Bernard Arnault, ultra-rich billionaire and LVMH founder, shows Donald Trump around Louis Vuitton’s Texas leather factory in 2019 in an official White House photo by Shealah Craighead. Bloomberg described this as an “awkward bromance” and we have to agree.
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Some people spent their holiday catching up on sleep. We spent ours scouring billionaire lists. Why? Because the sustainability conversation has spent a decade telling consumers to vote with their wallets, while fashion's billionaires hold an estimated $1.5 trillion. That gap bothers us.
So we did the maths: how long would a garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage need to work to earn the same? Bernard Arnault's $200 billion would take more than 173 million years. Amancio Ortega's Zara fortune? Nearly 123 million. The Shein billionaires collectively? More than 26 million years. And those are just three of the 80-plus names on the list.
Fashion media, dependent on advertising from the brands these billionaires own, rarely names them at all. Even a quick scan over this first edition of the Ultra-Rich List will reveal the power in the fashion industry like you’ve never seen it laid out before.
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Hardly anyone has tracked fashion’s wealth gap
Was it Bernard Arnault's embrace of far-right politics that led to the LVMH founder being seated prominently at Donald Trump's second inauguration? Or was it Kid Rock's performance that drew France’s most storied billionaire and his family to Washington DC?
As yet there is no record that Delphine Arnault, the Parisian daughter in charge of Christian Dior Couture, actually knows any lyrics to such Rock singles as “Redneck Paradise,” though the billionaire nepobaby was there alongside her dad and younger brother, Alexandre Arnault. There is, however, considerable evidence that the whole Arnault family — not only Bernard, who has a longstanding friendship with Trump — has gone full MAGA. And even before the US election, Alexandre, who is rumoured to be a favoured successor, attended an infamous Trump campaign rally in October 2024 and dined with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club and residence in 2023.
The Arnaults are hardly alone in this. Ronald Lauder, heir to the Estée Lauder cosmetics fortune, donated $5 million to a pro-Trump super PAC in 2025. Phil Knight, Nike's co-founder, has bankrolled conservative causes for years. Fashion and beauty like to position themselves as progressive industries but the people who control them often hold views sharply at odds with that image. And what's most striking is how rarely anyone points this out.
Fashion and beauty position themselves as progressive, but the people in control are often sharply at odds with that image
When we set out to report this piece, we couldn't find a full, current list of fashion's billionaires anywhere. There’s no comprehensive, fashion-specific resource tracking who they are, what they're worth, or how their fortunes connect to the industry's most pressing problems. Fashion media, long dependent on advertising from the brands these billionaires own, rarely names them at all. The result is a strange kind of invisibility for an industry built on being seen.
Over the past several weeks, we've combed through public reporting and identified more than 80 billionaires with significant fashion industry connections, holding combined wealth totalling somewhere near an estimated $1.5 trillion. And while the sustainability conversation has spent a decade asking consumers to vote with their wallets and urging brands to set ambitious targets, the people with the financial power to transform this industry have mostly avoided accountability.
Around 80 fashion industry billionaires hold combined wealth totalling an estimated $1.5 trillion
Fashion is often dismissed as trivial — its supply chain is anything but. The industry employs tens of millions of workers globally, most earning poverty wages. It contributes a significant share of global carbon emissions: estimates on this range widely, but even conservative figures put it among the world's most polluting sectors. It sends mountains of textile waste to landfills that are, quite literally, visible from space. And it generates extraordinary wealth, just not for the people who actually make the clothes.
Fashion generates extraordinary wealth, just not for the people who actually make the clothes
The sustainability conversation, as it stands, is stuck, and it will stay that way until we’re honest about the financial system perpetuating the problems. Brands point to supply chains they themselves created through decades of offshoring, then cynically claim those supply chains are too complicated to reform. Brands talk about the value of collaboration, as if they and their billionaire owners don’t hold much of the power. They insist living wages aren't their responsibility. They set climate targets without funding the clean energy investments that manufacturers would need to meet them.
