Believe it or not, the fourth quarter is traditionally a slow period for the diamond trade. That may be a stark realization for some, especially on the eve of Thanksgiving weekend that signals the start of the Christmas shopping season. ...
Tags: diamond trade, Arts
Melbourne-based OCA which provides print management, warehousing and logistics services has installed a third big offset press at its Print Bound subsidiary. The acquisition of the Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 six colour LED UV press ...
Tags: Offset Press, LED UV, Agriculture
Just like Australia Post, the UK's Royal Mail is experiencing a loss of profitability from the parcel boom and mail bust. It is, however, also looking down the barrel of Amazon’s own delivery network, which threatens future growth ...
Tags: Royal Mail, Parcel Pinch, Service
Northline, one of Australia’s largest privately-owned logistics operations, has officially started operating from its new $21 million Brisbane transport and logistics facility at Redbank. The new facility, located within the Goodman ...
Tags: logistics operations, Service
Birmingham-based direct mail fulfilment and print management services provider, Baker Goodchild, has made further investment in additional new printing equipment, adding to its expanding plant list to meet the growing requirements and ...
Tags: print management, customer base, Office
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 ...
Tags: Hornby Train, Toys
The Indian economy is showing signs of a turnaround, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). However, new reforms, some of which are introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, need to be implemented ...
Tags: Indian economy, Textile
Premium Brands, a producer, marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products, announced its results for the third quarter of 2014. * Revenue for the quarter increased by 15.2% to $330.4 million as compared to $287.0 million for ...
Tags: Premium Brands, Adjusted EBITDA, Agriculture
Apparel retailer and NYSE listed, Kate Spade & Company reported a surge of 30% in fiscal third quarter ending October 4, 2014 revenues, from a year ago quarter. Kate Spade said net sales from continuing operations for the third quarter of ...
Tags: net sales, Apparel retailer
Germany based apparel marketer, Tom Tailor Group posted a smart turnaround in its net income, which slipped into black for the first time in two years, in the first nine months of 2014. For the first time in two years, Tom Tailor Group ...
Tags: apparel marketer, retail sale, Apparel
London and Nottingham-based creative agency CLIP has come up with a new packaging design along with a new logo for sauces and marinades manufacturers Piquant to improve their brand image. CLIP has designed a three-stage creative ...
Tags: packaging design, sauce, marinades, Agriculture
With slightly better sales than expected and good response on its new marketing initiatives, Puma reported net income fell 45% to €28.0 million ($32.4 mm) compared to €52.7 million as sales rose 4% to €843.4 million ($1,054.3 ...
Tags: Puma, Sporting Goods
For its fiscal first-quarter 2015 (ended 27 September 2014), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $89.2m (at the high end of the $83-91m ...
More than ever before, automation and assembly go hand in hand (or gripper to gripper)—even at small-scale, low-volume production levels. The quest for higher efficiencies and cost savings is driving manufacturers to add consistency ...
Tags: Automation, modular automation
The organiser of Spring Fair International, i2i Events Group, has announced that response to new developments in the rebranded Home sector has been so positive that the available hall space has almost been filled, four months ahead of the ...
Tags: Home Sector, Furnishing