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Gap increases annual sales by almost 21 percent
The US clothing group Gap Inc. recovered strongly in the 2021/22 financial year. Sales significantly exceeded the level of the previous year, which was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and…
Primark increases half-year sales by more than 60 percent
The Irish textile retailer Primark achieved a significant increase in sales in the first half of the 2021/22 financial year. According to an interim report published by the parent company…
The wage gap to subsistence is 45 percent in the most important garment producing countries
The ‘WageIndicator Foundation’ and ‘The Industry We Want’ (TIWW) have introduced an ‘Industry Wage Gap Metric’. The metric shows the average percentage gap between minimum wages and living wages. In…
RKI: Proportion of omicron subtype BA.2 increases to 38 percent
BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – The growth of the omicron sub-variant BA.2 in Germany, which is probably even easier to transfer, has continued again. According to the latest available data, their share…
Alderman very satisfied with Diftar in Emmen. ‘I’m not going to give way to 5 percent who don’t want to do it right’
‘Messy start diftar in Emmen’, this newspaper headlined at the beginning of January. The waste then piled up around containers throughout the municipality. Many people fear higher costs now that…
Dutch natural gas consumption fell by 4 percent in 2021
Total Dutch natural gas consumption fell by 4 percent in 2021 compared to 2020, despite the fact that it was a lot colder on average. This is evident from figures…
Abercrombie & Fitch increases annual sales by 19 percent
The US clothing group Abercrombie & Fitch Co. was unable to meet expectations in the fourth quarter of 2021/22. Overall, however, the fiscal year that ended on January 30 was…
Eurozone inflation continues to rise: 5.8 percent in February
Inflation in the eurozone rose further in February to 5.8 percent on an annual basis. According to the European Statistical Office Eurostat it is a record high. In January the…
Inflation back above 5 percent
After inflation jumped over the five percent mark again, people in Germany have to brace themselves for further increases in consumer prices because of the war in the Ukraine. In…
Inflation now over five percent – energy more and more expensive
BZ/dpa Inflation in Germany exceeded the five percent mark again in February. Fueled by high energy prices, consumer prices rose by 5.1 percent compared to February 2021, according to an…