Sir Philip Green's Arcadia has claimed a clean sweep of the best omnichannel retailers across the UK, Germany and France, with Topshop taking the top spot, closely followed by sister brands Wallis and Miss Selfridge, according to a survey ...
French sporting goods retailer Decathlon reported price cuts, a broader selection and omnichannel initiatives helped it post its second highest sales growth in a decade in 2014. At Decathlon France, net sales increased 4.33 percent, ...
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Europe is showing a steady recovery after several economically depressed years with growth in local currencies of 6.5% in 2013, up slightly from the 5.3% growth rate of the prior year to $23,597 million from $21,747 million. The European ...
Tags: Sports Goods, e-commerce
Oyxlane, the French parent company of Decathlon, reported sales increased 6.1 percent in 2013 to €7.4 billion ($9.8 bn) in 2013 on comparable store sales growth of 1.3 percent. Sales had risen 7.2 percent to €7.0 billion in 2012 ...
At the beginning of each New Year, I, like many others, like to take an inventory of my life - both personally and professionally. I think about which attitudes and behaviors have served me well in the previous year, and consider which ...
Tags: Low-Cost Labor, Labor Sourcing
"Where are the robots?" That was what many people were asking when events at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant spiraled out of control in March 2011. With deadly levels of radiation collecting inside the damaged reactors, attempting to ...
A collection of eye-catching stained glass installations by a Toronto artist is generating solar power in three provinces, and one of them is in the process of being hooked up to the Saskatchewan grid. "Lux Gloria" by Sarah Hall, at the ...
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, says that a team of students from Inner ...
Textured Jersey Lanka PLC (TJL), Sri Lanka's leading provider of knit fabric to major global brands such as Victoria's Secret, Marks & Spencer, Intimissimi and Decathlon, reported Rs. 365mn in net profit for the quarter ended 31st December ...
Four global garment and home-textile brands are awaiting the approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for setting up single-brand retail stores in India under its foreign direct investment (FDI) policy. The FIPB may ...
According to the surveys conducted at last September's exhibition,66%of Texworld visitors value eco-friendly ranges at the show while 72%of exhibitors expressed their satisfaction with the organization of the Eco Itinerary which groups ...
Tags: green product, eco friendly fabrics, Texworld, Messe Frankfurt
Textured Jersey Lanka PLC(TJL),Sri Lanka's premier manufacturer of knit fabric,demonstrated its operating excellence by doubling net profits for the quarter ended 30 September 2012(2Q FY2012/13),as per the financial results released to the ...
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The awareness has increased significantly regarding homes that can achieve a zero carbon footprint and still retain a comfortable living atmosphere.Some of these homes are entries in the last few years in the Solar Decathlon,a biennial ...
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Remodelling cities, the local area and the built heritage is also the theme of SAIE Selection 2012, the international competition open to students and designers under the age of 40 with an international jury chaired by Mario Cucinella. ...
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The Southern California Institute of Architecture(SCI-Arc)announced that China-based Hanwha Solar made a$350,000 cash gift to the SCI-Arc/Caltech entry to the U.S.Department of Energy's 2011 solar Decathlon.This is one of the largest cash ...
Tags: Hanwha Solar, SCI-Arc, solar energy, the U.S.DOE