ITW Retail Group, Australia's leading supplier of hardware and fasteners to the retail trade, is building a new high-tech 21,500 sqm national distribution centre (DC) at South Dandenong in Melbourne. With around 7,000 stock keeping units ...
The latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey results show hiring sentiment for the second quarter of 2013 will remain subdued, as local economic and political uncertainty continues to affect employers. The survey found employers' hiring ...
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The National Retail Federation this week welcomed introduction of House and Senate legislation that would repeal the employer mandate provision of the health care reform law scheduled to take effect next year. “Eliminating the ...
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In February, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index was 54.5 percent, a decrease of 1.7 percentage points over the previous month. In view of different industries, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index of construction industry ...
Government announced the decision to permit FDI, up to 51%, in multi-brand retail trading, vide Press Note dated 20.9.2012, subject to the following conditions: (I) FDI in multi brand retail trading up to 51% shall be allowed through the ...
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The continuing horsemeat scandal could benefit premium food retailers at the expense of value outlets, according to city analyst Shore Captial. Value brands could prove a casualty of the horsemeat scandal Analysts Clive Black and ...
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A change in federal tax law that decreased the take-home pay of many working Americans is impacting household budgets. According to NRF’s 2013 Tax Returns Survey conducted by BIGinsight, nearly three-quarters (73.3%) of those polled ...
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The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold on the ratification of a contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office ...
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Spring Fair International, organised by i2i Events, opened on February 3rd 2013 at the NEC and welcomed over 68,116 visitor’s, including more than 5,000 international buyers looking to export British goods abroad - with overall ...
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Swiss meat processing company Bell Group has booked an increase in full-year profits, despite what it claims has been a "demanding" market environment. In the 12 months to the end of December, net profit climbed 5.9% to CHF75.8m ...
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The National Retail Federation welcomed the introduction of the Marketplace Fairness Act, saying that the new bipartisan and bicameral bill demonstrates progress on moving sales tax fairness legislation this session. “For far too ...
The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay on President Obama’s State of the Union address: “We have repeatedly called on Congress and President Obama to make the economy ...
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The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold in response to this week’s rejection of a labor contract between the International Longshore and ...
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The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) said the 0.2 per cent month on month drop in December retail trade reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics would be disappointing to retailers who were hoping for a boost in sales over the ...
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In January, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index was 56.2 percent, a slight increase of 0.1 percentage points over the previous month. In view of different industries, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index of construction ...
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