Clothing and fashion are very vulnerable to high street decline because online clothing sales only amount to 15% of total apparel sales, compared to perhaps half of all sales for books and consumer electronics. When the High Street ...
China once again leads the A.T. Kearney Retail Apparel Index. The Apparel Index also includes a number of countries from Latin America and the Middle East showing that these regions continue to offer compelling opportunities. The Retail ...
The Men's Clothing Stores industry has proven to be especially sensitive to the economic recession. Sinking consumer sentiment, brought about by skyrocketing unemployment and a slowdown in personal disposable income growth, limited ...
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Apart from the nominal rise in consumption of textiles and apparels worldwide, the trend of shopping is gradually changing from the brick and mortar stores to the web and mobile devices. With the rapidly increasing competition in online ...
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Supermarket chain Sainsbury has dodged the worst impact of the horsemeat scandal and posted better than expected financial results for its fourth quarter and year to March 16, driven mainly by non food items. Strong Sainsbury results ...
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UK like-for-like retail sales rose 2.7 per cent in February. On a total basis, sales were up 4.4 per cent, against a 2.3 per cent rise in February 2012. Excluding "distortions" caused by the timing of Easter in previous years, that's the ...
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With an increase in online enquiries for fashion and life style products in India, the e-retailers in the country are foreseeing a boost in apparel sales by the end of 2013. According to leading online retailers in the country, the major ...
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US general retailer Walmart has increased its share of the toy market. According to The NPD Group data for the three-month period ending December 31st, 2012, Walmart "improved market share in toys and the Walmart entertainment ...
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Kewal Kiran Clothing announces results for Q3 FY’13 and YTD FY2012-13 (nine month’s period from April to December 2012). • Factors contributing to increase in profitability a. Increase in apparel sale volume by 14.42% ...
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Crazed Kitty Software's newest iOS app,Pint Size,enables consumers to buy clothes with the knowledge of when and how long their child may fit a particular size,allowing the consumer to take advantage of today's end-of-season sales on ...
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Fine wool producers of Australia can expect better prices, as China and Russia boom, according to a report released by Rabobank. In spite of a recovery experienced during September, fine wool prices continue to prevail at ...
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The festive season has lost some of its sparkle for retailers,with growth in sales on the high street slowing in December,the CBI said. Responding to the CBI's latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey during the first two weeks of ...
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South African retailer Woolworths Holdings has forecast its annual earnings could increase by up to 30% on the back of higher sales and gains from foreign exchange. Woolworths said its headline earnings per share - a key financial metric ...
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Marks and Spencer's food business will continue to prosper, the UK retailer's chief executive said today (10 July), despite the head of the division being moved to lead its under-pressure non-food arm. Marc Bolland told just-food the ...
Tags: food business, food, food industry, food market
ROCHESTER, N.H. - November 21, 2012 - Albany International Corp. (NYSE:AIN) announced today that its subsidiary, Albany International France S.A.S., has initiated discussions with the employee Works Council regarding a proposal to ...
Tags: Clothing production facilities, Clothing market, Clothing Machine