General Motors plans to discontinue outsourcing arrangements and pull most of its IT work back in-house -- a move the automaker said will result in the hiring of 10,000 IT professionals worldwide over the next three to five years. As part ...
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Reference is made to the announcement of Li&Fung Limited dated 28 January 2010 in relation to the sourcing arrangements with the Wal-Mart Group.Capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Previous ...
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The recent decision of the Indian Government to allow up to 51 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country's multi-brand retail sector has a condition that the consent of state governments would be necessary. Until now, ...
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Broadband,phone and mobile company TalkTalk has selected business intelligence software provider QlikView's Business Discovery platform ahead of Tableau's rival offering because QlikView was"cheaper and easier to deploy". Further reading ...
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The Government of India's decision to allow up to 51 percent foreign direct investment(FDI)in multi-brand retail sector will come with riders.As per the Government's directive,global multi-retail chains like Wal-mart,Tesco and Carrefour ...
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The Indian Government has approved 51 percent foreign direct investment(FDI)in multi-brand retail sector. The latest Cabinet decision is expected to benefit consumers as the entry of retail giants would contribute in bringing down prices ...
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HIGH POINT --- Upholstery manufacturer Rowe Furniture has announced it will occupy as much as 50,000 square feet of space on the first floor of Showplace in High Point at this October's market. The move adds a permanent anchor tenant on ...
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ASDA Stores Ltd. (the second largest supermarket chain in the UK, and a subsidiary of American retail giant Wal-Mart) has recently opened The Greenhouse featuring LC SmartGlass. The Greenhouse is ASDA's industry leading own label ...
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Confectioner The Jelly Bean Factory has extended its manufacturing facility in Ireland to include an additional production line. The addition of the line at the Dublin plant will produce a new range of gourmet Belgian chocolate coated ...
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Groovystuff reported that Yue Dai from the Industrial Design Department at Purdue University has been recognized for her innovative contribution to the home furnishings industry by placing first in the ''By Design: Connecting Education and ...
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NeoCon®East,a premier design exposition for commercial interiors for the Mid-Atlantic community,has secured two high-profile keynote speakers for this year’s show.More than 7,000 architects and interior designers from the private ...
Technical Consumer Products(TCP)has secured a major contract to be the sole supplier of CFL lamps to Homebase in the UK. TCP will also supply its LED candles,LED 6W GLS lamps,LED GU10 lighting and Ecohalogen products as part of the ...
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With around 20 million students returning to university campuses this month, the daily design blog FurnitureFashion.com released a list of the 30 best furnishings for college students. After analyzing feedback from its 20,000 readers and ...
The slowdown in the United States and Europe is likely to drag down hand tool exports from north India by 20 percent in 2012-13, compared to the previous year, exporters said Friday. Most of these exporters are located in India's northern ...
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The nation's Top 25 furniture and bedding retailers grew sales 7% last year to a combined $26.14 billion, thanks in part to a bedding specialty store segment that was on fire, the addition of two rent-to own giants to the ranking and ...