Day: January 23, 2020

Coronavirus Threatens Spending Ahead of Chinese New Year

LONDON — The rapid spread of a new kind of coronavirus in China is causing global fear, and it could not have happened at a worse time: Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year and Spring Festival, starts on Saturday and involves airline travel, family visits and billions of trips, which could trigger […]

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The Clawback Threat for Barneys Vendors

The months leading up to a retailer’s bankruptcy filing can be a scramble of payments hastily made to some and withheld from others, as many vendors insist on getting paid quickly if they’re shipping at all. But those payments risk getting clawed back down the line — and in the case of Barneys New York’s […]

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Burberry Defiant in Face of Hong Kong Slowdown, Macro Challenges

LONDON — The protests in Hong Kong may have clobbered sales growth in the all-important third quarter, but Burberry has remained defiant, raising its revenue guidance for the full fiscal year and sticking by its restructuring plan. The stock market wasn’t so optimistic, though, sending Burberry’s shares down 5 percent on Wednesday to close at […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Anderson to Head Fashion Jury at Hyères Festival

PARIS — Jonathan Anderson, creative director of both Loewe and his own brand JW Anderson, is to preside over the fashion jury of the 35th edition of the Hyères International Festival of Fashion and Photography, set to take place from April 23 to 27. It’s the first time an Irish designer is chosen for the […]

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Everything You Need to Know About the 2020 Grammy Awards

The 2020 awards season has largely focused on film and TV so far, but now attention is finally turning to the music industry with the 62nd annual Grammy Awards. The Grammys are bringing back a number of the music industry’s most celebrated stars on Jan. 26, including 15-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys, who is resuming her […]

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