In his 16 years running the Temahome furniture factory in the foothills of the French Alps, Philippe Moreau has never experienced a surge in demand like the one his company is scrambling to keep up with now. Orders for its flat-pack wooden tables, shelves and desks have soared since the […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – German retail sales fell unexpectedly in July, data showed on Wednesday, dashing hopes that household spending in Europe’s largest economy can drive a strong recovery in the third quarter from the coronavirus shock. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has since March unleashed an array of rescue and stimulus […]

(Bloomberg) — Car sales fell in France and Spain in August, erasing gains made during the previous months and damping hopes for a rapid recovery from the coronavirus pandemic in Europe. French passenger car registrations dropped by a fifth compared with the same month last year, according to figures published […]

(Reuters) – Tiffany & Co (TIF.N), which this week delayed the close of its $16.2 billion sale to France’s LVMH (LVMH.PA), on Thursday reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and signaled an uptick in sales due to a recovery in China and online demand. FILE PHOTO: A Tiffany & Co logo […]