International News

Global sports brand PUMA announced a long-term partnership with singer, actress, and producer Selena Gomez who will work with the brand to design product and create marketing campaigns. Selena will start working with PUMA immediately and will first appear in...

New York is hoping to woo retail giant Amazon to open its headquarters in the city, reports said. "New York city believes it is a strong contender for a number of reasons, including its vast higher education system, diverse workforce,...

H&M has opened its very first store in Vietnam on September 9. The new store opening was highly anticipated with customers queuing from 10:00 pm the night before to be among the firsts to grab hold of the extensive fashion...

Hollywood star Will Smith's son, actor Jaden Smith has announced that he will be opening his own restaurant soon. The 19-year-old star is an actor and rapper and also runs his own clothing and lifestyle brand, MSFTSrep, but it seems...

Online retailer Amazon said that it plans to open a second company headquarters in North America, which will be a full equal to its Seattle headquarters. The company plans to invest more than US $5 billion in construction and expects...

The Danish toymaker, Lego is planning to cut 1,400 jobs before the end of the year in a bid to scale back the 85-year-old business after suffering its first drop in sales in more than a decade. The report of...

Jimmy Choo, the high-end accessories label has posted posted a 174 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to £18.1million in the first six months of the year thanks to a store revamp and growing demand for its men’s range. Pretax...

The operator of KFC in China is rolling out a futuristic system of paying at a fast-food counter via facial recognition, as the country embraces the technology for everything. Diners at a KFC store in the eastern Chinese city of...

Designer Tommy Hilfiger, who founded his eponymous brand in 1985, says his work is "a combination of fashion, film, art, entertainment, sports and of course, music". As American DJs and production duo The Chainsmokers, comprising Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall,...

BRICS countries account for 47 per cent of the global online retail sales surpassing US $876 billion in 2016, a new study revealed on Thursday. According to the study released by the Ali Research Institute affiliated with China's e-commerce giant...

Marks & Spencer is taking further steps to overhaul its overseas businesses by starting talks to sell its shops in Hong Kong and Macau to a Dubai-based conglomerate. Marks & Spencer said that the talks with Al-Futtaim follow its strategic...

Amancio Ortega, co-founder of Spanish retailing giant Inditex, is now the richest person on the planet, with a US $200 million edge over previous leader Bill Gates, Forbes reported. Ortega, 81, founder of Zara parent Inditex S.A. and Europe’s wealthiest...

Starbucks has announced that it will be shuttering its online business. The coffee giant is clearing the stock by offering up to 50 per cent discount. The company will close its online store on October 1 and will focus on...

Alibaba-backed Chinese food delivery firm Ele.me will take over the food delivery unit of search engine giant Baidu for US $800 million. In a short statement announcing the news, Baidu said that Xiaodu is now a subsidiary of Rajax and...