Since last year,stationery industry in China is facing greater pressure.Inflation caused a series of operating costs continue to rise such as labor cost of raw materials costs, loss of demographic dividend, market competition intensifies, ...
Tags: development trend, raw materials, labor cost, Office Supplies
The short term support package announced by the UK Chancellor has been welcomed by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) which said that it will be of enormous help to those struggling to keep their businesses open on the high street. The ...
Tags: rates system, existing system, Apparel
Pre-owned packaging and processing machinery Sigma Packaging is investing $5.51m to purchase and equip a new 231,000 ft2 facility in Evansville, Indiana. The expansion will help in creating around 43 new jobs by 2018. The facility will be ...
Tags: machine rentals, retrofits, upgrades, Agriculture
White House Rural Council and six federal agencies have selected 26 communities to be part of a federal initiative called Local Foods, Local Places. This initiative aims to provide technical support to integrate local food systems into ...
Stressing the major impact hunting and recreational shooting have on Oregon's economy, a broad group of local and regional leaders representing sporting organizations, small businesses and retailers today announced the launch of Hunting ...
Tags: Hunting Works, Sporting Goods
The National Retail Federation has issued a statement from David French, senior vice president for government relations following a news conference with state and local officials who urged Congress to act on sales tax fairness legislation ...
Tags: Sales Tax, Construction
The Tire Industry Association (TIA) is offering a webinar on issues related to retaining and terminating employees. “Ignite or Fire: Know when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em” is free to TIA members and will be Dec. ...
Tags: Employment Issues, Auto
More consumers "shopped small" on Saturday, but spent less money on average than a year ago, according to the results from the Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey, released today by the National Federation of Independent ...
Tags: shopped small, Sporting Goods
Publishing its submission to HM Treasury ahead of the Autumn Statement on 3rd December, the British Retail Consortium (BRC), has highlighted the consensus across the business world that the business rates system is in need of fundamental ...
Tags: Retail Consortium, HM Treasury, Furniture
Independent retailers across the UK will be hoping to entice Christmas consumers with a shopping challenge over the next month, as the Celebrate an Independent Christmas campaign returns, hoping to boost consumer awareness of local ...
Tags: Christmas, Shopping Challenge, Furniture
To help expand its coaching and mentoring program to more small businesses across the country, Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream announced today a partnership with Entrepreneur Media to launch the Pitch Room Wild Card Competition. ...
The indie retailer has been awarded the Bedfordshire Excellence in Customer Care Award. Indie retailer Fairies n Frogs has added a further accolade to its burgeoning portfolio, scooping the Bedfordshire Excellence in Customer Care ...
Tags: indie retailer, Toys
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement in December, national business group the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has written to George Osborne with a list of top business wants that will provide much needed the short-term support ...
Tags: tax, late payment, Autumn Statement, Furniture
At the Tire Industry Association’s general meeting in Las Vegas on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, membership passed two proposed resolutions without opposition that will end up influencing association policy. 1. "For" Periodic Motor Vehicle ...
Tags: 2014 SEMA Show, Tire Industry, Tire
China's manufacturing sector expanded in August but at a significantly slower pace, as production rates and new orders softened. The Flash China Manufacturing PMI, published by HSBC in conjunction with Markit Economics, fell 1.4 points to ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, China Manufacturing