Many factors complicate a company's decision to test the markets and determine fair prices for goods and services: Resource constraints—does the procurement organization have the resources to manage a full sourcing process? ...
According to Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in January this year industrial producer prices increased by 0.6 percent both in the euro area and in the European Union member states (EU-27) month on month. In ...
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HIGH POINT — You spend money on promoting your store, work hard to get customers in the door, and succeed in selling them a nice living room set. But they need to finance the purchase and your primary lender turns them down. Their ...
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After almost ten years as Secretary General of AEDT – The European Association of Fashion Retailers, and Director for European Affairs of FENA – The European Federation of Furniture Retailers, in March 2013 Alessandro Bedeschi ...
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The product recall in mid-January when equine DNA was found in supermarket burgers has rapidly turned into an international scandal exposing complex cross-border supply chains. Seven top tips could help to take the drama out of your ...
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The retailers’ cooperative, with more than 1,500 markets and stores, will implement the Calendar Management, Product Sourcing, Product Specification and Quality Management modules of the Centric 8 PLM system for retail, apparel, ...
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The law change, which will be introduced later this year, will require all cigarette packs and tobacco pouches to carry graphic warnings and be stripped of branding, while tobacco brand names will have to be printed in standard font type ...
The US consumer goods group Masco decided in early February 2013 to put its Danish subsidiary Tvilum up for sale. Tvilum, a producer of flatpack furniture, has been facing considerable decline in turnover and losses over the last few years. ...
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Switzerland is one of the smallest countries in Europe and has very high living costs compared to other nations around the world. Yet, the country is not a member of the European Union (EU). Switzerland has no direct access to the sea, and ...
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Port Logistics Group, the nation's leading provider of gateway logistics services, and TAGSYS RFID, a global provider of item-level inventory management systems that streamline the supply chain, announced a strategic partnership to enable ...
The Packaging Conference in Atlanta February 4-6 attracted 28 exhibitors and more than 230 attendees that included me. The three-day run was characterized by stimulating presentations and several energetic speakers and content that centered ...
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In January, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.0 percent in cities and 2.2 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.9 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 ...
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Malaysian flexible packaging manufacturer and converter Daibochi Plastic and Packaging is all set to invest MYR45m ($14m) in capital expenditure over three phases to build a new manufacturing plant in Jasin, Malacca. Daibochi managing ...
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City analyst Investec has criticised the “revolving door” at Premier Foods, after another key member of its management team left the firm this week. Room at the top: first ceo Clarke and now chief operating officer Eaton have ...
Union bosses are seeking urgent meetings with the new owners of Heinz after it was snapped up by a consortium led by US investor Warren Buffett in a shock pound 18bn deal. In the can: Warren Buffet’s consortium has snapped up the ...
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