Spurred by the summer weather and fixed interest rates, the group is hopeful consumer confidence will 'ride high into August'. Total UK retail sales have seen a 2.2 per cent lift on a like for like basis from July 2014, as improved ...
GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index decreased three points to 4 in July. Joe Staton, head of market dynamics at GfK, says: “Concerns about the general economic situation in the UK for the next 12 months appear to be weighing ...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Furniture
U.S. specialty jewelry store sales fell 4.4 percent year on year to $2.703 billion in May, according to the latest government calculations. The decline was noticeable considering that preliminary sales of jewelry and watches across all ...
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Vietnam and EU have agreed in principle on a trade and investment agreement, the most ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) that the EU has ever concluded with a developing country, the European Commission said on its ...
Considering a higher demand in the field of decorative and furniture fabrics, Heimtextil which takes place from January 12-15, 2016 is expanding the size of the Window and Upholstery segments. According to a Messe Frankfurt press release, ...
Tags: furniture fabrics, Digital Textile
Spain-based plastics technology centre AIMPLAS is spearheading a project called SINTEPOL that aims at finding new ways of biopolymer synthesis and modification routes through reactive extrusion processes. Biopolymers are produced from ...
Tags: packaging, packaging material, plastics
The eye-catching jellyfish hanging light is a truly innovative creation created by Eindhoven-based designer Dennis Parren. Dennis Parren created several light installations and sculptures for the 2015 edition the Biennale International ...
Tags: furniture, furniture accessories, LED, LED lighting
Although UV technologies were first introduced around 20-30 years ago, it is still considered not to be a mature sector with plenty of innovations needed to overcome barriers to greater efficiencies. Over the last few years growth in ...
Furniture Industry Professional Buyers Interest Analysis of Made-in-China.com Furniture Industry buyers pay the most attention to sofa, followed by office furniture, from Jan. to Dec. 2014 Furniture Industry Professional Buyers Hot ...
Seats and Parts Thereof (HS: 9401) Major Export Countries/Regions Distribution, from Jan. to Dec. 2014 Code Export Country/Region Export Value(Thousand USD) Compared with the same period last ...
Seats and Parts Thereof (HS: 9401) Major Import Countries/Regions Distribution, from Jan. to Dec. 2014 Code Import Country/Region Import Value(Thousand USD) Compared with the same period last ...
Tags: Medical Furniture, Barber Chair
China Seats and Parts Thereof Export Volume and Value, from Jan. to Dec. 2014 Month Volume(-) Value(USD) Compared with the same period last year Volume Value ...
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Trendsetter Home Furnishings Ltd, an international supplier of duvets, pillows and mattress toppers and parent company of The Fine Bedding Company Hotels Division, has announced annual growth of 48%. It comes in the same month that the ...
Accent Furniture and electric fireplace vendor Twin-Star Home Furnishings together is going to enter a new category, storage floor mirrors at this summer’s Las Vegas Market. In its market showroom, A-1016, Twin-Star will introduce ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing landmark green chemistry technologies developed by industrial pioneers and leading scientists that turn climate risk and other environmental problems into business opportunities, ...
Tags: chemicals, coating, paint pigment, EPA, Hybrid Coating Technologies