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Amazon criticised for disposal of returned and unsold items in Germany

Online retailer Amazon has come under criticism because of its disposal of returned and unsold items. According to reports by German public-service television broadcaster ZDF and German business weekly Wirtschaftswoche on Friday, in the German warehouses of the US company, large volume of goods are simply disposed of. These items include...

People

Lagerfeld may drop German citizenship over migrant welcome

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who has made no secret of his disdain for Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to allow some one million migrants into Germany, has said he might have to renounce his German citizenship over the issue. "Did she really need to say it was necessary to welcome one million migrants at a time when France, which casts...

Business

Gerry Weber to axe jobs

German fashion chain Gerry Weber is prepared to axe a series of jobs, as the company hopes to remove any weak areas in the business following a sluggish performance during the first half of its financial year 2014/2015, during which operational profit dropped 26.8 percent to 36.2 million euros. It remains unclear which roles within the company...