Navabi, the global leader in women’s premium plus size fashion, has announced the appointment of ecommerce and fashion expert, Miriam Lahage as the Chief Merchant. The new position will see Miriam head up the online company’s ...
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China's auto sales accelerated in the first two months of this year, led by demand for sport utility vehicles and minivans. Retail deliveries of passenger vehicles increased by 16 percent to 3.49 million units in January and February, the ...
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Carrington Tea will launch its Carrington Organics Tea line in bio-based NatureFlex packaging films from UK-based Innovia Films. Produced from wood pulp sourced from managed plantations, the flexible packaging material prevents oxygen and ...
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Honeywell has launched a new range of retail barcode scanners, designed to enable retailers to better connect with customers and minimise checkout time. “Mobile commerce continues to shape the retail industry across Asia Pacific and ...
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Freedom Foods has reported a Net profit of $55.2 million for the first half of the 2015 financial year. However, the Net Profit figure was boosted by the inclusion of a post-tax fair value gain of $52.2 million from the gain on ...
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Australian wholesaler and distributor of groceries Metcash is attempting to stem recent losses in its Liquor division, entering into an agreement in late February 2015 to purchase Southern Independent Liquor Group (SILG), which trades under ...
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SunOpta has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Citrusource, a move that will expand the company's healthy beverages range. The acquisition is in line with the company's core integrated two-touch strategy and leverages the vertically ...
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Union Budget 2015-16 presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley last week has no measures on promoting apparel manufacturing in India, says an expert of India’s clothing and retail industry. “Considering that this ...
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Vaio’s first ever smartphone seems almost assured to be real now, after two new reports from Japan out retail certification and images of the handset’s packaging. Just last month we reported that the Vaio smartphone was set to ...
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Madura Lifestyle managed premium apparel brand Allen Solly, which has been growing at a CAGR of 34 per cent since the last three years, is eyeing sales of Rs 1,000 crore for the 2015-16 fiscal. According to media reports, Allen Solly ...
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The Chinese economy is expected to grow 7 percent in the first quarter of 2015, according to an estimate released by the State Information Center, a government think tank, on Monday. A steady slowdown is expected for the Chinese economy, ...
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Mars Chocolate North America has unveiled a new addition to the DOVE Chocolate lineup, known as DOVE Fruit. The new treat comes in cranberry, cherry and blueberry flavours, said to be the three top-selling fruits in the market, combining ...
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Packaging solutions provider Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) has completed the previously announced acquisition of Scotland-based Presentation Products Group for an undisclosed amount. Presentation Products Group specialises in supplying ...
Owing to its large population and rising disposable incomes, India continues to be an attractive long-term retail destination, says the Economic Survey 2014-15. Citing AT Kearney’s Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), the ...
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Online payment giant PayPal has confirmed that it is to purchase Paydiant, a company that provides mobile wallet technology for a number of major apps. Most notably among those supported apps are those from MCX, which is the consortium of ...
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