Microsoft has just revealed the number apps available on Windows and Windows Phone stores. The Redmond-based firm has updated its ‘by the numbers’ page to reveal that both stores now boast a combined total 560,000 apps. This ...
Tags: Windows, Apps, Consumer Electronics
Potato chips remain Australia’s favourite snack food When it comes to the nation’s most popular snacks, it seems Australians’ tastes tend more towards savoury than sweet. Potato chips are a favourite — 41 per cent ...
Tags: Snacks, Potato chips, Agriculture
Online groceries in Australia set to grow, IBISWorld Online groceries sales in Australia are predicted to grow, reaching $2,194 million in 2015, up 14.6 per cent from $1,914.2 million in 2014, according to market research organisation ...
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"It is a fascinating phenomenon that I have a lot of respect for, but I would never say we created it." The AFOL (Adult fans of LEGO) community has thrived and grown organically, rather than as a result of any action by LEGO, the toy firm ...
Tags: LEGO, AFOL community, Toys
Surviving the festive season with one’s waistline intact is a bit like vowing to go to the gym on New Year’s morning: a noble goal, but not so easy in practice. Chocolate is another Christmas temptation that can be hard to ...
Tags: Chocolate, Agriculture
Global beverage giant The Coca-Cola Company has made a deal with South African multinational brewing and beverage company SABMiller to acquire its Appletiser drinks brands on a worldwide basis, and acquire or be licensed rights to a further ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, Sabmiller, Agriculture
The Coca-Cola Company, SABMiller and Gutsche Family Investments (GFI) will combine the bottling operations of their non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages businesses in Southern and East Africa. The new entity, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, bottling operations, Agriculture
October 22, 2014 Sophie Australian consumers are buying potatoes for taste and convenience, and are keen to purchase more, according to new industry research carried out as part of a potato research study funded by potato levies with ...
Tags: Spud Consumption, Potato
"Make in India" campaign covering 25 sectors, including the textile and garment industry, has been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of Who’s Who of the corporate world from India and abroad at a ceremony in New ...
Tags: Make in India, Textile, Garment Industry
The Australian Government has formally issued a ‘Notice to Consult’ to the Sydney Airport Group. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the ‘Notice to ...
Tags: Australian Government, Airport, Service
Intimate/Swim AlvaForm fit mannequins that reflect the fit of lingerie and swimwear on real women will be exhibited by global size and apparel fit expert Alvanon, Inc. at ISAM/MAGIC, August 17 – 20, 2014, Las Vegas Convention Center. ...
The young doctor is on course to break the record having garnered around $500m in sales in the US. Doc McStuffins is on course to break the record as the best-selling toy line based on an African American character, having garnered around ...
Tags: Doc McStuffins, Best-Selling Toy, Toys
Disney Consumer Products (DCP) and Kohl’s announced they’re bringing the newest iteration of the tween lifestyle brand “D-Signed” exclusively to Kohl’s. Offering a “mix & match” assortment of ...
Tags: DCP, Apparel, Accessories
The UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has provided funding for a consortium to improve recycling and the remanufacture of aluminum. LRS Consultancy will lead the recycling project in ...
Tags: Aluminum Recycling, Defra
Consumer-reported retail sales of sporting goods apparel, equipment and athletic footwear increased 3 percent in 2013, according to the 2014 edition of the NSGA Sporting Goods Market report, which was released by the National Sporting Goods ...