But the solutions here aren't that mysterious. They require money for longer-term supplier contracts, for decarbonisation, for wages that let workers live with dignity. That money exists in the fashion system already.
The money to fund fashion’s biggest problems exists in the system already
Put simply, billionaires are fashion’s biggest problem. Their very existence is unsustainable. And the most straightforward solution to so many sustainability issues is, indeed, solved with their billions.
Methodology and data sources
The figures here are all estimates drawn from real-time public lists published online by Forbes and Bloomberg, the two most widely cited sources for billionaire wealth tracking, as well as various other sources on the world’s wealthiest families (such as The Sunday Times Rich List 2025).
Amy Miles and I referenced this data from late December to January 2026; these estimates will vary after publication. Where estimates between sources diverge significantly, we’ve tried to include ranges from the lowest and highest reported estimates. All figures were rounded to the nearest billion and presented in US dollars, the currency used in most publicly available wealth reporting.
To contextualise these fortunes, we've calculated how many years it would take a garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage to accrue the same amount. Bangladesh is one of the world's largest garment-producing countries and a key supplier to brands including H&M, Zara, Gap, and Uniqlo. Following widespread worker protests, the country raised its minimum wage in 2023 to 12,500 taka per month — roughly $1,200 per year at current exchange rates. This was the first increase since 2018, and remains, by most estimates, well below a living wage. For these estimates, we’ve also rounded to the nearest million or hundred thousand.
Overall, the comparison is imperfect. Billionaire net worth represents assets, not only income; these fortunes couldn’t be liquidated overnight. And the Bangladesh minimum wage is often not what workers actually receive — wage theft, forced overtime, and piece-rate systems mean many earn less.
If anything, these calculations understate the gap. Still, the numbers are instructive. The workers who stitch the clothes, and the billionaires who profit from their sale, exist within the same industry. The distance between them is a choice.
The big list of fashion industry billionaires
Spot a billionaire we missed? Due to the shadowy way billionaires obscure their wealth, it’s not possible to publish a truly comprehensive list, but please email us with a source if there’s a name we missed, as we plan to periodically update this list.
The platform billionaires
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, one of the world’s wealthiest people, first made Forbes’ Billionaires List in 1999. Image sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
Before we get to the names most associated with fashion, it's worth starting with the billionaires who profit from the industry without ever touching a garment. Amazon is one of the world's largest apparel retailers. Among TikTok Shop's biggest categories is clothing. Temu has upended global fashion retail. These platform billionaires collect rent on every transaction — and their fortunes now rival or exceed those of the families who actually make and sell clothes.
Jeff Bezos, Amazon — $255–268 billion. His fashion connection is indirect but massive, as Amazon Fashion operates private labels, luxury stores, and hosts millions of third-party sellers. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 223 million years to earn the same amount.
Zhang Yiming, ByteDance/TikTok — $65–69 billion. TikTok Shop reached $33 billion global gross merchandise value in 2024, with fashion as a top category (along with beauty and personal care). A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 58 million years to earn the same amount.
Ma Huateng, Tencent/WeChat — $64–68 billion. WeChat's commerce platform hosts brands such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Burberry, among others. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 57 million years to earn the same amount.
Jack Ma, Alibaba/Tmall — $31–47 billion. Tmall remains one of the world's largest fashion e-commerce platforms. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 39 million years to earn the same amount.
Colin Huang, PDD Holdings/Temu — $39–42 billion. Founder of the ultra-fast fashion marketplace. Stepped down as CEO in 2020 but retains significant ownership stake. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need approximately 35 million years to earn the same amount.
