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German trade union Verdi has called on workers at furniture maker IKEA and the wholesaler Metro to strike on Friday as part of a long-running wage dispute in the retail sector. Rallies are planned throughout Germany in city centres or at the affected retailers - including in Hamburg, Berlin, Erfurt, Kassel, Nuremberg and Bremen. "Both companies wield a lot of influence in the employers' collective bargaining committees and are not using this to push negotiations towards an agreement," said Verdi national executive Silke Zimmer on Thursday. IKEA shrugged off the threat, saying it is not expecti...
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German trade union Verdi has called on workers at furniture maker IKEA and the wholesaler Metro to strike on Friday as part of a long-running wage dispute in the retail sector. Rallies are planned throughout Germany in city centres or at the affected retailers - including in Hamburg, Berlin, Erfurt, Kassel, Nuremberg and Bremen. "Both companies wield a lot of influence in the employers' collective bargaining committees and are not using this to push negotiations towards an agreement," said Verdi national executive Silke Zimmer on Thursday. IKEA shrugged off the threat, saying it is not expecti...
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German trade union Verdi has called on workers at furniture maker IKEA and the wholesaler Metro to strike on Friday as part of a long-running wage dispute in the retail sector. Rallies are planned throughout Germany in city centres or at the affected retailers - including in Hamburg, Berlin, Erfurt, Kassel, Nuremberg and Bremen. "Both companies wield a lot of influence in the employers' collective bargaining committees and are not using this to push negotiations towards an agreement," said Verdi national executive Silke Zimmer on Thursday. IKEA shrugged off the threat, saying it is not expecti...
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By Jing Xuan TENG Canton (AFP) - Dernier jour de cours d'une session de deux semaines dédiées à TikTok: vêtues de hijabs et d'abayas par-dessus leurs shorts et débardeurs, des étudiantes chinoises se filment et s'entraînent à vendre des vêtements sur l'application mondialement connue. "C'est de la mousseline, c'est vraiment respirant", s'exclame en anglais la formatrice de cette école de commerce en ligne Guangzhou (sud) en présentant à la caméra les vêtements à l'intention d'acheteurs musulmans du Royaume-Uni, et en détaillant les prix et les tailles. Bien qu'officiellement bloquée en Chine, ...
AFP (Français)
Rome (AFP) - L'autorité italienne de la concurrence (ACGM) a annoncé mercredi avoir condamné deux entreprises du groupe Amazon à verser une amende de 10 millions d'euros (10,6 millions de dollars) pour pratiques commerciales déloyales. Il est reproché aux deux sociétés (Amazon Services Europe et Amazon EU, basées au Luxembourg) d'avoir incité les clients à accepter des achats en ligne "récurrents" plutôt que "ponctuels". Dans un communiqué, l'AGCM a déclaré que l'option permettant d'effectuer des achats réguliers était "présélectionnée par défaut" sur une large sélection de produits répertorié...
AFP (Français)
Washington (AFP) - Retail sales in the United States grew more than anticipated last month, government data showed on Monday, defying predictions of weaker consumer demand. US retail sales picked up by 0.7 percent in March to $709.6 billion, after February's increase was revised to 0.9 percent, said the Commerce Department. From a year ago, the March figure was 4.0 percent higher. Boosting the headline figure was a 2.1 percent rise in gas station sales from February to March, said the latest report. Excluding gas stations, overall sales were up by a slightly lower 0.6 percent. But motor vehic...
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The Chinese e-commerce platform, owned and operated by PDD Holdings, continues its meteoric rise in the US and beyond, with 41.34 million app downloads in March 2024. The platform dominated the ad space in this year's Super Bowl and is consistently leading app store charts. What is Temu Like?You can buy almost anything you can imagine for the cheapest prices with a 90-day free return option. Their products generally cost up to $50 and are manufactured in China. You can explore home supplies, car accessories, electronic appliances, shoes, apparel, cell phones, pet supplies, gardening, and books...
IBTimes
The following is the April 2, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here. In March, Ukraine received the largest budget financing from its allies since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion and the start of Ukraine's independence, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on March 29. Ukraine received more than $9 billion in financial aid in March, including 4.5 billion euros ($4.9 billion) from the European Union through its four-year Ukraine Facility, $1.5 billion in loans fr...
Kyiv Independent
The following is the April 2, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here. In March, Ukraine received the largest budget financing from its allies since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion and the start of Ukraine's independence, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on March 29. Ukraine received more than $9 billion in financial aid in March, including 4.5 billion euros ($4.9 billion) from the European Union through its four-year Ukraine Facility, $1.5 billion in loans fr...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
The following is the April 2, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here. In March, Ukraine received the largest budget financing from its allies since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion and the start of Ukraine's independence, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on March 29. Ukraine received more than $9 billion in financial aid in March, including 4.5 billion euros ($4.9 billion) from the European Union through its four-year Ukraine Facility, $1.5 billion in loans fr...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
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