Marks and Spencer Group plc (M&S), one of the leading British multinational retailers, has appointed Helen Weir CBE to its Board as its Chief Finance Officer (CFO). Helen is currently the CFO at the John Lewis Partnership. She joined John ...
Tags: multinational retailers, Apparel
US researchers have developed a more efficient way to turn methanol into useful chemicals, such as liquid fuels, that would also reduce carbon dioxide (Co2) emissions. Methanol, which is a product of natural gas, is well-known as a common ...
The key to the future of the wool sector, is a combined approach across the wool supply chain, beginning from farmers to traders to manufacturers, delegates at British Wool Marketing Board’s (BWMB) conference were told last week. ...
Tags: wool supply chain, British Wool Marketing Board, Textile
Westlake Chemical Corporation has awarded a contract to Technip to provide detailed engineering and procurement services to expand the recovery section of Westlake’s Petro 1 ethylene plant in Sulphur, Louisiana, USA. A statement ...
Heimtextil, which runs from January 14-17, 2015 will see a series of lectures on online retail and marketing and is aimed at retailers and interior furnishings specialists. Within the framework of the 'Webchance Academy', Heimtextil will ...
Tags: online retail, interior furnishings specialists, Textile
Southern Glove, a US-based manufacturer of industrial work gloves, aprons, sleeves, safety, and protective products, has chosen the enterprise apparel software solution by Simparel Inc., a leading developer and marketer of next-generation ...
Tags: natively-integrated solution, industrial work gloves, Textile
Aussie apparel and footwear marketer, Pacific Brands said it has entered into three unconditional agreements to sell its Brand Collective business in the footwear, apparel and sport categories. “Gross proceeds from the transactions ...
Tags: Aussie apparel, footwear marketer, Apparel
Outlast Technologies, a developer and producer of temperature regulating fabrics has launched a new fabric by blending PCM viscose fibres with down fibres to offer a solution for climate comfort in bedding and apparel products. Outlast ...
Fujitsu, one of the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) companies offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services, has implemented a field trial to enable a new customer experience utilizing ...
“There have been three phases in ecommerce development. The first phase started with the ‘.com’ boom of the mid-to-late 1990s and lasted through the early 2000s,” Tom Barone, VP, North America Operations at eBay ...
Tags: ecommerce development, Apparel
The Indian online shopping portal Exclusively.in has launched the country’s first-ever web marketplace model, the Exclusively.in ‘Boutique’, offering access to designs from curated independent fashion stores and ...
Tags: online shopping portal, web marketplace model, Apparel
PolyOne Corporation, which offers specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, said it has debuted OnCap UV technology for fibre and textile applications. According to PolyOne, manufacturers of geotextiles and house wraps ...
Canadian buyout firm Onex is said to be leading the bidding for Switzerland-based juice-box maker SIG Combibloc Group. Onex is competing against Swiss private-equity firm Partners Group Holding in the final round. It is being speculated ...
Lebanon’s natural mineral water bottlers and distributors Tannourine Water will increase its production capacity with the installation of a Sidel Matrix Combi water line. The new Sidel water line has a capacity of producing ...
Vinous announced today it has agreed to acquire Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (IWC). Founded in 1985 by Editor and Publisher Stephen Tanzer, IWC is the oldest independent, American-owned wine journal. Tanzer will join Antonio ...