Burberry hit by global demos against factory closure
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Protests were held outside Burberry stores across Europe and the United States in a high-profile campaign against the planned transfer of jobs from Wales to lower wage economies.
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Burberry, a British upscale apparel retailer, is bringing its famous plaid line of trench coats and other apparel and accessories to the web.
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In comments accompanying an online petition, workers are airing disappointment, anger and bitterness with I.B.M. over a salary cut affecting 6% of the companyâs U.S. workforce.
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A strike at a General Motors Corp. plant in Germany began to squeeze the company's European production yesterday as a lack of parts halted two other factories, while thousands of workers rallied against GM's plan to cut up to 12,000 jobs across the continent.
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Opposition has been raised to a possible takeover of two luxury brands by Indian companies, prompting accusations of racism
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The closure of the Burberry factory in the Rhondda with the loss of 300 jobs provokes a furious response.
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BOCHUM, Germany Thousands of General Motors employees at its European factories are staging protests to fight what they call &quot;bad management.
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A writer claims a campaign to keep open Burberry's Rhondda factory could hurt the firm's remaining UK workers.
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The Confederation of British Industry has launched a blistering attack on proponents of free trade, notably France and Spain, who it said sought to block controversial foreign-backed takeovers.
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GENEVA : A movement to counter the abolition of textile and clothing import quotas at the end of the year is gaining momentum, driven by fears that an unbridled China could wipe out competition because of its sheer production capacity, diplomats said.
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Public anger in China over a popular  skin-care line has become a public relations headache for  Procter & Gamble , underlining the challenges foreign  firms face as they contend with increasingly discriminating  consumers.
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Signs of shop floor support for consumer groups urging action over soaring prices.
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About 1,000 workers of the C-Market company protested today against the proposed buy-out of the company stocks by Slovenian retail giant Merkator.
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A U.K. foundation gathers testimony from British businesses and coders opposed to software patents.
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The focus was more on who was in the audience when London's premier fashion event began on Sunday because designers said U.S. recession fears had made Russia and Asia the markets to target.
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Kate Moss is back at Burberry. The fashion house scrapped a campaign featuring the supermodel last year following tabloid accusations that she had used drugs.
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Business & money: Permira accused of failing to protect shop staff.