Published October 21, 2025 In 2015, with the reverberations of the early‑2000s economic crisis still being keenly felt in retail, Irish low‑cost fashion brand Primark chose to step out of Spanish shopping centres, its natural habitat until then, and set up shop at 32 Gran Vía in Madrid, in a now century‑old building that originally…
The threat of online scams and fraud is an ever-present reality in our connected world, and the volume of scams is only growing. Nearly 60% of people globally have experienced a scam in the last year. Yet while increased connectivity has certainly fueled this rise in scams, the bigger shift is this: widespread access to…
At the end of August, the AI company Anthropic announced that its chatbot Claude wouldn’t help anyone build a nuclear weapon. According to Anthropic, it had partnered with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to make sure Claude wouldn’t spill nuclear secrets. The manufacture of nuclear weapons is both…
Published October 21, 2025 Balenciaga unveiled on Thursday its first campaign under newly appointed creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli, marking the beginning of a new era for the French fashion house. Balenciaga unveils Pierpaolo Piccioli’s first campaign. – Balenciaga Following Piccioli’s highly anticipated runway debut earlier this month, the campaign is brought to life through still…
BBC 100-year-old May O’Shea survived the blitz during World War Two “I never thought I’d make it to this age,” says 100-year-old May O’Shea. “I thought I would have died by now.” May’s milestone is still one very few people achieve despite the number of centenarians in the UK doubling over the past 20 years….
Translated by Nicola Mira Published October 21, 2025 Lorenzo Bertelli, CMO and head of CSR for the Prada group, spoke at a conference organised by Deloitte at their Milan corporate headquarters on October 21. Bertelli covered a wide range of subjects, starting with his joining the group. “I was never pressured to work in the family…
Published October 21, 2025 US group Zebra, which specialises in point-of-sale solutions and scanners, has announced its acquisition of California-based Elo Touch Solutions, a specialist in retail terminals. Zebra The acquisition of Elo, majority-owned by Crestview Partners since 2018, will expand Zebra’s total addressable market to $8 billion. The value of the transaction has not been…
Published October 21, 2025 A reset in fashion retailers’ returns rules has seen a reduction in related traffic drop by a quarter. The welcome news to combat the “£6.6 billion thorn in the side” by delivery specialist ZigZag and Retail Economics means the numbers from serial returners has dropped from 11% to 8%, saving retailers a…
In the early 2010s, nearly every STEM-savvy college-bound kid heard the same advice: Learn to code. Python was the new Latin. Computer science was the ticket to a stable, well-paid, future-proof life. But in 2025, the glow has dimmed. “Learn to code” now sounds a little like “learn shorthand.” Teenagers still want jobs in tech,…
By Reuters Published October 21, 2025 France’s L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics and beauty player, posted a 4.2% rise in third-quarter sales on Tuesday, in an acceleration from the prior quarter, but missing forecasts after weaker-than-expected growth in the Americas. L’Oreal retails globally – Shutterstock The group, which makes CeraVe creams and Valentino perfume, said…
