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Owning physical drugstores is not the cash cow it once was
Company’s guidance for 2022 organic sales growth at the upper end of 1-4 per cent may climb
Move shows limits of unusual autonomy the US brand retained after its 2000 sale to the UK group
Meta frustrates developers by charging for VR apps
Owner of UK pharmacy and beauty group blames market turmoil for bids below its expectations
Retail traders hoping to have snagged the next Hertz risk being disappointed
Entrepreneur raised in an orphanage started work at 14 and rose to become Italy’s second-richest man
Well-known mass-market brands are no longer enough in an industry shaped by independents and influencers
Supply chains may have to shift to recyclable, durable clothes — with uncertain consequences
Food and Drug Administration ban on sale of company’s e-cigarette products leaves stock looking cheap
Regulator cites teen vaping in decision against the country’s market leader
Data entry mistake in 2020 leads to infighting among creditors of indebted US cosmetics group
Cheap firearms for the average householder remain an American cultural oddity
Less than 1% of textile waste is recycled into fibres for new clothes, notes Global Fashion Agenda
Taking back control over sales boosts British footwear brand
The veteran consumer industry investor can help with striking deals
Breakups, teardowns and management ejections are possible after activist hedge fund Trian takes a seat on the board
Trian Fund Management has 1.5% stake in consumer goods group
Swiss luxury group hit by delayed plan to sell stake in ecommerce business and slowing revenue growth in China
Felicia Mayo will be the second executive to leave the role at the world’s largest sportswear maker in as many years
Acquisition takes company further into market for tobacco-free alternatives to cigarettes
Sellers should prepare for even higher charges
Company targets global growth after creating frenzied demand at home for cutesy figurines
World’s largest toymaker has long feared digital world could erode the appeal of its bricks
UK consumer products group among several companies that have started passing on commodity cost increases to customers
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