Mr M Rafeeque Ahmed, President, FIEO said that the Foreign Trade Policy announcement while maintaining stability of the policy provided improvement in it to add to competitiveness. Extension of Zero Duty EPCG Scheme will help in expansion ...
Tags: Trade Policy, FIEO
Retailers, encouraged by the housing market rebound and improving sales trends, are headed to the High Point Market with fairly lengthy shopping lists and an eye on some key categories, color and style trends. For some stores, business ...
Tags: Sales Trends, Furniture, Furnishing
Amid signs of gradually improving business conditions, motion furniture and recliner resources are launching an aggressive round of product introductions at the High Point Market as they try to reach a broader range of consumers with the ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Fans of so-called social games devote hours of time—and often, real-life money—to building their personal alternate lives. There's definitely some emotional investment for many players, too. What recourse do they have when the ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, webgame
American Airlines grounded all its flights across the U.S. on Tuesday after an unidentified computer problem hit its reservation system. "We are now in a system-wide ground delay until 4:00pm CT as we work to resolve this issue. We ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Consumers cooled spending in March as the impact of colder weather across the country and harmful fiscal policy, namely the payroll tax hike, caught up to the economy and weakened retail sales. According to the National Retail Federation, ...
Tags: Economic Policy, Retail Sales
Coming off a better than expected month in February, retail sales were somewhat lackluster in March, according to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported ...
Tags: retail sales, retail, Manufacturing
Assurant, and subsidiaries American Security Insurance Company (ASIC) and American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida (ABIC), have reached an agreement with the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) over lender-placed ...
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Some U.S. taxpayers may have to wait a bit longer than usual to get their refunds, due to problems that recently cropped up with Intuit's tax-preparation software. Last week, the Minnesota Department of Revenue said state taxpayers ...
Tax refunds - or the lack thereof - was a popular topic among exhibitors here Wednesday as the Tupelo Furniture Market got off to a fast start on its unofficial opening day. Many exhibitors said the slow beginning to "tax season" - the ...
Tags: Tupelo Furniture Market, furniture industry, furniture
Citi Trends, Inc. reported unaudited sales results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 2, 2013. The Company’s 2012 fiscal year contained 53 weeks compared with the traditional 52 weeks in fiscal 2011. Accordingly, ...
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The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers Association (PHMA) has suggested that export-oriented textiles should officially be designated as a separate sector with some priorities. During his meeting with Jamil Anwar, Director General ...
An official from a large Chinese steel scrap processing enterprise has stated that they have received information that the Chinese government will reintroduce a VAT refund policy for domestic steel scrap processing enterprises for 2013, ...
Tags: China, Reintroduce Vat Refunds, steel scrap processing enterprise
Whole Foods Market has recalled one lot code of 4-oz packages of Whole Catch Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon (cold smoked and sliced) because the product may contain Listeria Monocytogenes, which can cause a sometimes fatal infection in young ...
Tags: Whole Foods Market, recall, Whole Catch Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon
Currently, federally mandated window stickers on used cars specify warranty terms and inform consumers of their legal rights. Now those stickers are about to change, and consumer advocates say the new ones take a step backward. The ...
Tags: FTC, used cars, legal rights