retailers, a monitoring group said on Tuesday. Child labor, pitiful pay and dangerous conditions are among the risks facing undocumented Syrian refugees working in Turkey’s garment industry, according to…
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Trump-Clinton debate seen by record 80.9 million TV viewers – CNN
Some 80.9 million Americans watched the first, raucous, U.S. presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump on television, smashing a decades old record for such events, CNN said on Tuesday. The figure includes the approximately 45 million who watched the 90-minute debate on the four main TV networks, as well as millions…
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Ralph Lauren to cut about 1,000 jobs and shut shops
Shares of Ralph Lauren, which also forecast declines in full-year and first-quarter revenue, fell as much as 10.4 percent to $86.32 in early trading on Tuesday. Ralph Lauren, like some other luxury brands, has been struggling amid sluggish spending on luxury apparel and accessories. Ralph Lauren said on Tuesday it would try to reduce the…
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals tumbles; Ralph Lauren job cuts; Zillow to pay $130M to settle lawsuit
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Dior, in UK for cruise line, says new designer ‘work in progress’
Appointing a new Dior creative director is a “work in progress”, the French fashion house's chief executive said on Tuesday, with the luxury label still to name a head designer some six months after Raf Simons left to set up his own brand. Dior, one of the world's most famous designer houses, announced Simons' surprise…
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Alexander McQueen’s Paris store wins Prix Versailles for architecture
Alexander McQueen's Paris boutique has won the second edition of the Prix Versailles for Commercial Architecture, reports Women's Wear Daily.
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Adidas to return mass shoe production to Germany in 2017
By Jörn Poltz ANSBACH, Germany (Reuters) – Adidas will launch mass production of running shoes at a German factory operated largely by robots next year and plans to open a similar plant in the United States next year, the company said on Tuesday. Founded by German cobbler Adi Dassler in 1949, Adidas had closed all…
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Tejano music star Emilio Navaira dies at age 53 in Texas
By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Grammy Award-winning musician Emilio Navaira, who helped take Tejano music from a Texas-based regional genre to international acclaim, has died at the age of 53, police and his publicist said on Tuesday. Police in New Braunfels, about 40 miles (65 km) northeast of San Antonio, said they were…
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Items from late comedian Joan Rivers’ New York home up for auction
Fans of the late Joan Rivers will have the chance to buy items from the acerbic comedian's New York home at an auction later this year, auctioneers Christie's said on Tuesday. Pieces of art, jewelry, furniture and clothing will be among the 200-plus lots from Rivers' Manhattan penthouse on sale June 22, with starting bids…