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Operational costs erode confidence in France’s cardboard sector
Confidence in France’s cardboard and stationery industry has weakened, as manufacturers face a difficult mix of rising costs, transport…
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VF’s Bracken Darrell Pay Hits $18.9M With Special CEO Performance Award
VF Corp. has become a changed company under Bracken Darrell, who became president and chief executive officer in 2023 and has been…
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5 habits that keep founders sharp when everything feels chaotic
If you’ve been building a company for any length of time, you’ve probably had weeks where everything seems to break at once. A key hire…
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Vietnam reviews EPR rules amid recycling concerns
Vietnam is reassessing its Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework as regulators look to close gaps between policy intent and…
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This Paris Pop-up Gives a Great Sense of Tokyo
The next best thing to a buying trip in Japan — for consumers and retailers alike — might be the Toyko Sense pop-up in Paris showcasing 29…
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Ciara Takes Her Clear Shoe Streak From Silver to Icy Blue With Femme LA’s Whiskey Slippers
Ciara gave her clear shoe streak a color shift Friday at The One Party by Uber in New York, trading the mirrored silver finishes she has…
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Stop Letting Marketing Fear Run Your Business
I grew up around entrepreneurs who believed work should teach you, and then you build something of your own. That mindset shaped how I see…
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Shuffle Board: Primark and Printemps Name Chief Executives, While Avalo Taps Former Secretary of Agriculture as Advisor
The latest HR moves made by leading textile and apparel companies. Brands Victoria’s Secret Based on preliminary results from Victoria’s…
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Hugo Boss Mulls Unsolicited Takeover Offer from Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group
LONDON – Hugo Boss said it is “thoroughly examining” an unsolicited takeover offer from Mike Ashley‘s Frasers Group for the stake in the…
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Meta Expands AI Partnership With Reliance
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms (META, Financials) is strengthening its partnership with Reliance Industries as…
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Agencies Aren’t Second-Class To SaaS
Every dinner with investors seems to end the same way. Someone sighs and says they just want a SaaS company. The subtext is clear:…
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Marketing Doesn’t Need More Agencies—It Needs Competence
Marketing has a simple truth that too many ignore: do good work and keep your promises. That’s not flashy, but it wins. The biggest…
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Christopher Bailey Is Ready Revive England’s Oldest Victorian Pottery
LONDON – Burberry’s former designer and chief executive Christopher Bailey is back, and has joined a small group of investors to acquire…
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Musicians shortchanged by AI deals with labels, lawsuit alleges
Musicians have been left out of settlements between major record labels and AI companies, a new lawsuit alleges. The American Federation…
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Apple revamps Siri as it tries to catch up in the AI race
Apple on Monday unveiled a new version of its virtual assistant Siri, to take on its artificial intelligence-powered rivals such as…
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A World-Class Omakase in America’s Most Landlocked State
Many of the commercial strips in Omaha, a city of about half a million people, have the air of a nineties college town, with low-slung…
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Expert flags 'warning signs' for German pharma industry
Germany's pharmaceutical industry faces fundamental challenges, as the cancellation of planned investments by giants Eli Lilly and…
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Startups Must Stop Skimping on Branding
Founders tell me they can’t afford branding. I say they can’t afford weak branding. If you’re building something that could be your life’s…
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California falls behind Texas in Fortune 500 ranking
Texas has dethroned California as the state with the most Fortune 500 companies. The Fortune 500 list ranks the largest U.S. companies by…
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Australia Tried To Tax Smoking Out of Existence. Now 80% of Tobacco Aussies Consume Is From the Black Market.
The Australian government has spent the last decade introducing steep tax hikes to curb smoking, and, as a result, the country has the…
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Turning Service Sales Into Market Making
I’ve spent my career building and scaling companies by finding simple levers that create outsized results. Here’s one that many leaders…
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5 strategies to build trust before you have authority
If you’re an early-stage founder, you’ve probably felt the frustration of having a great idea, a solid product, or a valuable service,…
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Latest data show Californian conundrum: high growth but high unemployment
California, the epicenter of the artificial intelligence boom, continues to grow its economy faster than the nation, but more people are…