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Golden Goose bets in-store cobblers will appeal to sneakerheads

BLOOMBERG Golden Goose, the upstart maker of $500 sneakers, is turning back the clock to keep pace with its trendy Generation Z fans, staffing its stores with trained cobblers to help meet demand for products that won’t end up in a landfill. The Italian brand has long insisted that its customisable, star-emblazoned sneakers only improve with age. But adding repair ...

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There’s no way to slash airline emissions without greener fuel

BLOOMBERG In the run-up to the (almost but not quite) four-day weekend over July 4, US air travel set a new record. The Transportation Security Administration said it screened nearly 2.9 million fliers on June 30, the highest daily count  in the agency’s history. Flying in the US has rebounded from its Covid-19 lows. And if global expectations hold true, ...

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EasyJet cancels 1,700 flights over air traffic control chaos

BLOOMBERG EasyJet Plc cancelled almost 2,000 flights this summer from its London Gatwick hub citing air traffic control disruptions, an indicator that airlines are preemptively scrapping flights to limit travel chaos. Europe’s second largest budget carrier scrapped 1,700 flights that were due to operate in July, August and September, which will affect around 180,000 passengers. That amounts to less than ...

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