U.S. specialty jewelry store sales fell 7.1 percent year on year to $2.734 billion in November -- the latest sign that jewelers in the U.S. have been facing economic headwinds. Furthermore, the sales figures from November, the month that ...
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GU Energy Labs’ has named former Smith Optics executive Blair Clark as its new vice president of sales and announced several other changes to its sales organization. Jon Parker has been hired as senior regional sales manager for the ...
The new appointments join the firm as the British toy specialist adds new brands and toys to its 2015 portfolio, with new launches lined up for the year ahead. Trends UK has bolstered its sales and marketing teams with a triple hiring. ...
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Birchfield School is one of the first to get its hands on a product from LEGO Education. A primary school situated in rural Shropshire has become the first in the world to teach its pupils maths using LEGO. Birchfield School is one of ...
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“I have to believe that we are on the verge of some major breakthroughs, in large part because of the versatility and tunability of LED lighting.” So said the National Lighting Bureau’s outgoing chair, Howard P. Lewis ...
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The first College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship is leading the way in environmental stewardship by incorporating sustainability as a key part of its operations. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing CFP, Kay ...
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The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a proposed settlement with several companies to address the Pohatcong Valley Groundwater Contamination Superfund site in Warren County, New Jersey. ...
On January 9th, National Science and Technology Awards Conference held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Heavy duty diesel vehicles pollution control technology (SCR) that SINOTRUK involved won the second prize of National Science ...
Crowned as “the Milestone of China Auto Industry” by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China Commercial Vehicles Show (CCVS) has gained great success in its second edition in 2013. The third edition of CCVS ...
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The Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) held its first shareholders’ meeting last week in Hanoi city. This was the first meeting after the company successfully issued its initial public offering (IPO) in September ...
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Flipkart.com, India’s leading ecommerce marketplace, has announced the launch of an exclusive online store for Banarasi sarees, in association with DC handlooms, Ministry of Textiles, as a joint effort with the ministry to offer ...
Etailer Snapdeal.com has signed a MoU with Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) to provide ecommerce industry intelligence to FDDI design students. Snapdeal will impart training to students on e-commerce business and ...
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The latest packaging machinery and technology will be introduced at the Empack 2015, which is scheduled to be held at National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, UK, from 25-26 February. A wide varipkety of suppliers will showcase ...
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After its successful inaugural season in 2014, Keen unveiled its second year of the Keen Effect program to support non-profits globally. For 2015, the Keen Effect II will award 10 grants to non-profits around the world. The Keen Effect II ...
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China raises the consumption tax on oil products beginning Tuesday. This will be the third increase in as many months, following one on Nov 29 and another on Dec 13. The sharp drop in the price of crude oil since late June has been ...
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