Global packaging firm Sonoco has purchased a 6-color direct-to-sheet digital printing press to produce point-of-purchase displays and other promotional packaging. The press allows brand owners to respond rapidly to a dynamic retail and ...
The Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers (AMUSF) has joined The Furniture Ombudsman (TFO) as an affiliate member, to pledge its ongoing commitment to helping the industry improve. This means AMUSF is continuing to raise ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is inviting comments on a draft undertaking from Metcash which intends to resolve concerns regarding its proposed acquisition of Woolworth’s Home Timber and Hardware. The ...
Consumers are expected to spend an average $125.92 for the holiday, up from last year’s $115.57, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insight and Analytics. Total spending is expected ...
Tags: increase in spending, Father's Day
Test Rite's CEO, T.H. Ho.Test Rite International Co., Ltd., recognized as Taiwan's biggest home improvement retailer, has contracted LED maker Unity Opto Technology Ltd. for supply of LED light bulbs to sell under its brand name, as well as ...
Tags: Test Rite, LED, Processing Machinery
Ayla Networks, whose agile Internet of Things (IoT) platform provides comprehensive connectivity for any kind of product, announced that it has signed its first customer in Europe, Innr Lighting B.V. from the Netherlands. Innr is using the ...
The Valspar Corporation has reported fiscal third quarter 2015 net sales of $1.15 billion, a decrease of 7 percent over the prior year. Total volume was flat as growth in the Coatings segment was offset by the expected decline in the Paints ...
Tags: Valspar, Paints segment
Asian Paints today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2015. "No significant improvement in demand conditions witnessed in the decorative coatings business in India in the Quarter. Lower raw material ...
Global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney's Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) 2015 shows that C. China's GDP growth of 7.4 per cent in 2014 was its lowest in a quarter century. Yet, relative to other developing markets, its ...
Tags: Retail, China Retail, Economy, Service
The kitchen is the heart of the home, where families gather to enjoy meals and talk together. Kitchen furniture comes in many styles including modern, contemporary, retro, traditional, and cottage, with each style having its own distinct ...
PPG Industries has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Flood Australia, which manufactures and distributes specialty wood stain and paint additive solutions for consumer, commercial and industrial applications. Financial terms ...
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Asian Paints Ltd. has announced its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2014. “We registered single-digit volume growth in the decorative paint segment in India due to sluggish demand conditions," ...
Empire Today, the nation’s largest shop-at-home flooring company, will open its first retail stores in Fairfax, Va., on Jan. 29, and then on Feb. 5 in Commack and Westbury, N.Y., both of which are located on Long Island. Through ...
Pharr Yarns has announced plans to merge Phenix Flooring into the Pharr family of companies. Phenix is a manufacturer of residential floor coverings currently sold through independent carpet retailers and home improvement chains. The ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated January as national Radon Action Month, a perfect time for you to protect your family by testing your home for radon. Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas, so testing is the ...
Tags: home improvement centers, hardware stores, Construction