- Location
Industry Views
"-
2014 Has Been a Great Year for Smeg. in 2014
Dec 29, 20142014 has been a great year for Smeg. In 2014, five Smeg products received recognition: the concept hob with bird motif designed by architect Guido Canali and the 45 cm wine cooler, both from the Dolce Stil Novo line, the stand mixer and ...
Tags: design studio, deepdesign, Furniture
-
About 30% of The Country's PV Power-Generation Systems Show Various Problems Three Years
Dec 29, 2014A China government-sponsored certification organization has found that about 30% of the country's PV power-generation systems show various problems three years or more after installation, especially in module quality, according to PV ...
Tags: PV Systems, media reports, Lights
-
PV Module Firms Have Plans to Set up Overseas Production Lines
Dec 29, 2014First-tier China-based PV module firms have plans to set up overseas production lines to avoid US antitrust taxation, for which the US Department of Commerce is set to review a proposed increase, according to industry sources in Taiwan. ...
Tags: PV Makers, Production Lines, Lights
-
Indorama Ventures Has Signed Two Joint Venture Deals in Mexico
Dec 29, 2014Thailand headquartered and producer of petrochemicals and fibres, Indorama Ventures has signed two joint venture deals in Mexico, both in which it will have a 51 per cent holding. The first is Indorama Ventures EcoMex, S. de R. L de C.V ...
Tags: petrochemicals, fibres, Textile
-
Future Retail Said It's Proposed RS 1600 Crore Rights Issue Will Open on January 15, 2015
Dec 29, 2014Kishore Biyani led, Future Retail said it’s proposed Rs 1600 crore rights issue will open on January 15, 2015 and close on January 29, 2015. Future Retail said in a BSE filing that the issue will open on January 15, 2015 and close ...
Tags: pre-determined price, ratio, Apparel
-
Flipkart Has Raised $700 Million in Fresh Investment From Existing
Dec 29, 2014One of India’s largest e-commerce retailer, Flipkart, , has raised $700 million in fresh investment from existing as well as a clutch of new investors. The new investors include, Greenoaks Capital, T Rowe Price Associates, Qatar ...
-
Lower Average Share Count Drives Diluted Earnings Per Share Growth by 25% at Nike
Dec 29, 2014Gross margin expansion and a lower average share count drove diluted earnings per share growth by 25 per cent year on year at Nike for its second fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2014. In the second quarter of fiscal 2015, net income ...
Tags: product type, geography, key category, Apparel
-
The Reduction of Bank Credit Available to The Diamond Industry Is a Game Changer
Dec 29, 2014The reduction of bank credit available to the diamond industry is a game changer that will influence the market for many years to come. Therefore, this column has chosen bank credit as its most important story of 2014, rising above other ...
Tags: diamond industry, diamond market
-
SPGPrints Offered Its Key Customers a Sneak Preview
Dec 29, 2014Netherlands based producer of textile printers, SPGPrints said it offered its key customers a sneak preview of its new single-pass digital textile printer, scheduled for launch at ITMA 2015 in Milan. Over a two-week period visitors from ...
Tags: Digital Textile Printer, print-bar technology, Textile
-
Snapdeal Has Launched a Pilot Project with India Post to Set-up Facilitation Desks
Dec 29, 2014Online retailer, Snapdeal has launched a pilot project with India Post to set-up facilitation desks at Varanasi post offices to enable local weavers to sell on the Snapdeal platform. According to Snapdeal, this arrangement will provide ...
Tags: pilot project, postal system, Apparel
-
Russian President Vladimir Putin Has Ordered His Government to Control The Rising Prices
Dec 29, 2014Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to control the rising prices of vodka to avoid consumption of spurious, cheaper liquor. Reuters quoted Putin as saying: "The overshoot of vodka prices leads only to ...
Tags: liquor, bootleg, Agriculture
-
HB Fuller Will Be Acquiring East and Central African Provider of Continental Products
Dec 29, 2014Adhesives manufacturers HB Fuller will be acquiring East and Central African provider of industrial adhesives Continental Products. This transaction is expected to generate approximately €2.3m in revenue for the 2014 fiscal year. ...
Tags: paper converting, printing, labeling, Agriculture
-
Samsung Galaxy S5 Android 5.0 Update Starts to Filter out Across Europe
Dec 29, 2014The Samsung Galaxy S5 Android 5.0 update has started to filter out across Europe, with handsets in Spain on the receiving end of the Lollipop-themed patch. While UK S5 owners are still waiting for the Android 5.0 update, SamMobile has ...
-
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 LTE-A Unveiled as First Smartphone Comes Running Snapdragon 810 CPU
Dec 29, 2014The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 LTE-A has been officially unveiled as the first smartphone to come running Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 810 processor. A reworking of the popular Galaxy Note 4, the new LTE-A edition packs far more than the ...
-
Apple Pay to Be Introduced to UK Retailers in The First Half of 2015
Dec 29, 2014Apple Pay could be introduced to UK retailers ‘in the first half of 2015’, latest reports have suggested. According to the Telegraph, Apple is currently in talks with a number of British banks over plans to introduce Apple Pay ...
Tags: Apple, Consumer Electronics
