Spurred by the summer weather and fixed interest rates, the group is hopeful consumer confidence will 'ride high into August'. Total UK retail sales have seen a 2.2 per cent lift on a like for like basis from July 2014, as improved ...
Loom Bands, LEGO Minifigures, anything Frozen...There have certainly been some stand out ranges of toys to define the year, but as the following suggests, there have been some dark horses, too. Looking at NPD figures for the year, ...
Tags: Loom Bands, LEGO, Toys
Following the latest USDA Report published on Friday last week, the New York cotton futures dropped much more than generally expected. The crop estimates for the new season in the U.S.A. had been significantly raised, thus contributing to ...
Following the latest USDA Report published on Friday last week, the New York cotton futures dropped much more than generally expected. The crop estimates for the new season in the U.S.A. had been significantly raised, thus contributing to ...
Tags: Bremen, Cotton, Apparel, Accessories, Textile
During the last decade I undertook a European research project designed to disseminate information regarding the energy consumption and environmental performance of low-energy, non-domestic buildings in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and ...
Tags: Low-Energy, Lighting
Americans are as ready as they've ever been to #LiveSummer, and Coors Light is poised to help make the summer of 2014 as refreshing as possible. The brand's first-ever seasonal extension, Coors Light Summer Brew, and a new summer can ...
Tags: Beer Lineup, Coors Light
Major currents in the North Atlantic Ocean seem to be slowing down, according to new research from the University of Reading. The findings show that a recently measured slowdown of 10-15% may be part of larger decline that began in the ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
The first Monday of the New Year is various known as massive Monday or Mega Monday as the volume of jobseekers soars after the Christmas/New Year break. In print and packaging we have seen a tripling of applications over the holiday ...
Tags: January Blues, Packaging News
A helicopter full of New Year presents left Nadym for Yar-Sale settlement (Yamal District, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area) under the annual A Present to Every Child charitable campaign organized by Gazprom Dobycha Nadym. Gas workers helped ...
Tags: Gazprom Dobycha Nadym, Yamal, A Present to Every Child New Year
A modified 20ft shipping container will become the glass recycling receptacle for Waimarama over the summer holidays. The container has been placed in the Waimarama Domain car park and has been modified to allow the collection of brown, ...
Tags: Glass Recycling, Construction
The four trend proposals all Made in Italy from the designers at Eurojersey for the Summer 2015 Underwear and Lingerie collections, developed to combine the functionality and comfort of Sensitive Fabrics, are inspired by the natural ...
Tags: Sensitive Fabrics, Lingerie Trends
As the festive season draws near, Australians are being asked to keep safety at work uppermost in their minds. November and December are the most dangerous times of year in workplaces, according to the latest statistics released by ...
Fans of timeless, vintage fabrics and fresh pastels in particular will be delighted to learn that leading fabric retailer Curtains Made Simple this week introduced the latest collections from the highly regarded Elanbach fabrics to its ...
Tags: Curtains, Elanbach Fabrics Line
Men are putting their best foot forward and showing more leg than ever before as temperatures across the UK continue to soar. Sales data released by retailer Debenhams shows that demand for men’s shorts that sit at the top of ...
Tags: Shorter Shorts, Apparel
UK retail sales for May underline the growing importance of online sales, which “saved retailers’ bacon”, last month, according to consultancy firm KPMG. Online sales 'saved retailers' bacon' in May, said KPMG ...
Tags: British Retail Consortium Sales Monitor, Online sales, KPMG