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N Brown Sees Higher Tax on Marketing Costs

13 November 2018 • By Reuters

13 November 2018 • By Reuters

The plus sized fashion retailer said tax on marketing costs would rise between £6 million and £9 million annually as a result of a long-running dispute with the British government over tax recovery.

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N Brown Sees Higher Tax on Marketing Costs

The plus sized fashion retailer said tax on marketing costs would rise between £6 million and £9 million annually as a result of a long-running dispute with the British government over tax recovery.

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Walmart Asks Beauty Suppliers to Look Beyond China for Sourcing

17 August 2018 • By Bloomberg

17 August 2018 • By Bloomberg

To get ahead of tariffs, the supermarket chain asked suppliers if they have facilities outside of China, and if not, whether they would consider investing in some to broaden their sourcing ability.

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Walmart Asks Beauty Suppliers to Look Beyond China for Sourcing

To get ahead of tariffs, the supermarket chain asked suppliers if they have facilities outside of China, and if not, whether they would consider investing in some to broaden their sourcing ability.

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Handbags, Apparel Hit as Trump Tariffs Target Consumers

11 July 2018 • By Bloomberg

11 July 2018 • By Bloomberg

The new list of products subject to duties has been expanded to target categories such as sporting goods and apparel items.

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Handbags, Apparel Hit as Trump Tariffs Target Consumers

The new list of products subject to duties has been expanded to target categories such as sporting goods and apparel items.

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Trump Spares Made-in-USA Apparel as Most Machinery Tariff-Free

15 June 2018 • By Bloomberg

15 June 2018 • By Bloomberg

The exclusion of most apparel equipment from the new tariffs has allayed fears that manufacturers would push higher costs on to consumers, but the prospect of retaliation from China is a worrying threat.

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Trump Spares Made-in-USA Apparel as Most Machinery Tariff-Free

The exclusion of most apparel equipment from the new tariffs has allayed fears that manufacturers would push higher costs on to consumers, but the prospect of retaliation from China is a worrying threat.

Social Goods | Fashion Among Worst Pay Gap Offenders, US Tariffs on Developing Countries

11 April 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

11 April 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

This week, companies like Condé Nast and Victoria's Secret have the biggest gender pay gaps in the UK, while the US imposes its highest tariffs on poor countries.

Social Goods | Fashion Among Worst Pay Gap Offenders, US Tariffs on Developing Countries

This week, companies like Condé Nast and Victoria's Secret have the biggest gender pay gaps in the UK, while the US imposes its highest tariffs on poor countries.

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What Trump’s Trade War Means for Fashion

27 March 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

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What Trump’s Trade War Means for Fashion

As fears of a trade war begin to ebb, the tension felt by supply chain leaders appears to be lifting. But given president Trump’s characteristic unpredictability, the fashion industry is not out of the woods yet.

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Kering Refutes Tax Evasion Claims

16 March 2018 • By Reuters

16 March 2018 • By Reuters

The French luxury-goods group has responded to reports that it used a Swiss-based scheme to evade taxes on earnings from brands like Gucci and Saint Laurent.

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Kering Refutes Tax Evasion Claims

The French luxury-goods group has responded to reports that it used a Swiss-based scheme to evade taxes on earnings from brands like Gucci and Saint Laurent.

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EU Proposes Retaliatory Tariffs Against US Clothing and Cosmetics

6 March 2018 • By Reuters

6 March 2018 • By Reuters

The European Union is preparing punitive tariffs on iconic US brands, raising political pressure on President Donald Trump to ditch his plans for taxing steel and aluminium imports.

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EU Proposes Retaliatory Tariffs Against US Clothing and Cosmetics

The European Union is preparing punitive tariffs on iconic US brands, raising political pressure on President Donald Trump to ditch his plans for taxing steel and aluminium imports.

Trump Tax Reform Won’t Boost Luxury Brands

15 January 2018 • By Luca Solca

Trump Tax Reform Won’t Boost Luxury Brands

US president Trump’s tax reforms have been widely portrayed as favouring the wealthy, in which case Europe’s luxury giants should benefit. Not so, argues Luca Solca.

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U.S. Top Court to Decide If Online Retailers Must Collect State Sales Tax

12 January 2018 • By Reuters

12 January 2018 • By Reuters

South Dakota wants to overturn a 1992 Supreme Court ruling that companies with no physical presence in a state are not required to collect a state sales tax on purchases.

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U.S. Top Court to Decide If Online Retailers Must Collect State Sales Tax

South Dakota wants to overturn a 1992 Supreme Court ruling that companies with no physical presence in a state are not required to collect a state sales tax on purchases.