Brands from the Asia-Pacific region have emerged as major players in the global packaged food industry over the last decade, according to market research organisation Euromonitor International. Euromonitor has released its 2014 list of ...
Tags: Asia-Pacific region, Food Brands
The next round of testing will be conducted on Tuesday, December 16th. Kids Brand Insight has dated its next KidsPlayTest consumer research session. The next round of testing will be conducted on Tuesday, December 16th with children ...
Philips has posted a €103 million (81 million) net loss on third quarter earnings just three weeks after announcing that it wants to split off its lighting division. The Dutch giant blamed slowing markets in China and Russia and a ...
Tags: Philips, Announcement, Lighting
U.S. chain-store sales increased 3.2 percent year on year for the week that ended on August 9, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Goldman Sachs. However, comparable-store sales fell 1.4 percent compared ...
Tags: Goldman Sachs, chain-store sales
China's manufacturing sector expanded in August but at a significantly slower pace, as production rates and new orders softened. The Flash China Manufacturing PMI, published by HSBC in conjunction with Markit Economics, fell 1.4 points to ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, China Manufacturing
The U.S. Department of Energy’s CALiPER program has released a Snapshot Report on LED outdoor area lighting. Based on LED Lighting Facts® data through the second quarter of 2014, the report focuses on outdoor area/roadway ...
Which product ranges are selling well for manufacturers and why are specifiers buying them? Francis Pearce speaks with a selection of lighting manufacturers to get an idea of what's really going on in the lighting industry "Electric ...
Canada stands as the largest international market for LEED green buildings and boasts more square meters of LEED-certified space than any other nation outside the United States, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Green ...
Tags: LEED activity, LEED
The Manchester Furniture Show organisers announce that Italian leather giants, Spagnesi, will be exhibiting for the first time in the Central Hall at the Show in July. UK Agent Paul Duggan says, "I have been involved with the Manchester ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee chairman and ranking member have asked the Energy Information Administration to analyze the impact of lifting restrictions on US crude oil exports. "This is a complex puzzle that is best ...
Tags: Crude Export, EIA Study
Hamburg-based secondary research organization yStats.com reports in its latest publication, "Asia-Pacific M-Commerce Snapshot 2014", that growing adoption of smartphones and tablet computers is changing the way people shop online. ...
Tags: Asia-Pacific, E-Commerce
The conference program for Label Summit Latin America 2014 is now available as registration opens for its 11th edition. The continent’s largest dedicated event, Label Summit Latin America has led the way in professional and commercial ...
Tags: Retailer Surya, Flagship, industry trends
Washington--An exhibition of remarkable pieces made by Cartier for one of the brand’s most devoted clients is scheduled to open at the Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens in Washington this summer. The exhibition, called Cartier: ...
Tags: Jewelry, diamond, sapphire necklace, Arts
The Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, mapping out all of the genes of the human genome. When the first draft of results were published many were surprised that we had only 24,000 genes. This seemed like an unremarkable amount ...
Tags: Proteins, New Medicines, Better Wine
"The result for the first half of the financial year reflected solid growth in emerging markets, ongoing operating improvements and the benefits from recent acquisitions. Earnings per share, for the continuing operations, increased 22% to ...
Tags: Packaging&Printing, Amcor