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Marks & Spencer, H&M and Adidas in Forbes best companies for women 2023 ranking

How do you define the best companies for women? Those who take the initiative for their well-being and development? According to Forbes magazine, these are companies that offer flexible working arrangements, skills development programmes, family leave options and a mission that is aligned with women's empowerment. This list of criteria is, of...

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GK Global Chairman & Forbes Books Author Yusuf Amdani To Speak at Upcoming 38th World Fashion Convention

The International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA) are pleased to announce the addition of Mohammed Yusuf Amdani Bai, GK Global Chairman and Forbes Books Author, to the impressive speaker line-up for the upcoming 38th World Fashion Convention being held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,...

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Few fashion names feature on Forbes’ most powerful women in 2020 list

US business magazine Forbes has one again published its annual list of the 100 most powerful women in the world. In 2020, there are only a few fashion names on the list with Tory Burch of the New York fashion label by the same name taking the 88th spot and Renuka Jagtiani, CEO of the Dubai-based Landmark Group that sells apparel, footwear,...

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Video: Highest paid models of 2018

Forbes compiled a list of the highest paid models of the year 2018. Source: Youtube, Forbes

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H&M best fashion employer for US women, according to Forbes’ new list

Forbes, the American magazine best known for its annual list of the world’s billionaires, decided to start a new annual ranking in the wake of the #MeToo movement. The publication partnered up with market research company Statista to list the 300 best employers for women in the United States. H&M is the best-ranked apparel company on the list,...

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Bezos tops Forbes World's Rich List as Trump's wealth drops

Amazon chief Jeff Bezos is now the world's richest person, having snatched the top spot from Microsoft founder Bill Gates who slips to second place, according to Forbes magazine's annual billionaires list published Tuesday. US President Donald Trump's ranking on the list fell to 766th place from 544th in the last edition, his wealth now being...

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Rich List: Jeff Bezos CEO of Amazon enjoys best year ever

London - It may have been a difficult year for some, but for Jeff Bezos, CEO of online giant Amazon, it was his best year yet - at least in terms of money. No other billionaire in the world saw their fortunes increase like Bezos, who saw his net worth grow by a staggering 27.6 billion dollars - more than the total net worth of all but the top 24...

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Fashion designers named in annual Forbes list

A number of fashion designers including Canadian sister duo Chloe and Parris Gordon, lingerie designer Morgan Curtis, and Bikini Luxe founder Candice Galek have all been named in this year’s Forbes ’30 under 30’ list in the arts and style section. The annual list highlights the “brightest entrepreneurs, innovators, and game changers” and this...

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London designers named in Forbes’ 30 under 30 list

London Fashion Week designers Simone Rocha and Phoebe English have both been named on Forbes’ annual 30 under 30 list, in the Art and Style category. Both Rocha and English are Central Saint Martins graduates and received the honour on the back of an amazing 2014, with Rocha winning the British Fashion Awards’ New Established Designer Award, as...

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Forbes list world's highest paid models

Forbes have revealed the list of the world's highest paid models, which includes Kate Moss in joint third place as the highest earning British model. With earnings in the year grossing 7 million dollars, Moss has contracts with Topshop, jeweller David Yurman, Rimmel London, St Tropez and Kerastase haircare products. The world's highest paid...

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Fashion names feature on Forbes's 100 most powerful women list

Anna Wintour is joined by designers Miuccia Prada, Diane von Furstenberg andTory Burch on Forbes’s annual list of the 100 most powerful women in the world. The list dominated by political figures and topped by Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany, places the American Vogue editor-in-chief and Condé Nast artistic director Anna Wintour at number...

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Zara founder named fashion’s richest man

Spanish Amancio Ortega, the co-founder of the Inditex fashion group, which includes Zara and Massimo Dutti, has been named fashion’s richest man, according to Forbes’ 2013 Billionaires List. The Spanish businessman who is worth 57 billion dollars, was ranked the third richest man in the annual list of billionaires, behind Mexican Telecom tycoon...