A Zimbabwean government minister accused Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday of trying to bribe African leader to condemn the southern African country's presidential run-off election.
How do manufacturers or retailers mask a price increase these days? They bury it amid talk of high-tech fabrics, better quality clothes or the latest hot brand or product.
As high gasoline prices and tighter credit lead people to curb their shopping, consumer products companies are renewing their focus on customer service but broadening the concept to try to engage buyers in new ways to win sales.
British supermodel Naomi Campbell was ordered Friday June 20th to do 200 hours of community service for assaulting two police officers trying to eject her from a plane after a furious row over lost luggage.
U.S. consumer spending may have slowed, but the gloom already being cast over the impending holidays is overdone, retailers and clothing makers ranging from Best Buy Co Inc to Toys "R" Us to Perry Ellis International Inc said this week.
Florence, where Italy's fashion industry got its start more than 50 years ago, is carving a new niche for itself by exploiting booming demand for pre-season collections.
Looking for the next big thing in fashion? You may have to wait a little while longer.
British supermodel Naomi Campbell was ordered Friday June 20th to do 200 hours of community service for assaulting two police officers trying to eject her from a plane after a foul-mouthed tirade over lost luggage.
Ahead of what could shape up to be a brutal holiday season for U.S.
Casual Male Retail Group Inc will announce a strategy regarding teenagers in July or August, the apparel retailer's chief executive said on Tuesday.
It has survived more than two centuries of war, devastating floods, and recessions: unlike other textile groups, Scottish company Johnstons has not been cowed by globalization.
The U.S. military has had "very, very preliminary" discussions about what to do with its Guantanamo Bay naval base if and when it shuts the prison that has come to define the once-sleepy fuelling station, the base commander said on Wednesday.
Defending champions Greece will return home to face stinging criticism after they failed to win a single point and scored only a solitary goal at Euro 2008.
LONDON (Reuters) -- Retail sales unexpectedly soared in May at their fastest monthly rate since the series began in 1986, driven by record sales of food and clothes, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday.
Brazil is looking forward to a white and shiny summer, judging from the creations sauntering down the catwalks from the Sao Paulo Fashion Week.
