Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland rose 5.7 percent year on year in August, compared with a 1.6-percent drop in July, official data showed Tuesday. FDI hit 57.3 billion yuan (US$8.8 billion) last month, according to ...
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Malouf has recently restructured its sales team with the appointment of six regional sales managers and one international sales manager to its in-house staff. The company also named Mike Douglas as vice president of sales. The ...
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Steinhoff International has published its unaudited results for 12 months ended 30th June 2016. As indicated previously, the group reports unaudited revenue growth of 33% to €13.1b, while operating profit improved by 32% to ...
Sales slowed in August as the Olympics and outdoor activities diverted shoppers’ attention, reports BRC-KPMG in its latest Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales declined 0.3%, against a 0.1% increase in August 2015. This is ...
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Northallerton furnishing and lifestyle store, Barkers Home, has been shortlisted for two prestigious awards. The family-run business on Yafforth Road has been named among the UK’s best retailers for its display for products for the ...
Leicester Square site will be the biggest LEGO Brand Retail Store in the world. The UK's new flagship LEGO Store in Leicester Square will open on November 17th. The new landmark store will be the biggest LEGO Brand Retail Store in the ...
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No opening dates have been confirmed for the new store, but the company has revealed it is looking for staff in Broughton retail park. Toys R Us is set to open its first store in North Wales at Broughton retail park. The retailer has ...
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Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC and Hillsboro, OR, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) says that its Low Power Wireless business unit (formerly GreenPeak Technologies until ...
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Mellanox Technologies Ltd of Sunnyvale, CA, USA and Yokneam, Israel (a supplier of end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnect solutions and services for data-center servers and storage systems) has announced support for Cumulus Linux ...
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LED maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has introduced FreshFocus Technology for red meat, marbled meat and fish, as part of its LUXEON Stylist Series of LEDs (designed to provide the lighting environment for fashion retail stores, fresh ...
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The supermarket is now set to open more Argos digital concessions in its stores. Sainsbury's has successfully completed its £1.4bn acquisition of Argos owner Home Retail Group. The supermarket is now set to open more Argos digital ...
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CenterOak Partners announced that it has completed a majority investment in Wetzel’s Pretzels, the second largest owner and franchisor of soft pretzel stores. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in ...
Trentino Collaborations is an exciting new initiative connecting British designers with Trentino-based manufacturers. These collaborations allow designers to use industrial and handcraft processes to create design-led, cutting edge works. ...
Friday, September 02, 2016: Casual Market Chicago is scheduled to take place from September 20 to 23, at The Merchandise Mart. This year’s show is going to feature three compelling keynote presenters to address a variety of topics ...
GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index has increased by five points this month to -7, with retail transactions enduring post-Brexit decision as motivation to save collapses. All five measures used to calculate the index saw ...
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