Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials, hogged the limelight at the UK fashion business event, Drapers Fashion Forum 2014, held in London. The event, co-sponsored by Lectra ...
Tags: soft materials, Textile
Reebok announced partnerships with two of the top Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes in the world, UFC World Champions Jon Jones and Ronda Rousey. The signings of Jones and Rousey follow the recent announcement of Reebok’s ...
Tags: MMA Stars, Sporting Goods
Puma and pop star Rihanna announced a new multi-year partnership, kicking off in January 2015. Rihanna will become Puma's global ambassador for Women's Training and serve as the Puma women's creative director, bringing her styling ...
Osmo Nutrition, the maker of hydration products, hired Will Garratt as its chief executive officer. Garratt will lead all brand strategy, marketing and sales initiatives, and work closely with Founder Dr. Stacy Sims, to enhance and ...
Tags: hydration products, Sporting Goods
A simple potato extract may limit weight gain from a diet that is high in fat and refined carbohydrates, according to research from McGill University in Canada. The study, published in the November 2014 issue of the Molecular Nutrition ...
Tags: Potato, Agriculture
The debate around raw milk continues after dairy company Mountain View Farm recalled its Organic Bath Milk product. The recall came after the product was implicated in the death of a three-year-old child, who had consumed it. ACCC to ...
Tags: milk recall, Food Science, Agriculture
UK smoking rate has been reduced to its lowest ever level since the recording commenced in the 1940s. Official figures are suggesting that the smoking prevalence among older than 18 years old users decreased from 19.8% back in 2012 to 18.7% ...
Tags: Smoking Rate, Consumer Electronics
Net sales at women’s apparel retailer, Christopher & Banks slipped 6.35 per cent year on year for the thirteen week period ended November 1, 2014, a reflection of its store rationalisation program. Net sales for the third quarter of ...
Non-cash impairment charges of $684.0 million pushed apparel retailer, J Crew Group to post a massive loss in the third fiscal quarter of 2014 as against net income in the prior year quarter. Net loss at the apparel retailer totalled to ...
The Swedish multinational retail-clothing company H&M is prepping up to come up with another periodic instalment from its environment-friendly fashion series Conscious Exclusive Collection. In its constant endeavour to promote ...
For its fiscal third quarter ended November 1, 2014, net loss at The Wet Seal, a leading specialty retailer to young women nearly tripled from the year ago quarter. In the third quarter of 2014 net loss nearly tripled to $36.0 million or ...
Ningbo PEACEBIRD, a Chinese fast-fashion company, has chosen the fashion PLM solution by Lectra, one of the leading integrated technology solutions providers for fabrics and technical textile companies, based in France, to support its ...
Tags: Fashion Firm, technical textile, Textile
Following the launch in May 2014 of the Wise Drinking mobile application, new features have been added to enable consumers to monitor their alcohol intake. Users can now test their knowledge of responsible drinking through a "responsible ...
Tags: Drinking, alcohol, Agriculture
FAM Brands said its newest licensee, Sakar International Inc. plans to debut a collection of Bally Total Fitness wearable technology, fitness monitoring and electronic accessory products at the Consumer Electronics Show in early January. ...
Tags: Fitness Trackers, Sporting Goods
Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on December 12, 2014 A federal judge has warned C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR) to settle outstanding pelvic mesh lawsuits or face billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs, according to a ...
Tags: mesh lawsuits, plaintiffs, Health