Not everybody can afford a luxurious life. For most of us getting through the month is a difficult task by itself. But fortunately with the advent of new technologies, the cost of living has drastically reduced over the past few decades. ...
Tags: Luxury Furniture, Furniture, Furnishing
Textile employers in Kenya are unhappy over the 14 percent increment in minimum wages announced by the Government on May 1, 2013. Speaking to media, Chairman of Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), Polycarp Igathe, said that any ...
Tags: Textile, Textile employers
Thousands of garment workers took part in a march to mark the International Labour Day in the capital Phnom Penh on May 1, 2013. The workers were demanding better working conditions and more wages in Cambodia’s garment factories. ...
Tags: Apparel, Cambodian Garment
IT support services firm Caleris has this message on its homepage, "Outsource to Iowa. Not India," against a picture of a corn field and farm houses. Caleris' message could not be clearer. The company is competing from rural Iowa, with ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
The foreign direct investment (FDI) policy of the Indian government could lead to a boom in textile and apparel sector as several global players, including Walmart and Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), plan to enter the country through FDI route. ...
Tags: textile sector, textile, apparel
Ricefield Collective reinvents tradition with the launch of their Fall’13 Handmade Knitwear Accessories Collection on Kickstarter. Based in the Philippine Rice Terrace UNESCO World Heritage site, Ricefield gives indigenous women the ...
The Standard Insurance has introduced a new Individual Disability Income (IDI) insurance product, Protector Essential, designed to meet the income protection needs of middle-income workers. Available in 27 states, Protector Essential ...
Tags: Service, Insurance, insurance product
The wages in the Sri Lankan apparel sector have not risen at the same pace as the growth in GDP, export earnings or cost of living, and hence, there is a need to revise the wage formula, a noted economist has said. Speaking at a seminar ...
Tags: Sri Lanka, apparel sector, GDP
Indian apparel industry is hoping for the withdrawal of excise duty on clothing and elimination of distinction between branded and unbranded products in the Union Budget 2013-14, to be presented by the Finance Minister later this month. ...
Tags: apparel industry, excise duty, clothing and elimination
The findings of a study by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have highlighted the huge benefits that can be reaped by making a switch to energy-efficient lighting. Using Africa as a case study, the report notes that if Kenya ...
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Furniture importers that have held off increasing prices in recent years may be forced to raise them in 2013 because of various factors, especially rising labor costs in Asia. Governments in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam - all major ...
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores has revealed expansion plans for its Canada division that will see it invest US$450m in supercentre and distribution facility projects. Outlining the plans today (22 January), Wal-Mart said it is planning 37 ...
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Walmart Canada announced that it plans to complete at least 37 supercentre projects in the company's next fiscal year, which runs from February 1, 2013 to January 31, 2014. The company also announced it will be expanding its distribution ...
Tags: Walmart Canada, distribution network, ongoing store growth
IDG News Service - The venture capitalist Vinod Khosla recently described Silicon Valley as a state of mind, rather than a geographical place. If that's the case, that state of mind can increasingly be found in San Francisco. Young tech ...
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As business opportunities in China have become increasingly relevant to today's global economy, the 7th China Software & Sourcing Summit offers participants a prime opportunity for access and insight into the dynamic workings of the Chinese ...
Tags: China Software, dynamic workings, outsourcing industry