The luxury billionaires
François Pinault (right), founder of Kering, and his son François-Henri Pinault, who is the former CEO of Kering. Image sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The European luxury conglomerates are old money in its most concentrated form, with fortunes that compound across generations, protected by holding company structures and dual-class shares. LVMH alone owns more than 75 brands, making it the world's largest luxury empire (think Louis Vuitton, Dior, Fendi, Givenchy, Céline, Bulgari, Tiffany & Co., and more). The Hermès clan has approximately 100 descendants sharing their fortune, yet power remains centralised. The Wertheimer brothers, who control 100% of Chanel, are so private they're known as fashion's quietest billionaires.
Bernard Arnault and family, LVMH — $194–208 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 173 million years to earn the same amount.
Hermès family heirs (~100 descendants) — $170–185 billion collectively, making them among Europe’s wealthiest families. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 154 million years to earn the same amount.
Alain Wertheimer, Chanel — $43–45 billion. Chairman and 50% owner of the largest and most prominent luxury house that’s fully privately held. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 38 million years to earn the same amount.
Gérard Wertheimer, Chanel — $43–45 billion. Co-owner with brother Alain. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 38 million years to earn the same amount.
François Pinault, Kering/Artémis — $22–26 billion. Founder of Kering, which owns brands including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, and Alexander McQueen. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 22 million years to earn the same amount.
Johann Rupert, Richemont — $17–20 billion. Controls Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Montblanc, and Chloé, making him South Africa’s richest person. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 17 million years to earn the same amount.
The fast fashion billionaires
Karl-Johan Persson, chairman of H&M with an estimated wealth of $2 billion. Image sourced from Mattias Barda via Wikimedia Commons
If the luxury dynasties sell exclusivity at high margins, the fast fashion billionaires built their empires on the opposite model built around volume, speed and labour exploitation taken to new lows. Amancio Ortega pioneered the template with Zara. The Persson family transformed H&M into a global giant. And Xu Yangtian and company took the model to its logical extreme with Shein.
Amancio Ortega, Inditex/Zara — $137–147 billion. Spain's richest person and Europe's second-wealthiest. Retired in 2011 but still owns the majority of the company. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 123 million years to earn the same amount.
Tadashi Yanai and family, Fast Retailing/Uniqlo — $57–59 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 49 million years to earn the same amount.
Stefan Persson, H&M — $22–25 billion. Inherited the controlling stake in H&M from his father Erling. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 21 million years to earn the same amount.
Xu Yangtian, Shein — $20 billion. Founded Shein in 2008, pioneering ultra-fast fashion’s race to the bottom. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 17 million years to earn the same amount.
Molly Miao, Shein — $4 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Ren Xiaoqing, Shein — $4 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Maggie Gu, Shein — $4 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Lottie Tham and family, H&M — $3 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Richard Saghian, Fashion Nova — $2 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Karl-Johan Persson, H&M — $2 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Tom Persson, H&M — $2 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Charlotte Soderstrom, H&M — $2 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
The Italian billionaires
Italy has produced a lot of fashion billionaires per capita. Some, like Brunello Cucinelli, have built reputations around what he’s termed “humanistic capitalism” (hmm). Others, like Dolce & Gabbana, have courted controversy. Not on the list is, obviously, Giorgio Armani, who died in September.
Patrizio Bertelli, Prada — $5 billion. Co-CEO alongside his wife, Miuccia. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 4 million years to earn the same amount.
Miuccia Prada, Prada — $5 billion. Co-CEO and head designer. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 4 million years to earn the same amount.
Giuliana Benetton, Benetton — $4 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Luciano Benetton, Benetton — $4 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Brunello Cucinelli and family, Brunello Cucinelli — $4 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Renzo Rosso and family, OTB Group — $4 billion. OTB owns Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, Viktor & Rolf, Jil Sander, and AMIRI. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Remo Ruffini, Moncler — $4 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Domenico Dolce, Dolce & Gabbana — $3 billion. Co-founder. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Stefano Gabbana, Dolce & Gabbana — $3 billion. Co-founder. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Sandro Veronesi and family, Calzedonia/Intimissimi — $2 billion. Founder of Oniverse. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Sabrina Benetton, Benetton — $2 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Barbara Benetton, Benetton — $2 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
The sportswear billionaires
Phil Knight, co-founder of Nike and donor to conservative causes. Image sourced from Neon Tommy via Wikimedia Commons.
