Retail
UK retail suffers dismal April sales amidst weather woes and Easter timing
April's retail sales in the UK took a hit, dropping by 4 percent compared to the same period last year, according to data from the British Retail Consortium. The timing of Easter played a role in this decline, with the holiday falling in March this year as opposed to April last year, skewing year-on-year comparisons. To counteract this...
Fashion
Canada's Competition Bureau investigating Lululemon over greenwashing allegations
Canada's Competition Bureau has initiated a formal probe into Lululemon's environmental claims featured in its marketing campaigns, spurred by allegations of deceptive tactics. Marianne Blondin, a bureau spokesperson, confirmed the investigation to Canadian broadcaster CBC. Stand.earth, the advocacy group at the forefront of the scrutiny, has...