After four years, Paul von der Heyde is stepping down as chairman of the British Furniture Confederation (BFC), the furniture industry's Government lobbying body. The new chairman is Jonathan Hindle, group managing director of KI (Krueger ...
Tags: BFC, KI EMEA, Industry Lobby Group
Li Ning Co Ltd posted a profit in 2015 following three consecutive years of losses. The China-based sports giant posted an annual net profit of 14.3 million yuan ($2.2 million), compared with a 781.5 million yuan loss a year ago. ...
From January to October in 2015, Latvia’s imports & exports volume was USD 22.04 billion, down 18.3% by year according to Eurostat. The exports volume was USD 10.04 billion, down 17.7% and imports volume was USD 12 billion, down ...
The plan to launch China's first crude oil futures contract is facing more roadblocks as the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, or INE, comes under government review, a senior official close to the matter said Monday. "The target ...
Tags: Crude Futures, Crude Oil
From January to September In 2015, EU’s imports & exports volume was USD 2936.42 billion, down 14.3% by year according to Eurostat. The exports volume was USD 1490.42 billion, down 12.7% and imports volume was USD 1446 billion, down ...
Tags: EU's Trade, EU's import
Italian automotive component manufacturer Eldor will invest about $75m in the Botetourt County of Virginia, US. The plant will create 350 jobs in the region which will be Eldor's first plant in the country. The company manufactures ...
The US Senate has stalled a bill which would have eliminated state by state laws requiring food manufacturers to label products made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), ahead of Vermont’s law coming into effect from July. ...
Tags: US Senate, GMO, Food manufactures, Label products
This week, Billy Langsworthy looks at why the toy space should be excited at some of the new VR tech being showcased at this year's Game Developers Conference. Oh, and there's a bit about a vagina speaker. You've been warned. This week, ...
Tags: Inventors, Virtual reality
China Headgear and parts thereof exports trend from 2011 to 2014 From the picture above, China headgear exports had a tendency to increase during this period. In 2014, the headgear export value was USD 4545 million, 28.5% higher than ...
China footwear is getting a brand status in the global market, sector insiders have said. The trade analysis is as below. China Footwear, Gaiters and the like Export Trend From 2011 to 2014 During this time, China footwear, gaiters ...
According to market sources, independent multichannel retailer Lombok, best known for its exotic, colonial-styled furniture, is currently exploring the possibility of a sale, with the aim of funding a series of ambitious growth plans. ...
Tags: Multichannel retailer, Lombok, Furniture, Sale
The Government's plans to change Sunday trading laws in England and Wales, which would allow larger shops to trade for more than six hours, have been scrapped after being rejected by MPs. The plans were rejected by 317 votes to 286, ...
Tags: Sunday trading laws, Large shops, MPs
The preeminent Italian Lifestyles Fair, HO.MI, returns to ICFF 2016 with the Ho.MI New York Lifestyles pavilion. Making its second appearance at ICFF, the high design pavilion will play host to an expanded footprint of 12,000 net sq. feet. ...
REI reported sales reached a record $2.4 billion in 2015 after a second consecutive year of nearly double-digit growth. Sales increased 9.3 percent from $2.2 billion in 2014, or 11 percent when adjusting for an extra 53-week of sales ...
Soraa Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops solid-state lighting technology built on 'GaN on GaN' (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) substrates, has announced its support for advances in color science and the new TM-30 method released ...
Tags: Soraa, GaN-on-GaN