https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Luxury fashion house Prada said on Wednesday it will remove animal fur from its collections, joining a lengthening list of designers to make that choice. https://www.thelocal.it/20190523/prada-becomes-latest-italian-fashion-house-to-give-up-fur Thu, 23 May 2019 11:24:50 +0200 prada-becomes-latest-italian-fashion-house-to-give-up-fur Italian luxury goods house Prada on Wednesday reported a return to net profit growth, following four years of threadbare results, as its strategy of targeting younger fashionistas paid off. https://www.thelocal.it/20180802/how-prada-returned-to-profit-growth-after-years-of-declining-sales Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:59:42 +0200 how-prada-returned-to-profit-growth-after-years-of-declining-sales Prada on Monday reported a ten percent fall in sales for the year through January but said it was encouraged by a better second-half performance, notably in mainland China. https://www.thelocal.it/20170213/prada-china-growth-low-sales Mon, 13 Feb 2017 17:17:10 +0100 prada-china-growth-low-sales Animal rights group Peta said on Thursday it has acquired shares in Prada to pursue its protest over ostrich leather handbags from inside the luxury fashion group. https://www.thelocal.it/20160429/animal-rights-group-becomes-prada-shareholder Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:41:25 +0200 animal-rights-group-becomes-prada-shareholder A French woman is facing charges for counterfeiting after she allegedly created a cloned Prada website, which sold fake copies of merchandise made by the famous Italian fashion house. https://www.thelocal.it/20160122/french-woman-behind-cloned-site-that-sold-fake-prada-goods Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:17:39 +0100 french-woman-behind-cloned-site-that-sold-fake-prada-goods Italian luxury goods company Prada on Tuesday reported a sharp fall in profits on the back of weak Asian demand and said it had started to cut costs. https://www.thelocal.it/20151216/prada-to-tighten-belt-as-profits-slip Wed, 16 Dec 2015 09:10:20 +0100 prada-to-tighten-belt-as-profits-slip Prada, the Italian luxury goods company, reported a drop in 2014 net profit on Monday due to weaker sales in China and Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20150330/prada-profit-down-on-china-and-europe-slump Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:21:12 +0200 prada-profit-down-on-china-and-europe-slump Troubled Italian fashion giant Prada stonewalled questions over its tax affairs on Monday after it emerged that its top two executives are being investigated for allegedly not disclosing many millions in overseas earnings to Italian authorities. https://www.thelocal.it/20140930/prada-chiefs-in-tax-evasion-probe Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:49:00 +0200 prada-chiefs-in-tax-evasion-probe Is the devil still wearing Prada? Has King Giorgio (Armani) still got the regal touch? And how are the pretenders to his throne shaping up? https://www.thelocal.it/20140917/global-fashion-circus-swings-into-milan Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:14:00 +0200 global-fashion-circus-swings-into-milan Italian luxury group Prada on Thursday reported a 23.8-percent drop in profits for its February-to-April first quarter, calling it a period of "rationalization" hit by unfavourable exchange rates. https://www.thelocal.it/20140606/prada-profits-hit-by-stagnant-demand-in-europe Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:06:00 +0200 prada-profits-hit-by-stagnant-demand-in-europe Despite being described as a "reluctant heiress", Miuccia Prada has taken the reigns of her family's fashion house and made it a global brand. The Local looks at the life of the billionaire designer, on and off the catwalk. https://www.thelocal.it/20140530/prada-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-women Fri, 30 May 2014 18:47:00 +0200 prada-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-women Fashion designer Miuccia Prada was named on Wednesday as one of the world’s most powerful women, according to a ranking by US business journal Forbes. https://www.thelocal.it/20140529/italian-fashionista-among-most-powerful-women Thu, 29 May 2014 12:47:00 +0200 italian-fashionista-among-most-powerful-women The Chinese market for luxury fashion products will be the main driver of growth at Italian group Prada, the company said on Thursday after reporting stable profits. https://www.thelocal.it/20140403/pradas-global-expansion-fuelled-by-china-2 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:20:00 +0200 pradas-global-expansion-fuelled-by-china-2 Italian luxury company Prada on Wednesday said sales rose 9.0 percent to €3.856 billion in its latest financial year thanks to sales in the Asia-Pacific region and North America. https://www.thelocal.it/20140212/foreign-designer-demand-boosts-prada-sales Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:00:00 +0100 foreign-designer-demand-boosts-prada-sales Italy's lingering economic crisis appears to be having little effect on the country's fashion industry, as Prada on Tuesday announced profits of €308.2 million in the first half of 2013. https://www.thelocal.it/20130917/prada-profits-boosted-by-chinese-buyers Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:25:24 +0200 prada-profits-boosted-by-chinese-buyers Italian police said on Tuesday they had seized 320,000 counterfeit handbags and accessories with fake labels from Gucci and Prada hidden in a secret cellar and shut down 15 websites selling illegal luxury items. https://www.thelocal.it/20130820/italian-police-crack-down-on-fake-handbag-sellers Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:55:51 +0200 italian-police-crack-down-on-fake-handbag-sellers Italian luxury fashion brand Prada posted a 13.5-percent growth in net income for the first quarter on Tuesday, driven by lively sales in leather goods which compensated for a slump in footwear. https://www.thelocal.it/20130611/prada-profits-driven-by-love-for-leather Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:04:15 +0200 prada-profits-driven-by-love-for-leather