The commerce minister of Bangladesh, Tofail Ahmed, has urged Australian buyers to visit readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh, BSS news agency reported. Speaking at a joint forum in Melbourne, Australia, Ahmed said the ...
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Hanley Wood and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) have announced the results of the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, held recently in New Orleans. According to show officials, attendance at the event totaled 17,507, with ...
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Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (PacSun), a leading specialty retailer, has appointed Amber Fredman-Tarshis as its senior vice president and chief marketing officer. In her role, Fredman-Tarshis will work closely with the ...
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Retailer Target Corporation said its third fiscal quarter ended November 1, 2014 adjusted EPS of $0.54 was above the expected range of $0.40 to $0.50. However, the adjusted earnings per share were 2.9 per cent lower from $0.56 earnings ...
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American Swan, the online shopping site in India, has signed on Indian model and film actress Kriti Sanon as the face of its latest trend-led fast fashion range for the youth, As Original. The 24-year-old will appear in both digital and ...
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Nampak will sell its paper business to Ethos Private Equity on behalf of the Ethos Fund IV for around $14m (R1.575bn). The sale will include Nampak's corrugated, sacks and tissue divisions, but will exclude its shareholding in Sancella ...
Tags: Paper Business, Private Equity, Agriculture
RPC Emballages Moirans, a company that specialises in manufacturing extrusion blow moulding, has developed RPC Protect, a new barrier solution for its range of blow moulded containers up to 30 litres. The product claims to provide an ...
The firm has more than halved its first-half pretax losses, as sales of train sets rise 18 per cent. Hornby sales appear to be back on track as the firm has said it has more than halved its first-half pre-tax losses. Sales of model ...
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A zero-gravity ISSpresso coffee machine from Lavazza will be supplied to astronauts on the International Space Station later this year. Developed by Lavazza and engineering firm Argotec, ISSpresso is a capsule-based espresso system ...
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UDG Healthcare, a drug distribution company, will spend €24m on boosting the capacity of its US packaging plants to meet growing demand in the market. The group generated profits of around €71m in the financial year ending on 30 ...
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PET and plastics packaging company Petainer has launched its new PET solution, the petainerKeg Linestar, at BrauBeviale 2014 in Nuremberg, Germany. The new solution features a redesigned outer shell which helps it to fit specifically on ...
Tags: PET and plastics packaging company, redesigned outer shell, Agriculture
Penguin character is already one of the firm's best selling lines. Intelex is expecting sales of its popular Penguin plush character to be given a further boost in the run up to Christmas, partly thanks to the John Lewis TV ad campaign ...
Tags: Intelex, Penguin character, Toys
Unibroue, one of the most highly awarded breweries in North America, with world-renowned brands including La Fin du Monde, Blanche de Chambly, 17 Grande Réserve, Terrible and Maudite, has introduced its latest seasonal release, ...
Tags: breweries, Seasonal Beer, Agriculture
Packaged food company ConAgra Foods has opened a new potato processing facility in Shangdu, Inner Mongolia, China for its Lamb Weston brand. Located in one of the largest potato growing regions in the country, the plant will be capable ...
Venture will also help to organise the Guangzhou International Stroller and Baby Product Fair. Messe Frankfurt and the Guangdong Toy Association have launched Guangzhou Li Tong Messe Frankfurt Co Ltd, a venture to organise the ...