After a troubled year in 2014, the global tablet market is not returning to the levels of growth seen in the last four years as demand for tablets will continue to be slow in 2015. Gartner estimates that worldwide tablet sales will reach ...
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The founder and MD of the UK toy wholesaler leaves to pursue new opportunities and develop the Slow Toy Movement. Founder and managing director of Asobi, Thierry Bourret, has stepped down from his role with the company. After six years ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of Arkansas announced that the city of Fort Smith, Ark. will upgrade its sewer collection and treatment system over the next 12 years to reduce ...
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After four years on south Bristol's Wells Road, the traditional toy retailer will close its store due to the economic climate. Wells independent toy retailer Jack and Jill Toy Shop has announced its plans to close its high street store ...
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Diamantaires were happy to see the back of 2014. After all, it was a tough year in which polished diamond prices declined, accelerating the general downtrend evident since mid-2011. Therefore, there is understandably some uncertainty about ...
Online apparel sales continue to capture a greater share of India retail ecommerce sales, said an ASSOCHAM-PwC study. The apparel category, along with computers and consumer electronics, helped fuel the overall market growth, through ...
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Exports from the Vietnamese apparel sector are expected to touch US $24.5 billion and thereby surpass the set target by nearly $1 billion. “The garment and textile sector continues to top Vietnamese exports, mainly due to right ...
The Massachusetts Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) has approved the expansion plans of EasyPak in Leominster, US. The EACC approved the EasyPak's expansion along with 18 other projects under the Economic Development ...
More Chinese are applying for a United States visa, pushing up the number of outbound tours to the US. Last month, China and the US agreed to extend the validity of short-term tourist and business visas issued to each other's citizens ...
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China's consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, is estimated to grow by about 1.4 percent in December from a year earlier, the latest report from the Bank of Communications (BOC) said. The National Bureau of Statistics ...
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The number of museums registered in China has reached 4,165, which doubled in the past 10 years, according to new figures revealed on Dec 25. Among them, there are 300 new state-owned museums and 276 new private museums. In 2014, the ...
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H.B. Fuller Company has announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase Continental Products Limited, a provider of industrial adhesives in East and Central Africa. This business will generate approximately 2.3 million in revenue for ...
Tags: key customers, market knowledge, customer relationships, Construction
Online 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 ...
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Adhesives 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
HTC has revealed it has plans to expand its smartphone line-up with a selection of new entry-level handsets. Jack Tong, the firm’s President of North Asia, revealed that next year will see more low-spec 4G smartphones hit store ...
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