Chanel ends use of exotic skins in its fashion range
Reuters Chanel has become the first luxury fashion house in the world to stop using exotic animal skins, like snake, crocodile, lizard and stingray. The company’s head of fashion, Bruno Pavlovsky, said it had become harder to source such pelts ethically. He also included fur in the list, of which Chanel uses little. Although Chanel’s […]
Shoppers dwindle in high street
PA The Welsh Retail Consortium said there was “unprecedented change” in the retail industry Shopping centres were hit particularly badly with a 5.9% drop in the 15th consecutive month to see a fall. “These figures continue to place considerable pressure on retailers at a time of huge uncertainty,” said Sara Jones, head of policy. But […]
Lidl bottom of recyclable packaging survey, says Which?
Getty Images Up to a third of plastic packaging used in supermarkets is either difficult to recycle or not recyclable at all, a consumer group has said. Consumer group Which? said that of 27 own-brand items at 10 big supermarkets, Lidl had the lowest proportion of easily recyclable packaging. However Lidl said the survey did […]
Facebook expels alt-right figurehead
Getty Images A speech by Mr Spencer on the University of Florida’s campus proved controversial in 2017 Facebook has banned the American white nationalist who popularised the term “alternative right”. Richard Spencer’s page on the social network was removed on Friday along with two other pages he controlled: that of his National Policy Institute think […]
Preston pub selling meals for a penny to meet rules
Andy Macdonald The Ships and Giggles pub in Preston was told it could not offer free meals A pub that offered free food during tier three coronavirus restrictions is selling meals for just a penny after being threatened with closure. Andy Macdonald, owner of the Ships and Giggles in Preston, Lancashire, said he made the […]
Has the phone industry hit a road bump?
BBC For a decade it has been the fastest moving, most dynamic industry on Earth – but has the smartphone business just hit a bump in the road? On the Tech Tent podcast this week, I report from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where despite the hype about 5G and augmented reality, a nagging question […]
Putting the spotlight on the global wildlife trade
Getty Images Sun bear rescued from wildlife traffickers in Indonesia Conservation experts say the coronavirus pandemic, which likely originated at a market selling wild animals in China, is a watershed moment for curbing the global wildlife trade, which can drive extinction and spread disease. When Adam Peyman walked into a restaurant in Vietnam to order […]
EU helps protect weak firms from foreign takeovers
Getty Images The EU plans to help block foreign takeovers of European companies struggling with the virus downturn. It wants to allow governments to invest in weak companies, which could include some form of ownership. While it called them “measures of last resort”, the European Commission says it is consulting member states. A focus for […]
Scottish seafood exports to EU delayed for further five days
DFDS Exports of Scottish seafood from smaller companies are to be halted for a further five days by the transport company that handles most of the trade. That was due to have resumed now but the company has told customers it will not begin again until next Monday. Paperwork will then have to be approved […]
Twitter UK staff get deadline over cuts consultation
PA Media Trade union Prospect says it now has dozens of Twitter UK staff on its books Twitter staff in the UK who face losing their jobs have been given three days to nominate someone to represent them in a formal consultation about their employment. Under UK employment law a consultation has to be carried […]