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...Rivals H&M and Zara owner Inditex reported net profits of SKr8.7bn ($820mn) and €5.4bn ($5.8bn) respectively in their most recent fiscal years....
...Shein touts its “long-term relationship” with its network of garment manufacturers as one of its competitive advantages over fast-fashion rivals such as Zara and H&M, forging those ties by paying quicker...
...AstraZeneca said it did “not comment on rumours or speculations around future strategy or M&A”. Shares in the group were down 1 per cent in late morning trading on Monday....
...“Martin has been banging the table on the M&A front again,” said one person close to Tencent, referring to the group’s president Martin Lau, who is in charge of its overseas expansion....
...That would exceed the existing combined annual sales of retail giants H&M and Zara....
...Here to talk about it is the FT’s China tech correspondent, Eleanor Alcott. Hi, Eleanor. Eleanor OlcottHi. Saffeya AhmedSo can you tell me a little bit about Shein as a company?...
...I’m still slowly recovering from a very bad cold that I caught at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona two weeks ago — but at least I’ve got my voice back!...
...I’m Sonja Hutson, in for Marc Filippino, and here’s the news you need to start your day....
...Additional reporting by Qianer Liu and Eleanor Olcott in Hong Kong...
...I’m still in touch with him often. How fit are you?I’m active physically at least five hours a day, not only in the concerts that you see, but also the rehearsals....
...“I’m not interested in revolution,” he says. “I’m a capitalist. It was his capitalist aptitude that attracted me, not his revolutionary history.”...
...I’m joined now by the FT’s Washington bureau chief James Politi, who’s in New Delhi. Hi, James. James Politi Hi, Marc....
...I'm Jude Webeber and I'm the Ireland Correspondent for the Financial Times....
...Did I mention I’m training for the London marathon? Then came the warning signs....
...In 2019, Boucheron opened an opulent 300sq m second-floor apartment above its Place Vendôme store, where VVIP guests could spend the night....
...I’m a Gen X reader steeped in Anglosphere feminism and I started off sceptical....
...One US official said Wang’s visit was “small ‘m’ momentum as we all find our footing”....
...At 8am when we gather, pre-breakfast, to be offered a choice of excursions for the day, I’m still laughing at Eleanor’s appalled expression....
...The Phoenix Group has named Lloyd’s of London chief investment officer Eleanor Bucks as a member of its board, effective December 1....
...Eleanor Olcott This is a really pivotal moment for Alibaba. Marc Filippino That’s the FT’s China correspondent, Eleanor Olcott....
...With their pixie features and huge eyes, Jack Wolfe and Eleanor Worthington-Cox make plausible siblings as Gabe and Natalie, their mother’s predicament impacting them in different ways....
...“People would have to go there, to one place, whereas I’m sending art out to them,” he says....
...I’m actually going to I suppose buy Eleanor Laing, Deputy Speaker — quite competent, a former Tory....
...I’m usually satisfied with the plant-based protein included, but you can easily add any extra of your choosing. All salads come with suggested additional proteins....
...I’m now looking forward to the audiobook of Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood — a thriller with a climactic twist....
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