Vespa and Coty promote road scents
US maker of perfumes and toiletries is to announce that it has signed a licensing agreement to produce fragrances under the Vespa name European Companies News…
Swisscom: on the ascent
The telco is a rare European telecommunications group posting growth. Its gains may be modest, but its share price rises have been large European Companies News…
Mittelstand looks to make its mark
Ministers hope learning from the German business model will improve dismal export record of mid-tier companies that provide one in three UK jobs European Companies News…
Zalando valued at up to €8.5bn
Berlin-based online fashion retailer, valued at up to €8.5bn, announced its net sales hit €1.8bn last year, a 52% rise on 2012 European Companies News…
Europe’s utilities face tech challenge
Some groups are retrenching, others are expanding but all are transforming themselves to providers of increasingly exotic home ‘energy services’ European Companies News…
Europe’s utilities eye emerging markets
Groups are keen to expand into new, fast-growing and more profitable countries but not everyone can grow in this way and there are regulatory hurdles European Companies News…
Coca-Cola HBC sales volumes pick up
European bottler expects an end to the consumer downturn in Greece and Ireland this year, but foresees no improvement in Italy or central Europe European Companies News…
FSB to look into forex trading benchmarks
Swiss-based Financial Stability Board sets up a group to assess and propose changes for the benchmark setting processes in foreign exchange European Companies News…
VW workers at US plant say no to union
Employees at factory in Tennessee of Germany’s Volkswagen narrowly reject the chance of union recognition European Companies News…
Week in Review, February 15
BNP Paribas allots $ 1.1bn for US sanctions breaches; Hands sacks dealmaker; Toyota recalls 1.9m Prius cars; and Bonus rises at Lloyds and Barclays European Companies News…
