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Migrant Workers in India Face Police Backlash After Defying Covid-19 Lockdown

31 March 2020 • By Reuters

31 March 2020 • By Reuters

Hundreds of thousands of migrant labourers, many of whom work in India's now shuttered textile industry, were sprayed with tear gas by police as they attempted to head to their homes in the countryside on foot, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 21-day nationwide lockdown.

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Migrant Workers in India Face Police Backlash After Defying Covid-19 Lockdown

Hundreds of thousands of migrant labourers, many of whom work in India's now shuttered textile industry, were sprayed with tear gas by police as they attempted to head to their homes in the countryside on foot, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 21-day nationwide lockdown.

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Zalando Cuts Spending and Investment as Coronavirus Continues

30 March 2020 • By Reuters

30 March 2020 • By Reuters

The fashion retailer is also planning to waive its commission fee for all new and existing physical stores that sell their goods on its platform.

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Zalando Cuts Spending and Investment as Coronavirus Continues

The fashion retailer is also planning to waive its commission fee for all new and existing physical stores that sell their goods on its platform.

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Macy's to Furlough Nearly 130,000 Employees

30 March 2020 • By Reuters

30 March 2020 • By Reuters

The department store said it planned to keep its stores shut and bring back employees on a staggered basis only once business resumes.

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Macy's to Furlough Nearly 130,000 Employees

The department store said it planned to keep its stores shut and bring back employees on a staggered basis only once business resumes.

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Ted Baker Names New CEO

30 March 2020 • By Reuters

30 March 2020 • By Reuters

The struggling British retailer said Chief Financial Officer Rachel Osborne will assume the role.

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Ted Baker Names New CEO

The struggling British retailer said Chief Financial Officer Rachel Osborne will assume the role.

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Chanel to Produce Surgical Masks for France

29 March 2020 • By Reuters

29 March 2020 • By Reuters

The Parisian house, which had temporarily closed production sites in France, Italy and Switzerland due to coronavirus, said it would start manufacturing protective gear once prototypes were approved.

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Chanel to Produce Surgical Masks for France

The Parisian house, which had temporarily closed production sites in France, Italy and Switzerland due to coronavirus, said it would start manufacturing protective gear once prototypes were approved.

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London and Paris Men’s and Couture Fashion Weeks Cancelled, Milan Men’s Week Postponed

27 March 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

27 March 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

The Covid-19 epidemic is upending fashion weeks around the world.

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London and Paris Men’s and Couture Fashion Weeks Cancelled, Milan Men’s Week Postponed

The Covid-19 epidemic is upending fashion weeks around the world.

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#BoFLIVE: Fashion’s Supply Chain Disruptions: What You Need to Know

27 March 2020 • By BoF Team

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#BoFLIVE: Fashion’s Supply Chain Disruptions: What You Need to Know

A live discussion and audience Q&A on how Covid-19 is impacting fashion’s global supply chain and how companies should react, exclusively for BoF Professional Members.

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#BoFLIVE: The New Rules for Going DTC

27 March 2020 • By BoF Team

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#BoFLIVE: The New Rules for Going DTC

A live discussion and audience Q&A on how direct-to-consumer brands can succeed in today’s crowded DTC landscape, exclusively for BoF Professional Members.

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Next Shutters E-Commerce Indefinitely Due to Coronavirus

27 March 2020 • By Reuters

27 March 2020 • By Reuters

The British retailer previously said it could feasibly sustain a hit of more than £1 billion ($1.2 billion), or 25 percent of annual sales.

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Next Shutters E-Commerce Indefinitely Due to Coronavirus

The British retailer previously said it could feasibly sustain a hit of more than £1 billion ($1.2 billion), or 25 percent of annual sales.

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What Fashion Brands Need to Know About the Stimulus Package

27 March 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

27 March 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

The $2 trillion relief bill will provide cash assistance to millions of individual Americans, as well as entrepreneurs whose businesses are paralysed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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What Fashion Brands Need to Know About the Stimulus Package

The $2 trillion relief bill will provide cash assistance to millions of individual Americans, as well as entrepreneurs whose businesses are paralysed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.