The UK government's announcement on 14 October that it will simplify and streamline the visa application process for Chinese visitors visiting Britain was welcomed by the UK Chinese Visa Alliance (UKCVA), an Alliance which represents ...
Tags: China Visa Rules, Fashion Retailer
A drawn-out government shutdown and other negative news is on the minds of retailers shopping the High Point Market, but they say it won't affect their buying plans. And for the most part, those plans are pretty aggressive, as stores in ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
First Milk’s plan to close its Maelor cheese packing site near Wrexham, with the loss of up to 231 jobs, will damage the local economy, Unite the union has warned. First Milk decided to close the cheese packing site after losing a ...
Tags: Cheese Packing, First Milk
Chico's FAS, Inc. announces the company's international expansion with White House Black Market's (WH|BM) first Canadian boutique opening at Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Toronto on October 24th. The women's retailer will open its second ...
"We are on the cusp of real transformation in retail distribution and manufacturing." That was one of two quotes I highlighted in my notebook during Kevin Gue's introduction of the Material Handling & Logistics U.S. Roadmap at MHI's fall ...
Argos has announced its own entry into the increasingly competitive small tablet market with the MyTablet - a 7-inch Android device with a pre-installed, branded software loadout. Branded with the Bush name - Argos' exclusive in-house ...
Tags: Computer Products, Tablet
Clothing brand Club Ride said Tuesday that it registered record sales of $1.4 million through the first nine months of 2013.?That is a 140 percent increase over the same period in 2012. "We came out of the trade show season with positive ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
E-bike brand Currie Technologies is working with Oregon retailer Bike N' Hike and a state non-profit organization to make e-bikes available for Kaiser Permanente employees. The "final mile" program makes 32 IZIP E3 Compact e-Bikes ...
Tags: E-bike, bike, Transportation
Specialty retailer Endurance House has opened its third store, and first in the western U.S. The Colorado location joins the company's two stores in Wisconsin. Jim Wnorowski, operator of the new store, is also a veteran of marathons and ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Home accessories and furniture manufacturer Uttermost is opening a satellite showroom in the Historic Market Square at this week's High Point Market, set for Oct. 19-24. The company also announced that it has hired former Guildmaster CEO ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, chair
Art Van Furniture will open its second Indiana store here early next year as it continues its aggressive push into four states around its Michigan home base. The Warren, Mich.-based Top 100 company said it will open a 46,000-square-foot ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Art Furniture
W. Silver Products is expanding its product offerings with a line of adjustable beds from Ergomotion. "We partnered with Ergomotion to distribute their adjustable beds to our furniture store and sleep shop channel of distribution," said ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use, bed, bedding
Six months after DICK’S Sporting Goods selected ecVision’s best practice solutions for its product and factory compliance management initiatives, the largest U.S. based full-line sporting goods retailer realizes how integral ...
Burberry announces that Angela Ahrendts will step down as Chief Executive Officer by mid-2014 to take up a new position with Apple. Christopher Bailey is to be appointed to the position of Chief Creative and Chief Executive Officer. This ...
Tags: Burberry, Angela Ahrendts
Chico's FAS, Inc. announces the company's international expansion with White House Black Market's (WH|BM) first Canadian boutique opening at Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Toronto on October 24th. The women's retailer will open its second ...
Tags: Chico's FAS, boutique