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...It later sent warning letters to 189 retailers continuing to sell them and issued fines....
...Cracking down on bubblegum flavours, bright packaging and retailers that turn a blind eye to teen purchases would also help....
...Last week, German beauty retailer Douglas, a business backed by private equity group CVC Capital Partners, announced plans to list in Frankfurt seeking a valuation of about €6bn....
...Facing a tougher market, Apple and its retailers have begun discounting....
...GMB union said more than 1,000 members walked out at an Amazon warehouse in Coventry last month as the company prepared for the Black Friday sales, a critical period for the online retailer, after staff...
...John Dunne, chief executive of the UK Vaping Industry Association, the trade body, blamed “rogue retailers” for giving access to children....
...But we’re used to competition,” he said, citing Altria’s strong relationships with retailers and distributors....
...John Dunne, chief executive of the UK Vaping Industry Association, a trade body, cautioned ministers against making changes that were “too radical”, arguing that a ban on flavoured vapes could “lead to millions...
...Ford makes much of its profits from pick-ups, while the Kentucky plant that manufactures the Super Duty is the single most profitable factory in the carmaker’s entire global network....
...Farming and forestry account for almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions and a hefty chunk of the scope 3 emissions of food manufacturers and retailers originate on farms....
...“The funeral date for the product is effectively already set” in the EU, adds Umberto Roccatti, president of Italy’s vaping industry association....
...Japanese retailers, especially smaller ones, face serious employee shortages....
...This article has been updated to clarify that Higg Inc has rebranded as Worldly, not the Higg Index as incorrectly stated in a previous version. ...
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on March 8, 2023. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...According to the Camera and Imaging Products Association, a Japanese trade group, global shipments have been on a long-term decline since peaking in 2008 but seem to have bottomed out in 2020....
...The FDA’s ban “revitalised the popularity of the disposable market, which had been declining for years,” says John Dunne, director-general at the UK Vaping Industry Association....
...On the day I visit, 357 Walmart facilities are on flood watch after torrential rains in Kentucky. Green and red dots on a digital map pinpoint its properties in the flood zone....
...Nike displaced UK-based Umbro as the sponsor of and outfitter for the Football Association in 2013, later extending the deal through 2030....
...The problems facing some retailers stem less from a shortage of demand than from an excess of supply....
...Corporate earnings Retailers Walmart and Home Depot will be closely watched by investors for any comments on inflation and supply chain bottlenecks....
...Retailers including H&M and Nike have closed stores, while international brewers, such as Heineken and Carlsberg, are divesting their Russian divisions....
...The interest rate is already above the average yield in the loan market of 5.7 per cent, according to an index run by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association....
...Ford’s latest projects in Kentucky and Tennessee are costing the states up to $60,000 and $100,000 a job, respectively....
...Last week, the Retail Industry Leaders Association, a trade group, wrote to the National Governors Association urging governors to adopt “uniform, statewide orders to create clarity for businesses, customers...
...represented a third of the credit card market in the UK, Mastercard 62 per cent and American Express the remainder, according to the latest available data from UK Finance, the banking and finance trade association...
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