The FMCG giant, one of the UK’s biggest users of packaging, has released its latest sustainability update which said it used around 178,000 tonnes of packaging, including glass, aluminium and PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic, ...
Drinks Americas, the exclusive United States broker for leading premium authentic Mexican beers currently present in over 34 states, today is excited to announce that California distributor, Classic Distributing & Beverage Group, Inc. has ...
Tags: Beverage, Craft Beer
The basket value of online clothes shoppers who use a virtual fitting room while making their purchase is an average of 7% higher than shoppers who don’t, more than offsetting the general 1% decrease in average basket values ...
Developing the right pricing strategy for each market is one of the critical factors for retailers to successfully expand overseas, according to a report released by Tryzens, the digital commerce solutions company, and Worldpay, the global ...
Tags: Global Expansion
China Xiniya Fashion Limited, a leading provider of men's business casual apparel in China, reported financial results for the first quarter of 2014. The Company publishes its financial statements in Renminbi ("RMB"). First Quarter ...
Tags: Xiniya Fashion, Apparel
Danish toy firm secures logistics partner for its launch into the British market. Danish toy company Upcoming Minds has appointed Import Services as its logistics partner for its launch into the British market. The UK expansion will see ...
Tags: Toys
Finland-based paper and pulp company Metsa Board has introduced a new lightweight and sustainable board, Carta Dedica, for food service industry. Said to be safe for food contact, the board is available in a clay coating version for ...
Tags: Food Service Industry, paper, pulp
NGC announced the release and immediate availability of NGC ERP Xpress, a cloud-based version of NGC’s industry-leading fashion ERP solution. NGC ERP Xpress provides the robust features of NGC’s enterprise application in a ...
Helen Dickinson, British Retail Consortium Director General, said, “May has seen shop price deflation remain unchanged at 1.4 per cent, the thirteenth consecutive month of deflation." Highlights: -Thirteenth consecutive month ...
Tags: Clothing, Helen Dickinson
Supported by (UKTI) the BFM led a research mission to the Shenzhen International Furniture Exhibition (SIFE) last March to explore its potential as an exhibition platform for four BFM member companies – Charles Barr Furniture, ...
Tags: Chinese Market, BFM Members
GE Lighting has launched a navigation system that enables retailers to communicate with customers through their smartphones using LED lighting. This smart-shopping system from GE Lighting and US startup ByteLight allows retailers to send ...
Tags: GE Lighting, Smart-Shopper Market
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached agreement with Reckitt Benckiser Inc. to cancel 12 d-CON mouse and rat poison products that do not currently comply with EPA safety standards. “Millions of households use ...
Tags: Rodenticide Products, EPA, certification
Customers are using less cash than ever as retailers make it easier and more convenient to shop and pay. New data reveals that a growing proportion of smaller payments previously made in cash are now being made in other ways. The ...
Tags: Cash, smaller payments
Talon International, Inc., a leading global supplier of zippers, apparel fasteners, trim and stretch technology products, reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. Highlights -Sales in Q1 2014 were $11.3 ...
Tags: Talon International, zippers
High Times and StickyStash.com (a division of Sherry Mfg) announce a partnership to manufacture, distribute and market an entire new line of Officially Licensed High Times brand apparel. This includes the highly anticipated Vapor Tee ...