Last year China leapfrogged past Germany to become the world’s largest market for solar equipment, according to industry figures. True, a September report showed the former is also set to push global carbon emissions to a record high ...
Tags: Solar Energy, PV
Impacted by foreign exchange fluctuations, NYSE listed, apparel marketer, Gap Inc reported flat sales growth in the third quarter of fiscal 2014-15 as against the same period of previous fiscal year. For the third quarter of 2014, Gap net ...
Tags: Sales Growth, Exchange Fluctuations, Apparel
The market for discrete power electronics components – used to convert and manage electricity in devices ranging from mobile phones to pumps and motors – will grow by 77% from $13bn today to $23bn in 2024, according to the ...
The forthcoming 30th season of Interfilière Paris, an international trade show-cum-sourcing event for lingerie, swimwear, performance fabrics and accessories, is slated to take place from January 24th to 26th, 2015. The soiree will ...
Led by a marginal decline in production in Gujarat, a cotton trade body has estimated India’s 2014-15 season cotton output at 405.50 bales (170 kg each) as against 407.25 bales in 2013-14 season. A news agency reported that as per ...
Tags: cotton trade body, cotton output, Textile
Higher product clearance promotions drove down gross margin in the first fiscal quarter ended October 27, 2014, at women’s apparel retailer and NASDAQ listed, Bebe Stores. Bebe Stores said gross margin from continuing operations as ...
US based apparel retailer and NYSE listed, Macy’s said its third fiscal quarter ending November 1, 2014, earnings per diluted share jumped 30 per cent from the year ago period, to 61 cents. Total sales in the third quarter of 2014 ...
Tags: apparel retailer, Total sales, Apparel
Monday's USDA Crop Production caught the market's attention for a short time, but since then, the focus has turned to the weather in key soybean-growing areas of South America. Though rainfall is forecast in some of those critical areas, ...
Tags: Soybean, Agriculture
The corn and soybean crops in the U.S. are massive. Monday's USDA Crop Production report shows the soybean crop continues to skyrocket in size, but the corn crop's slightly smaller than earlier estimates. Now, speculation's rising that ...
Tags: Corn, Soybean, Agriculture
Linpac’s 16 plants throughout the world are about to get an Australian sibling. The UK packaging company is investing $22 million in its first Australian manufacturing headquarters, at Truganina, in Melbourne’s west. ...
In the USA, the brand's Ai Copter and Hovva Copter Pro are number two and number five best sellers at Toys R Us. Wow! Stuff is seeing its R/C brand TX Juice outperforming forecasts at major retailers and taking top spots around ...
Global meat consumption is still ascending. Its expected growth is pegged at about 1.9% per year from 2014-2023. Meat shipments from major exporters are projected to rise 2.2% per year. “With the tight domestic supply and ...
Tags: Protein Appetite, meat
The 2.6 per cent increase during the fourth quarter will take sales up to £90.7 billion over the holiday season, with general merchandise accounting for £53.6 billion of the total. Retailers will be treated to a £2.3 ...
Tags: Christmas Sales, Toys
Global Sources, one of the leading business-to-business media company and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China, is hosting the four-day China Sourcing Fair for garments and textiles at Asia World-Expo near Hong Kong ...
Tags: China Fair, Stalls, Accessories
Global food and drink launches that carried a vegetarian claim doubled between 2009 and 2013, increasing to 12 per cent, up from 6 per cent, according to new findings from global market research organisation Mintel. Further to this, ...
Tags: Vegetarian Food, Vegetarian Drink