BREAKINGVIEWS-ESG is ghost at global retailers’ annual feast

Reuters04-19

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By Aimee Donnellan

PARIS, April 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) - LVMH, Amazon and peers gathered in Paris for the industry’s yearly shindig. The growth areas in the $30 trln sector are Shein-style cheap garments and the Middle East. Both jar with retailers’ previous focus on environmental, social and governance factors.

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The annual World Retail Congress took place in Paris between April 16 and April 18.

(Editing by George Hay and Streisand Neto)

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