In spite of ecommerce making significant progress in the last few years, it will account for only 5.9 per cent of the total retail market worldwide in 2014, forecasts eMarketer. In its first-ever forecast of the global retail market ...
Tags: Retail Market, ecommerce
Kids apparel market in India is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20 per cent, due to rising media exposure, high disposable income of the parents, peer pressure and brand consciousness among children, according to The ...
Tags: Apparel Market, Kids Apparel
Germany based Südwolle Group, a producer of pure wool and wool blend worsted spun yarns for weaving and knitting, says its new Mount Airy distribution center in the US has exceeded its expectations with regards to service levels. ...
Tags: pure wool, wool blend
Many of Colorado's resorts recorded more than a foot of new snow in the last 48 hours, according to Colorado Ski Country USA, which said all 21 of its members ski areas and resorts reported fresh powder. Resorts near the Continental ...
Tags: ski areas, fresh powder, Sporting Goods
DFS reports "continued strong momentum" in its latest financial report, covering the 13 weeks ending 1st November 2014. The quarter saw continued momentum in sales and EBITDA for DFS, with group gross sales up 15.3% to £197m (2013 ...
Tags: selling space, Furniture
More research is needed into the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), although emerging research suggests the method is an effective way to reduce or quit smoking, according to a review of research on e-cigarettes ...
Tags: E-Cigarettes, Agriculture
Siemens may be saying Auf Wiedersehen to its healthcare business, but won’t be taking it public anytime soon. The German giant announced in November that it would legally separate its healthcare business from the rest of the ...
Tags: molecular biology, x-ray equipment, Health
The retail industry in India is one of the fastest-growing in the world and could see a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10 per cent over 2012-2020, growing from US$ 500 million to $1 trillion in that time frame, says a recent report ...
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that the 3D printing footprint at the 2015 International CES® has doubled from the 2014 CES. Returning for its second year, the 3D Printing Marketplace, presented by TCT ...
Tags: 2015 CES, 3D Printing, Consumer Electronics
With falling home prices and slowing growth, Beijing already has plenty on its plate. Such challenges are now fueling concerns about how the current Russian currency turmoil will impact the world’s second largest economy, and ...
Tags: Currency Depreciation, home prices, rubble
The state of the trade continues to be reported as positive, but less so than in the previous two quarters. Confidence has been resolutely positive since the start of 2013, and respondents had previously improved their reports further ...
Tags: actual balance, Office Supplies
The government of Egypt has decided to buy wheat from France and Russia at an average price of $273.94 per tonne, country’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) stated. The country has signed contracts to import 240,000t ...
Tags: Wheat, Agriculture
A survey by The Economist reveals that Asian women are increasingly empowered financially and they are the one’s driving the explosive growth of e-commerce in the region. The magazine did a detailed survey of 5,500 women across ...
Tags: Ecommerce Trade, Female consumers, Apparel
The much-mooted 12-inch MacBook Air with Retina display has been tipped for a 2015 launch. The device currently only exists as hushed whispers at One Infinite Loop, but is set to begin mass-production in Q1 next year. This week’s ...
According to the data from General Administration of Customs, China's imports of rice reached 179810 tons in Otcober, increasing 27.63% on month. China exported 57490 tons of rice in October, up 33.24%. And the total rice export volume in ...
Tags: Imported Rice, domestic rice