6:17pm

LVMH bolstered by Asia and US demand

Luxury goods group ‘confident’ after earnings rise

11:40pm

Mothercare’s UK head to leave company

Australian business falls into administration

Michael Kiefer, of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., checks out a display of rifles at the Rock River Arms booth ©AP From INDUSTRIALS 5:53pm

Gun makers’ margins caught in crosshairs

US gun control would ban most profitable products

10:15am

Customer loyalty begins with creating employee loyalty

Head to head with Stuart Evans of ICLP

Made.com co-founders - Chloe Macintosh, Ning Li, Julien Callede From MANAGEMENT 8:15pm

Made.com vows to stay street wise

Furniture retailer’s virtual sales model paves way for others

From LEX Jan 30, 2013

H&M: growth at a cost

Fashion retailer has doubled its store count in six years at the expense of lower returns

Mexican presidential candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Enrique Pena Nieto, waves to supporters during a rally in Atlacomulco, Mexico State on June 17, 2012. Incoming president Enrique Pena Nieto will inherit two Mexicos when he takes office on December 1, 2012: One basking in economic growth and another mired in a bloody drug war that has left 60,000 dead ©AFP From COMMENT Jan 30, 2013

Mexico: Aztec tiger

The country has emerged from Brazil’s shadow to become the darling of investors

The window display of an Hennes and Mauritz shop. ©PA Jan 30, 2013

H&M plans record openings as sales flag

Earnings come in lower than analysts expected

Lombard from COMMENT Jan 30, 2013

100 per cent beef beef

Jan 30, 2013

Tesco plans DNA testing of meat products

Retailer drops Irish beef burger supplier

Jan 29, 2013

Carpetright offsets steep sales drop

Better sales performance seen as playing key role

Luke Johnson from MANAGEMENT Jan 29, 2013

Capitalism needs its free-thinker heroes

John Mackey, Whole Foods co-founder, is an advocate of free markets with credibility

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 29, 2013

Rise in youth joblessness outstrips rivals

Government told to ‘focus on policies that work’

From LEX Jan 28, 2013

Barnes & Noble’s future is here

Hard to tell whether lousy holiday was a blip or start of decline

Jan 28, 2013

Barnes & Noble to shut 10-20 shops a year

Publishers face fewer outlets for book sales

Jan 28, 2013

Metro raises Media-Saturn stake to 78%

German retailer spends €230m to increase holding

From MANAGEMENT Jan 28, 2013

The pull of treats on the streets

Snack makers are combining new technology with an age-old marketing tool

From WORLD Jan 28, 2013

The Week Ahead: January 28 – February 3

From FOOD & BEVERAGE Jan 27, 2013

Horse meat source identified in Poland

Dublin says tests show high levels of equine DNA

Jan 27, 2013

Profit warnings highest since 2008

Increase of 30% for FTSE350 companies

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