Robust, single-minded and colourful were three words that sprung to mind asCarrefour CEO Georges Plassat discussed his plans for the French retail giant yesterday (30 August). However, some investors would like a little less gloss and a lot ...
AOL-owned Engadget.com is one of the most-read technology sites on the internet. People paid attention this week when its former editorial director penned a column recounting his dismal shopping experience at two bike shops on Black Friday ...
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Back in 2006,USDA's Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture published a report predicting what U.S.and world agriculture might look like in 2015.That's basically two years away from now,close enough to apply a ...
Greenpeace International investigations have revealed dumping of industrial wastewater containing toxic and hazardous chemicals from two of Mexico's biggest textile manufacturing facilities.These facilities supply clothing to big fashion ...
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Chinese opera originated in ancient song and dance. Around 800 BC, there emerged "(you)," who were kept by the nobles for their own entertainment. These people, usually males, good at singing, dancing and impersonations, developed into the ...
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Falconhead Capital, the owner of Competitor Group Inc., has sold the company to another venture capital group, Calera Capital Partners. CGI publishes Velo and Triathlete magazines and their associated websites. The company also owns the ...
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Alternative Apparel, the industry-leading fashion basics brand known for its unparalleled comfort and quality craftsmanship, is pleased to appoint Erik Joule as President and Chief Merchandising Officer. Joule will be based out of the ...
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I'd guess that for most of us, it's the $25,000 price tag standing in the way of owning Sony's new 84-inch XBR-84X900: It's one of the first so-called Ultra HD TVs sporting four times the number of pixels (3840x 2160) as current 1080p ...
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There were many peculiar Chinese Lantern Festival customs in the ancient China. It is different from the folk activities like dragon dance and guess riddles that will not only happen on the Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival customs 1 ...
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Xingguo County, located in south Jiangxi Province, is governed by Ganzhou City. Over 95% of the population in Xingguo is the descendants of Hakkas that immigrated from the Central Plains. The unique geographical condition and immigration ...
Ask any retailer. We were blessed with great spring weather in North America this year, and now there aren’t nearly enough bikes in the channel to meet demand. Dealers blame suppliers for not building the right number. Suppliers ...
Lantern Festival, also called Shangyuan Festival, is celebrated on January 15 of Chinese lunar calendar. It is the first full moon night in the Chinese lunar year, symbolizing the coming back of the spring. Lantern Festival may be regarded ...
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Game of Guessing love relationship "Love Foretell" or "Rimengdao" in the Tibetan language is prevalent among Tibetan people living in Yunnan, where it is a unique way of showing love between young men and women. Meanwhile, it is also a ...
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Six-Fifty-Bee? Twenty-Seven-Five? Whether the industry knows what to call it yet is in doubt, but one thing is clear after spending a week with suppliers and product managers in Taiwan at the Taichung Bike ...
Sears Canada unveils four more of its new,refreshed store concepts in two Ontario locations:New Sudbury Centre and Oshawa Centre,and two Quebec locations:Les Galeries d'Anjou and Carrefour du Nord in Saint-Jerome.These stores reflect the ...
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