EU-US customs duties: as luxury goods and beauty products, wines and spirits will be taxed at 15% Americas Exports of products manufactured in Europe to the U.S.A. are now subject to 15% customs duties. While the aeronautics sector is exempt, this is not the case for wines, spirits, cosmetics and luxury goods as four categories of products that are sensitive for the Old Continent's economy. In return, the EU committed to investing and importing huge sums into the U.S.A.
Italy: Loro Piana (LVMH) under judicial administration due to labour exploitation in supply chain Europe Following production subsidiaries of Armani, Dior and Valentino, Loro Piana (a historic Italian luxury brand best known for fine wools, now controlled by LVMH) has been placed under judicial administration for a year for failing to verify working conditions in the production chain. The company has negligently contributed to a system of labour exploitation, particularly of Chinese workers in illegal workshops in northern Italy.
Words of Executives Non-compliant products, price perception, customs tensions: Zalando, Fnac-Darty, Carrefour and Procos sound the alarm Europe During the Start Me Up day organised on July 3, 2025 by Fevad, Laura Toledano (Zalando), Enrique Martinez (Fnac-Darty), Emmanuel Grenier (Carrefour), Emmanuel Le Roch (Procos), Henri Isaac (teacher) and Philippe Goetzmann (Philippe Goetzmann law firm) shared views on the challenges facing European e-commerce.
Footwear: 80% of Asian sourcing weakened by the effects of climate change Asia With the Digital Product Passport set to impose greater transparency and traceability on textile production chains from 2027, Scott Kelly,…
Faced with trade tensions, Shein and Asics are ramping up Indian production Asia In India, Shein and Asics are increasing production capacity to respond to trade tensions and secure supply chains. Shein (2024 revenue: US$38 billion,…
Faced with customs duties, free delivery is on the decline in the U.S.A Americas In order to offset additional costs associated with customs duties (10% for most countries and 30% for China), U.S. retailers are beginning to tighten delivery policies.…
USA : Dollar General capitalises on tariffs trade tensions Americas In the U.S.A., the second-largest discount grocer after Aldi reported excellent business results. It seems that the 55% tariff increase on Chinese products has been a godsend for low-cost retailers.
Portugal: a Glovo delivery rider recognised as an employee by the Supreme Court In a ruling on May 28, the Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal reclassified the relationship between an independent food delivery rider and the Glovo platform as an employment relationship.…
To curb Amazon, Shein, Temu and AliExpress, Brussels wants to tax small parcels Asia On May 20, the European Commission proposed the introduction of a €2 tax on parcels under €150 imported into the EU.…
SAP joins Amazon, Walmart and Salesforce in scaling back its diversity programme Europe Following Donald Trump's executive order to abolish diversity policies, SAP, the German business management software leader, has announced that it is scrapping its target of 40% women in its workforce by 2030.
