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Italy rules out golden powers in future Armani stake sale
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Reuters
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October 8, 2025
The Italian government cannot intervene in a future sale of a stake in the luxury fashion house Armani using its “golden powers,” even if a deal involved a foreign company, Italy’s industry minister told Reuters.
“Armani doesn’t fall within the scope of national security,” Adolfo Urso said on the sidelines of an event late on Tuesday when asked whether Rome could apply such measures. The so-called golden powers enable Italy’s government to block or impose conditions on foreign and domestic corporate acquisitions in strategic sectors, such as energy, telecommunications, and banking.
Urso noted that the late Giorgio Armani’s plans for the company he led for 50 years were clear and outlined in his will, indicating that current regulations do not allow government intervention.
In his will, Armani instructed that an initial 15% stake in the fashion house be sold within 18 months of his death and that an additional 30% to 55% stake be transferred to the same buyer or that the company seek a market listing.
The will gave priority to luxury conglomerate LVMH, beauty group L’Oreal and eyewear maker EssilorLuxottica, with which the fashion house maintains a commercial partnership.
Giorgio Armani, who built the brand into one of Italy’s most iconic fashion houses, died last month at the age of 91.
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Nazia BIBI KEENOO
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October 8, 2025
By launching its integrated Instant Checkout payment tool in the United States, ChatGPT (OpenAI) now allows users to purchase products directly within its platform. The move marks a significant milestone in how generative AI can reshape online shopping and challenge traditional search-engine-driven commerce models.
A user can describe to ChatGPT the product they want, include a budget, and receive a curated selection of items, all without leaving the platform. The system is built on the open-source Agentic Commerce Protocol, developed in collaboration with Stripe, enabling merchants to integrate it quickly. Merchants pay a “small commission” on each purchase, while the service is free for customers.
“For sellers, it’s a new way of reaching hundreds of millions of people while retaining full control of their payments, systems and customer relationships,” OpenAI explained, adding: “We are building out this protocol, with documentation available from today, to enable interested merchants and developers to begin creating integrations.”
While Etsy is the first platform involved, OpenAI said more than a million merchants on Shopify — as well as brands such as Glossier, Skims, Spanx and Vuori — will soon join the offering. On the technical side, ChatGPT is introducing a “multi-basket” feature to enable the simultaneous purchase of multiple products from different sellers.
OpenAI stated that product recommendations are based solely on relevance to a user’s query and are therefore “organic and unsponsored.” However, industry observers note that sponsored results could appear in the future.
Beyond the immediate retail implications, ChatGPT’s entry into e-commerce highlights a shift that challenges the dominance of traditional search engines. Google’s advertising-funded keyword model has long influenced both paid and organic search engine optimization (SEO) strategies across various industries.
Search engines and e-tailers on high alert
International studies over the past year have tracked a growing shift of users from search engines to conversational AI. According to the agency Innovating with AI, Google’s market share dropped below 90% for the first time since 2015. An AI Search Archetypes survey conducted in the spring reported that 43% of users now rely on AI daily for their searches.
Major technology players are responding in kind: Alphabet’s Google has rolled out Gemini; Microsoft is advancing Bing AI; Apple is evolving Siri into “Apple Intelligence”; and Samsung is investing in Galaxy AI. Retailers have also been integrating AI into their platforms to meet the rising expectations of consumers.
In fashion, Amazon, the largest clothing retailer in the United States, introduced Rufus a year ago, an AI tool that enables shoppers to find products by describing them in natural language. Europe’s leading online fashion retailer, Zalando, has launched its own AI-powered search assistant.
ChatGPT, which reports more than 700 million weekly active users, may become a new type of marketplace by combining conversational search with seamless checkout.
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He was addressing the 11th Energy Efficiency Forum and Fair in Istanbul.
Outlining Turkiye’s efforts to diversify its energy mix and expand renewables, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently cautioned about significant risks of relying on a single country or source for energy requirements.
He said Turkiye has turned one of the leading economies investing in green energy in recent years and the share of renewable energy in its total installed capacity has crossed 60 per cent.
Erdogan stressed that diversification remains key to the security of supply. “Being dependent on a single country, source, or route for energy procurement carries significant risks,” he said. Turkiye imports over 90 per cent of its energy needs.
“Our goal is to expand the economy to $1.9 trillion and lift per capita income to $21,000 by 2028,” Erdogan said, mentioning about targets of the government’s new medium-term programme.
The country’s population is expected to exceed 88 million by 2030 and reach 94 million by 2050, according to the president, up from nearly 86 million as of the first half of this year.
“We all know very well what this means in terms of energy demand and consumption,” the president was quoted as saying by domestic media outlets.
He said the country has turned one of the leading economies investing in green energy in recent years and the share of renewable energy in its total installed capacity has surpassed 60 per cent this year.
Natural gas consumption has also grown rapidly, he said. While in 2002, only five cities in the country had gas infrastructure, all 81 provinces now have such access, Erdogan said. “The share of our population with access to natural gas has risen from 33 per cent to 85 per cent,” he noted.
Turkiye’s transition to clean energy remains a government priority, and the Climate Law adopted in July was an important move toward the 2053 net-zero emissions target, he added.
Turkiye will host the COP31 climate summit next year.
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October 8, 2025
The Saudi Fashion Commission (SFC) has announced the third edition of its fashion week, to be held in Riyadh. From October 16 to 21, local and international designers will gather in the “city of oases” to present their collections. After sending several local labels to Paris and London earlier this year, the SFC hopes to bring fashion enthusiasts together within Saudi Arabia and strengthen the foundations of its flagship event.
More than thirty fashion shows and presentations are scheduled across the six days of the event, spanning couture and ready-to-wear in both womenswear and menswear. The couture scene will feature Saudi brands Tima Abid and Atelier Hekayat; streetwear will be represented by 1886 and its eclectic, US-inspired wardrobe; sustainability by Abadia and its elegant womenswear; and contemporary design by the elongated silhouettes of Hindamme. With this fashion week, Saudi Arabia intends to assert its status as a leading hub for fashion and culture, in the Middle East and beyond.
To this end, shows and presentations will take place at venues including the JAX cultural centre, the luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel, and the rooftop of the Al-Mamlaka restaurant.
The latest edition of Riyadh Fashion Week is organised in partnership with Cenomi Centers, the country’s largest shopping centre operator, which operates 21 malls in ten cities across Saudi Arabia. Saudia Airlines also joins the list of partners, at least for this year.
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