This spring will bring job cuts for some of the 169 staff at the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) in the Western Isles, as the firm announced a review of its Stornoway harvesting and processing operations last week (January 8). The ...
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A sandwich manufacturer was shut down as an emergency measure, after environmental health inspectors from Glasgow City Council discovered “significant infestation” on its premises. 'Extensive infestation' was found at the ...
The continuing decline in PC sales worldwide potends a "structural shift" in the market for personal computing devices, says Gartner. Gartner Monday reported that fourth quarter shipments of personal computers were nearly 5% less than in ...
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In today's culture, advice on nearly any topic - relationships, health, career - is just a mouse click, touchscreen tap or Siri query away. There's even a Web site called shouldidoit.com that promises to help you make decisions in your ...
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The unemployment rate among U.S. IT workers stood at 3.3% in the fourth quarter of 2012, significantly lower than the overall unemployment rate of 7.8%, according to tech job board Dice. The technology consulting industry in the U.S. ...
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Britvic’s merger with AG Barr has been delayed by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), which extended its timetable for a decision today (January 14). Britvic makes Tango, Robinsons, J2O and Fruit Shoot After shareholders voted to ...
FaceCake Marketing Technologies, Inc. is previewing its revolutionary augmented retail Try-On technologies in Microsoft's booth (#1005) at the 102nd annual NRF Convention & Expo on January 14-15, 2013, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention ...
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Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—textiles, leather, industrial fabrics, and composite materials—is pleased to announce that Trans-Global Merchandise (TGM) ...
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As brick and mortar and online retail channels merge, store operations executives are struggling with two key issues: visibility into incoming online demand and aligning this demand with in-store labor. To overcome these issues, early ...
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Email is a commodity, says Chicago CIO Brett Goldstein, and that's why city officials have decided to shift to cloud-based mail services as part of a broad effort to improve IT operations. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel this month disclosed ...
Enterprises that buy new mobile devices and invest in security and storage management tools will give IT spending a boost this year. Worldwide IT spending for 2013 is expected to hit $3.7 trillion, a 4.2% increase from 2012's $3.6 ...
The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 4.0% higher, on average, when sales resumed in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle this week. The closing US exchange rate was unchanged from the closing rate when sales went into the Christmas break. ...
Dr. A Sakthivel Chairman, Apparel Exports Promotion Council submitted the pre-budget proposal for the garments and apparel industry. Commenting on the proposal Dr. Sakthivel said, “Our thrust of the pre- budget proposal underlines: ...
The United States Department of Homeland Security has warned that Java is still open to attacks, despite Oracle's attempts to fix its vulnerabilities. Last week, it was discovered that the web browser software contained a zero-day ...
The NRF Foundation, the non-profit arm of the National Retail Federation, announced that Mindy Grossman, CEO, HSNi, was elected as the new chair of its Board of Directors for a two-year term. Ms. Grossman replaces Kip Tindell, chairman and ...
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