Vietnamese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in leading industries, like garments and footwear, should upgrade their capacity in supply chain management to raise the value of their products, local and foreign experts said at a recent ...
Tags: garments, footwear, supply chain management
US-based Seattle Cider Company is set to roll out Citrus, the first addition to its year-round lineup. Joining Dry and Semi Sweet in 16-ounce cans and on draft, Citrus is the first "infused" cider to be offered year round. Citrus will ...
Tags: Seattle Cider, Citrus, 16-ounce cans
If farmers in the Corn Belt can get through the next 10 days or so, it should be time to plant corn like crazy. That's if the latest forecast for the region, one that shows lingering moisture is going to keep a lot of fieldwork and ...
Tags: Forecasters, farmers, Agriculture
Favourable macro factors such as urbanisation and the expanding middle class continued to support new retailer expansion across Asia Pacific in 2014. The number of new entrants rose to 464, an increase of 23 per cent year-on-year. ...
Net loss widened steeply by 63.15 per cent at US apparel marketer Perry Ellis International for the 2015 fiscal ended January 31, 2015. On a GAAP basis, net loss for fiscal 2015 was $37.2 million, or $2.50 per diluted share compared to ...
Tags: GAAP basis, sportswear collection, Apparel
Julbo, the French adventure eyewear brand, named EGMA Optical Supplies as its first local stocking distributor for the Middle East. Julbo started out by catering for skiers and mountain climbers with sunglasses, ski goggles and helmets. ...
Tags: Julbo, adventure sports, Sporting Goods
American Express can spot “unusual” activity on Australian cardholders’ cards because their spending patterns are predictable. Its survey this month has found that only 10% of Australians are impulse shoppers. 85% shop the ...
Global independent toy firm is looking to expand in the RC sector, an 'important category' to its growth plans. Goliath has acquired the leading French RC developer, manufacturer and distributor, Modelco. Known for its portfolio of ...
Tags: Global independent toy, Flying Dragon, Toys
U.S. demand for construction chemicals used in on-site applications is projected to grow 8.2 percent per year through 2018 to $12.1 billion. Gains will be primarily driven by double-digit increases in building construction expenditures, ...
Tags: US Demand, Construction Chemicals, Chemicals
U.S. demand for adhesives and sealants is forecast to increase 2.8 percent per year to 6.4 billion pounds in 2019, valued at $12.8 billion. A turnaround in construction activity, combined with the expanding use of adhesives and sealants ...
Tags: assembly, Construction
Party firm to increase activity in toy sector and put popular brands in the hands of consumers and retailers. Brand party firm Come Round is calling on more toy manufacturers and retailers to get on board as it expands its activity within ...
Researchers from Ghent University in Belgium and the University of Ghana have developed a new technique for making chocolate, offering healthier and more flavourful product. Using this new method, cacao beans will be roasted at a lower ...
Tags: Chocolate, new technique, food
The UK lawmakers are urging the National Health Service (NHS) to ban fast-food outlets from hospitals in an effort to curb obesity in British citizens. In a report titled 'The Impact of Physical Activity and Diet on Health,' the Health ...
The N8 Research Partnership has received an £8m grant from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) through its Catalyst Fund to develop its Agri-Food Resilience programme. The N8 Research Partnership, collaboration ...
Tags: HEFCE, Resilience programme, Food
Preliminary figures released by Austria based producer of specialty viscose fibres indicate that its consolidated sales declined marginally in 2014 from 2013. Consolidated revenues of the Lenzing Group slipped slightly to €1.86 ...
Tags: Lenzing, viscose fibres, Textile