By Reuters Published November 20, 2025 Italian prosecutors have placed luxury group Tod’s and three of its executives under investigation for suspected labour abuses and are seeking a temporary ban on some company advertising, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. Tod’s is known for its loafers among other accessories – Tod’s…
Vanessa ClarkeEducation reporter Closing schools in Covid ‘a nightmare idea’, former PM Boris Johnson says Papers in hand, Boris Johnson arrived at the Covid Inquiry before the sun came up. He was there to answer questions on decisions he made during the pandemic that directly impacted children. And what an impact they had. School attendance,…
Published November 20, 2025 In Key West, the last inhabited island in the Florida Keys, where the road ends and the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Mexico begin, the international fashion press and numerous influencers gathered on Monday evening to attend Lilly Pulitzer’s fashion show. The new Lilly Pulitzer’s collection with Heather Van Der…
BBC It was the most momentous event in UK history since World War Two. As a new virus took hold, millions of us were told to stay at home and billions of pounds were spent propping up the country’s economy. The Covid inquiry will publish its second set of findings on Thursday, looking in detail…
By Bloomberg Published November 20, 2025 Gen Z youngsters are under pressure from rising costs of everything from food to housing, as well as competition from artificial intelligence for their jobs. Second-hand clothing platform Vinted provides a useful hedge against those strains, which are prompting them to cut back on $6 lattes and casual meals and could soon be coming for…
Published November 20, 2025 JD Sports Fashion’s Q3 update on Thursday came with a forecast of full-year profit at the lower end of market expectations on the back of weaker macro and consumer indicators in recent weeks. Reuters And while it also reported a 1.7% fall in quarterly like-for-like sales, that was an improvement on…
Zoë Schiffer: So shifting gears, our next story deals with another inescapable fact of modern life, which is scam text messages. Brian, how many scam texts or calls would you say you receive in a given week these days? Brian Barrett: I mean, how many have I received during this recording? It is incessant, and…
Published November 20, 2025 There’s been a lot of talk of late about trainers/sneakers’ grip on the modern footwear market weakening slightly and some new data backs that up. JOOR Online wholesale specialist JOOR said its data shows buyers are still looking towards comfort-driven pieces but often picking sandals and more traditional flat shoes. Not…
Grills don’t need AI, but you might need an AI grill. When it debuted at CES early this year, the Brisk It Zelos-450 was advertised as being “the first grill with generative AI.” That AI comes in the form of “Vera,” an in-app feature that “creates customized recipes based on your input” and then sets…
Published November 20, 2025 Dr Martens’ six-month results for the FY26 period to late September on Thursday showed the execution of its new strategy on track with full-price DTC revenue rising 6%. Image: Marc Jacobs x Dr Martens But there were still some negative figures with overall revenue on a reported basis dipping by 0.8%…