Athleticwear occupies a strange position in fashion's sustainability conversation. Brands like Nike and Adidas have faced decades of scrutiny over labour practices, yet their billionaire founders and shareholders rarely feature in discussions about industry reform.
Phil Knight and family, Nike — $31–32 billion. Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus. He and his family own approximately 20% of Nike. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 27 million years to earn the same amount.
Nassef Sawiris, Adidas (~7% stake) — $8–10 billion. Egyptian billionaire and Adidas's largest individual shareholder. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 8 million years to earn the same amount.
Chip Wilson, Lululemon — $7-8 billion. Founder, owns a minor stake, less than 10%. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 7 million years to earn the same amount.
Ding Shizhong, Anta Sports — $7 billion. Co-founder and chairman of China's largest sportswear company. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 6 million years to earn the same amount.
Ding Shijia, Anta Sports — $7 billion. Brother of Ding Shizhong and co-founder. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 6 million years to earn the same amount.
Danny Harris, Alo Yoga — $4 billion. Co-founder. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Marco DeGeorge, Alo Yoga — $4 billion. Co-founder. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Stephen Rubin and family, Pentland Group — $2 billion. Controls JD Sports and Speedo. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need approximately 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Timothy Boyle, Columbia Sportswear — $2 billion. Chairman and former CEO. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Ben Francis, Gymshark — $1 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 800,000 years to earn the same amount.
The supply chain billionaires
These are the fortunes built closest to the people who make our clothes such as the textile manufacturers, the knitwear exporters, the polyester giants. Yet the gap between these billionaires and their workers is as stark as the retail end of the chain.
Chen Jianhua ($17 billion) and Fan Hongwei ($7–8 billion), husband and wife founders of the Hengli Group — $7–23 billion combined. It’s one of the world’s largest polyester producers. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 19 million years to earn the same amount.
Sukanto Tanoto, RGE/Sateri — $4-23 billion. Indonesian billionaire whose Royal Golden Eagle produces viscose fibre for fashion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 19 million years to earn the same amount.
Ma Jianrong, Shenzhou International — $7-10 billion. Controls one of the world's largest knitwear makers, supplying brands such as Nike, Adidas, Uniqlo, and Puma. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 8 million years to earn the same amount.
Zhang Congyuan, Huali Industrial — $9 billion. Taiwan’s richest person is known as “the shoe king,” as he owns a company producing shoes for many footwear giants such as Nike, Converse, and Vans. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 8 million years to earn the same amount.
Harish Ahuja, Shahi Exports — $3 billion. Runs one of India's largest apparel exporters, supplying brands such as H&M, Gap, Zara, and Calvin Klein. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Ravi Modi, Vedant Fashions — $2 billion. Manufactures wedding and celebration clothes. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Rajinder Gupta, Trident Group — $1 billion. A diversified Indian group operating in textiles, yarns, chemicals, and power in supply chains. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 800,000 years to earn the same amount.
The heir billionaires
Many of fashion's largest fortunes belong to people who never founded a company — they inherited. Sandra Ortega Mera is Spain's richest woman. The heirs of Leonardo Del Vecchio, who died in 2022, split the massive EssilorLuxottica fortune. The story goes on and on. Indeed, many names listed in other categories on this list are also nepobabies.
Sandra Ortega Mera, Inditex — $13-16 billion. Inherited a ~5% stake from her mother Rosalía Mera, Inditex co-founder. She’s Spain’s richest woman. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 13 million years to earn the same amount.
Claudio Del Vecchio, EssilorLuxottica/Brooks Brothers — $8 billion. Former Luxottica co-CEO. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 7 million years to earn the same amount.
Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, EssilorLuxottica — $8 billion. President of Ray-Ban. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 7 million years to earn the same amount.
Clemente Del Vecchio, EssilorLuxottica — $8 billion. Youngest EssilorLuxottica heir at 21. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 7 million years to earn the same amount.
Luca Del Vecchio, EssilorLuxottica — $8 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 7 million years to earn the same amount.
Paola Del Vecchio, EssilorLuxottica — $8 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 7 million years to earn the same amount.
Marisa Del Vecchio, EssilorLuxottica — $8 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 7 million years to earn the same amount.
Rocco Basilico, EssilorLuxottica — $8 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 7 million years to earn the same amount.
Nicoletta Zampillo, EssilorLuxottica — $8 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 7 million years to earn the same amount.
Christian Birkenstock, Birkenstock — $2 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Alex Birkenstock, Birkenstock — $2 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
The independent billionaires
Tom Ford, whose $2 billion net worth would take a garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage almost 2 million years to earn. Image sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
Not every fashion billionaire runs a conglomerate. Ralph Lauren still serves as Executive Chairman of the company he founded. Tom Ford increased his net worth when he sold Tom Ford to the Estée Lauder Companies. And then there are the investors such as Lawrence Stroll (and Silas Chou) who acquired Tommy Hilfiger and then sold it after more than a decade of ownership.
Ralph Lauren and family, Ralph Lauren Corporation — $14–17 billion. At 86, he is still Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 14 million years to earn the same amount.
Lawrence Stroll, Tommy Hilfiger/Michael Kors investor — $4 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Tom Ford, Tom Ford — $2 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Kim Kardashian, SKIMS — $2 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Christian Louboutin, Christian Louboutin — $1 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 800,000 years to earn the same amount.
Sara Blakely, Spanx — $1 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 800,000 years to earn the same amount.
The retail billionaires
And finally, the family fortunes built on retail empires. The Fishers co-founded Gap before the fast fashion model later transformed their business; the Nordstroms took their department store private in 2025; the Weston family is behind Primark as well as other retail ventures; and then there’s that 78-year-old behind the “hip” Urban Outfitters.
Guy, George, Alannah, and Galen Weston and family, Associated British Foods/Primark — $24 billion. Controlling shareholders. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need approximately 20 million years to earn the same amount.
Anders Holch Povlsen, Bestseller/ASOS/Zalando — $8–13 billion. Owns Bestseller (Jack & Jones, Vero Moda), with stakes in both ASOS and Zalando. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 11 million years to earn the same amount.
Les Wexner and family, L Brands/Victoria's Secret — $9 billion. Founded shopping centre staples Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 8 million years to earn the same amount.
Renuka Jagtiani, Landmark Group — $6 billion. The Dubai-headquartered retail and hospitality conglomerate operates many fashion brands in the Middle East, India and beyond. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need approximately 5 million years to earn the same amount.
John Fisher, Gap Inc. — $4 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need more than 3 million years to earn the same amount.
Doris Fisher, Gap Inc. — $2 billion. Co-founded Gap with husband Donald in 1969. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Robert Fisher, Gap Inc. — $2 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
William Fisher, Gap Inc. — $2 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Richard Hayne, Urban Outfitters — $2 billion. Founder and chairman. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Brian Hill, Aritzia — $2 billion. Canadian fashion retailer. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need almost 2 million years to earn the same amount.
Maramotti family, Max Mara — estimated to total in the billions, though exact number unclear. Together, they own 100% of Max Mara. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need millions of years to get close.
Nordstrom family, Nordstrom — estimated to total in the billions, though exact number unclear. The family partnered with Mexico’s department store group El Puerto de Liverpool to take the store private in 2025 at a deal valuing more than $6 billion. A garment worker earning Bangladesh's minimum wage would need millions of years to get close.
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