Adidas announced plans to open a new global retail concept, HomeCourt, premiering in the brand's largest store, the Adidas Brand Centre in Beijing/China. HomeCourt will be implemented in 25 stores globally over the course of 2014. ...
Tags: global retail concept, three distinctive sales channels
As reported by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), last year the total price-adjusted value of new orders in the overall German construction industry rose by 1.9 percent compared to 2012, with a 2.2 percent increase in the ...
Tags: Construction Industry, Mineral
In January this year, new commercial vehicle registrations grew by 4.7 percent year on year in the European Union, totaling 132,503 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). The month counted on average ...
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It is believed that, printing technology will create ample of job opportunities in the coming years. Rotogravure machine is a high speed printing equipment that works in a concise manner. The printing procedure involves certain steps in ...
Two years ago, Schubert began to reconfigure Henkel’s Viersen-Dülken, Germany factory to enable it to specialise in hair colouring products. The factory now has one of the most modern production lines in the world. As Henkel is ...
Tags: packaging, robotic packaging machines, Rules
A biologist at the University of York is part of an international team which has shown that advanced DNA sequencing technologies can be used to accurately measure the levels of inbreeding in wild animal populations. The research by senior ...
Tags: DNA Advance, Dutch beach, PNAS, animal population
Stora Enso has introduced a improved version of MediaCard, which includes a single layer (SL) board with a double silk coated surface. The company has improved the bulk and stiffness, according to customer and market needs, after the ...
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Photo: Xinhua/eyevine/Redux As smart meter installations wane in the United States, China has become the new leader in smart grid spending. China spent US $4.3 billion on smart grid investments in 2013 as the U.S. market contracted 33 ...
Tags: Grid Spending, digital smart meter, GTM, BNEF
An antibody linked with multiple sclerosis (MS) might be detectable in the blood of people with the disease before symptoms appear, a new study indicates. The findings could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment of the central nervous ...
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Hauppauge Digital Inc subsidiary, PCTV Systems Sarl has launched the PCTV DVB-S2 Stick (461e), a high definition digital satellite TV receiver, designed for both Windows and Linux based systems. The 461e can receive free-to-view HD ...
Tags: HD digital satellite broadcasts, data delivery applications
The 18-karat white gold “Renaissance” bridal jewelry group by Rhyme & Reason, formerly G&G Creations; the brand was one of three winners in Centurion’s Emerging Designer contest. Click here to see the winning pieces from ...
Tags: bridal jewelry, Centurion Show, Centurion Emerging Designer
Wind turbines, like any machine with moving parts, can fail. They have a useful life span, after which the loading on the various pieces including turbine blades and tower could cause decreases in efficiency or, in very rare cases, outright ...
Tags: CeBIT, Monitor Oscillation, Fraunhofer Institute, laser
Global health insurer Allianz Worldwide Care has announced the launch of a new plan which offers a compliant solution for onshore healthcare to shipping companies affected by the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006), commonly known as ...
Tags: comprehensive rights and protection, basic employment rights
Ambiente 2014: Running Successfully Published on : Monday, February 10, 2014 Ambiente continues on its successful course as it has opened its doors on February 7, 2014 at Messe Frankfurt. One of world’s leading trade fairs in ...
Tags: METI, Ambiente, GfK, Tarek Al-Wazir
Germany’s VDMA predicts positive prospects for machine vision 13 Feb 2014 National market expected to grow by 5% in 2014; Frankfurt roundtable assesses global opportunities. The German machine vision (MV) industry is on a stable ...
Tags: Machine Vision, VDMA, Prospects