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A franker approach is being used to advertise personal products

From WORLD May 21, 2013

Dublin cut tax burden after US lobbying

Ireland accused of enabling complex tax avoidance strategy

Burberry From LEX May 21, 2013

Burberry: entrenched in Asia

UK luxury group should provide more detail about its sales

From RETAIL May 21, 2013

M&S hit by weak clothing sales

Pre-tax profit drops 14% to £564.3m

May 19, 2013

Loeb’s vision for Sony draped in risk

Investor suggests selling up to 20% of entertainment unit

Karl-Johan Persson, CEO H&M, in Stockholm Sweden. ©Johan Jeppsson The Monday Interview from MANAGEMENT May 19, 2013

Karl-Johan Persson, H&M chief

The grandson of the Swedish brand’s founder says price is not the only way to judge a company

Hermes bags ©Bloomberg From LUXURY 360 May 19, 2013

Report points to LVMH operation on Hermès

Leaked document from regulator says group built stake in rival

BP Full Year Earnings Press Conference...Tony Hayward, chief executive officer of BP Plc., pauses during the company's press conference to announce their full year results in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. BP Plc, Europe's biggest oil company, expects the recovery from last year's recession to be "slow and gradual" as fourth-quarter earnings missed analyst estimates. Photographer: ©Bloomberg Week in Review from ENERGY May 17, 2013

Week in review, May 18

Hayward likes life ‘on the edge’

Inside Business May 16, 2013

Nestlé has time to deal with L’Oréal stake

Arguments in favour of a sale to cosmetics group are enticing

A giant model watch by watchmaker "A. Lange & Soehne", part of luxury goods group Richemont, is displayed during the opening day of the "Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie" (SIHH) a professional fair in fine watchmaking on January 21, 2013 in Geneva. Swiss manufacturer of luxury goods Richemont announced sales meet expectations for the third quarter of its 2012 fiscal year to Euro 2.8 billion, up 5% at constant exchange rates and 9% in the real exchange rate. ©AFP From LEX May 16, 2013

Richemont: clocking off

Swiss luxury goods group’s biggest market is slowing

May 16, 2013

Walmart suffers as US sales drop

Retailer blames payroll tax rise, bad weather and low food inflation

May 15, 2013

Alliance Boots chief defends tax payments

Group says it pays more than £300m tax a year as it unveils rise in profits

Inside Business May 15, 2013

Letter gives Hirai chance to aid Sony

Activist investor Loeb seeks change in conservative corporate culture at Japanese group

May 14, 2013

M&S to cut supply base by 10%

Bolland asks not to be judged purely on latest clothing collection

From TECHNOLOGY May 14, 2013

Activist investor calls for Sony revamp

Loeb exemplifies interest in resurgent Japan with $1bn stake

From WORLD May 14, 2013

Internet sales flourish in Nigeria

Convenience draws middle class to online shopping

May 14, 2013

Puma warns on sales and profits

Sports goods group fails to keep up with rival Adidas

From LEX May 14, 2013

Activism in Japan: full-frontal Loeb

Sony could use a hard prod, but the activist investor may find things work differently here

From RETAIL May 14, 2013

Retailers to sign Bangladesh safety pact

Authorities end rescue effort at collapsed building

From INDUSTRIALS May 12, 2013

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