A cocoa farmer collects harvested cocoa pods on a farm in Asikasu, a town in Eastern Region of Ghana There is a lot of money in chocolate but the producers of the raw material see very little of it. Last year the retail industry was worth $107bn (£78bn), according to […]
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Demand for secondhand goods is booming right now, and online luxury reseller The RealReal is looking to cash in. So it’s taking an approach to boost supply that isn’t typical in an industry where a bulk of sales are happening online: it’s opening up more stores in the hopes of […]
Over a crackling phone line, Ashraf Ali, a 35-year-old father in Bangladesh, described feeling suicidal and desperate to feed his family. Sokunthea Yi, in Cambodia, said she spends sleepless nights worrying about how she will pay off loans she took out to build her house. And at only 23, Dina […]
Suez Canal traffic has come to a halt after the container ship Ever Given became wedged in the middle of the pivotal canal earlier this week. Efforts to free the blockade have been ongoing, with new attempts to allow an estimated £1.7million worth of orders to resume flowing through the […]
Women celebrate victory in Asda equal pay bid: ‘Made in Dagenham’ case paves way for shop workers to earn same as male warehouse staff The Supreme Court ruled that lower-paid staff who work on the shop floor can compare themselves with higher-paid workers in warehouses This has been a contentious […]
‘Tired shoulders’ of Ted Baker become weightier as forced store closures over the winter period hit retailer’s sales The firm expects retail and wholesale sales to be depressed until at least May 31 It also forecasts up to £5million in extra duty and import costs related to Brexit Ted Baker […]
The coronavirus has triggered the worst global economic crisis for nearly a century. But that has not prevented some entrepreneurs, tycoons and investors from making spectacular multi-million pound jackpots through floats, bids and deals. In the thick of the pandemic, tech companies have made blockbuster stock market debuts and private […]
MARKET REPORT: Vodafone shares soar as sales beat expectations with people spending longer on the phone and using more mobile data By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 3 February 2021 When Vodafone shares slumped to record lows last October, […]