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This story starts at a point in time that most observers predicted it would end. The year was 2002. The Internet party was long over. Pets.com and other high-flying digital darlings were defunct. It was the dark days for the few survivors of the dot-com...

If the horrific garment factory collapse last month in Bangladesh has any silver lining, it is the response from more than 30 of the world's leading apparel companies — including Benetton, PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Inditex (Zara), Marks &...

By David Randall NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Socially responsible investing has long been associated with avoiding companies in "vice businesses" like alcohol, tobacco and weapons. Yet managers at socially conscious funds say screening companies...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Socially responsible investing has long been associated with avoiding companies in "vice businesses" like alcohol, tobacco and weapons. Yet managers at socially conscious funds say screening companies based on how they treat...

LONDON (Reuters) - Asda, Britain's second-biggest grocer, said it would not take part in profit-squeezing promotions sweeping the industry, as it reported a pick-up in first-quarter sales. "We're not being distracted by gimmicks happening around the...

NEW DELHI, India -- Thousands gathered Tuesday in the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for the 1,127 victims who died in the ruins of the world’s worst apparel industry disaster. Pictures taken at...

NEW DELHI — Thousands gathered Tuesday in the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for the 1,127 people who died in the world's worst apparel industry disaster. Pictures taken at the Islamic prayer...

* Other brands have until May 15 deadline to join accord * Death toll at 1,127 as recovery operation nears end * Deal to involve financial commitment to improve safety * Wal-Mart, Gap also involved in fire and building safety talks By Veronica Ek and...

By Serajul Quadir and Matthew Green DHAKA, May 11 (Reuters) - As hope faded of finding any more survivors of Bangladesh's factory collapse, Reshma Begum's family cherished one modest prayer: that hers would be the next body to be excavated from the...

* Anger at lawmaker in wake of factory collapse * Locals accuse him of enabling rise of building's arrested owner * Photos seen as evidence of political pact between the pair * Controversy raises awkward questions for Western retailers By Matthew...

* India's $500 bln retail market growing at 20 pct a year * "License Raj" requires dozens of permits per store * Licenses often require bribes, along with official fees * Many retailers hire middlemen to handle backhanders By Nandita Bose MUMBAI, May...

Quirky grocery chain Trader Joe’s is dealing this week with some concern over its products, including a public statement from a major advocacy group criticizing the presence of antibiotics in meat and a lawsuit from the state of California...