April 30- The Retail Council of Canada said on Tuesday it will develop a new set of trade guidelines in response to last week's deadly collapse of a Bangladesh garment factory complex that manufactured apparel for western retailers including Loblaw Cos Ltd.
April 30- Campaigns for pop stars Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga joined comedian Jerry Seinfeld and the team behind President Barack Obama's 2012 social media election strategy on Tuesday in winning Webby Awards, the annual honors for excellence on the Internet.
*Primark, Loblaw say will compensate victims' families. *Angry scenes as building owner brought to Dhaka court. With no hope left of finding further survivors, heavy machinery has been brought in to clear the mass of concrete and debris from the site in the commercial suburb of Savar, about 30 km from the capital Dhaka.
*Angry scenes as building owner brought to Dhaka court. DHAKA, April 30- Rescue officials in Bangladesh said on Tuesday they had given up hope of finding more survivors from a garment factory complex that collapsed killing hundreds, as the government came under pressure to do more to enforce building safety standards.
About 18 months before the previous big tragedy in Bangladesh- a fire in November in a textile factory that killed 112 people- shareholders at Wal-Mart Stores Inc had the opportunity to weigh in on the safety question.
April 15- Winter clothing maker Canada Goose Inc has appointed investment bank Canaccord Genuity to explore options and perhaps tempt new investors as demand soars for its fashionable cold-weather gear, sources familiar with the situation said. Industry sources said the fast-growing Toronto- based company might consider an outright sale.
HONG KONG, March 26- High street jewellery chains Chow Sang Sang and Luk Fook are best placed among retailers in China to weather what promises to be another turbulent year after an uncertain economy sapped consumer confidence and cut earnings.