In CMAI’s Apparel Index for the July to September 2014 quarter, ‘Big Brands’ scored an impressive growth of 9.98 points, while ‘Small Brands’ reached a meagre 4.24 points. “In fact, Small Brands low ...
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Global cotton prices which have plummeted in recent months, has triggered ‘Minimum Support Price’ measures from governments of large cotton producing countries, says ICAC. In 2013/14, the Cotlook A Index averaged 91 cents/lb, ...
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US based apparel and footwear marketer –VF Corp’s latest sustainability report marks the public debut of its innovative chemical management program, CHEM-IQ. “CHEM-IQ provides a proactive, cost-effective and scalable ...
While, New York cotton futures for the November trading month tended to be firm, the CIF Bremen Index remained almost unchanged in the current week. According to reports, various reasons were said to contribute to the strong December NY ...
In October 2014, Brazil exported 148,500 tons of cotton, which is the highest monthly volume in the last two years. “This might result in a higher volume of exports in the year, than the one forecasted up until now by Conab, at ...
Tags: cotton prices, Cotton Exports, Textile
Many of the more than 2,700 international exhibitors at Heimtextil, which runs from January 14-17, 2015, will have textile interior product ranges, also called contract furnishings, available, specifically for hotels. To further promote ...
New York cotton futures dropped precipitously this week, as December lost 346 points to close at 59.73 cents/lb, while March fell 353 points to close at 58.75 cents/lb. “The narrow five-week sideways trend ended abruptly on Monday ...
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India’s annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), dropped to a five-year low of 1.7 per cent for the month of October, 2014 (over October, 2013), according to the provisional data released by the Office ...
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“The CIF Bremen Index mildly followed the marginally downward movements in New York cotton futures in the current week,” a report from the Bremen Cotton Exchange, informs. It adds that mainly technical reasons were likely ...
December lost 131 points to close at 63.19 cents/lb, while March dropped 74 points to close at 62.28 cents/lb, which pulled down New York cotton futures this week. “It was another uneventful week in the cotton market, as values ...
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EBay India, a leading online marketplace and shopping destination in India, has joined hands with NIIT, an India-based global talent development corporation, to launch an ecommerce certification program, ePro, in an attempt to increase ...
The CIF Bremen Cotton Index remained overall firm and business stayed stable in the current week. “Cotton contracts were mainly focused on long and extra-long staple range and prompt delivery up to the end of the current ...
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According to the report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in September this year industrial producer prices increased by 0.2 percent in the euro area and by 0.1 percent in the European Union member ...
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According to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, UK retail sales were flat last month, at 0.0% on a like-for-like basis from October 2013, when they had increased 0.8% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 1.4%, against a ...
Tags: Furniture Retail Sales, Furnishing
Soraa Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops solid-state lighting technology built on ‘GaN on GaN’ (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) substrates, has introduced a compatible version of its MR16 LED lamp. Featuring ...