John Lewis continued to outperform the market in year ended 31st January 2015 with gross sales up 9.2% to £4.43b (7.5% on a 52 week basis), beating the BRC by 4.9%, combined with growth in operating profit, up 10.8% to £250.5m ...
The surge in Chinese outbound tourism is boosting domestic companies' overseas acquisitions in travel industry. As more high-spending Chinese visitors go abroad, they become a lucrative source of business for hotels, restaurants, retailers ...
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“Soft neutral tones lend a feeling of sophistication to home fashion applications,” said Nathan Hammett, Mohawk Industries’ manager of color and design, residential. Standing out in that category of popular neutral ...
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Published by Elaine, March15, 2015 What is B2B website? B2B is the abbreviation of Business to Business. Let’s take a look at the Wikipedia definition: Business-to-business (B2B) is commerce transactions between businesses, such ...
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Accell Group N.V. reported its North American bikes sales grew 4 percent in 2014 as sales to multi-sports retailers grew, while sales to independent bicycle dealers, or IBDs, lagged expectations and declined. Sales of electric bikes only ...
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China is toughening its examination of milk powder imported from New Zealand, according to the quality control watchdog, after revelations emerged on Tuesday of a criminal threat to contaminate some products with an agricultural poison. ...
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The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has released new protocols to be followed by fresh and perishable products companies to ensure safe use of reusable plastic containers (RPCs). The RPA had formed a food safety working group in 2014 ...
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DWI Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Himatsingka Seide Ltd, has inked global licensing deal for the design, development and distribution of kate spade new york bedding and bath collections through 2020. According to a DWI press release, ...
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"There'll be no shortage of Minions products this time around," UK toy retailers tell ToyNews. The UK trade is fully primed for the success of Minions this year, with retailers confident in product levels ahead of the film’s release ...
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A House of Lords committee is calling European Union (EU) to implement tighter regulations on taxation and labeling, in order to combat alcohol-related harm This comes as the committee thought that the EU alcohol strategy implemented from ...
FineLine Technologies, which provides variable data ticketing and mobile solutions for retailers, suppliers, and manufacturers, has launched a new RFID label named “As You Like It,” an innovative new process, that enables ...
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Rickland Orchards, a brand owned by US-based B&G Foods, has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of new CLVR bars range. This is in line with the company's strategy to provide gluten-free, dairy-free snack bar that is ...
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Fresh produce firm Univeg is exploring the possibility of a merger with fruits and vegetables processor Greenyard Foods and agribusiness Peatinvest. Univeg believes that the combination of three companies will be capable of offering the ...
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The second edition of the International Textile Fair (ITF), UAE’s premier platform for fashion, home textile fabrics, and clothing, would be held from April 26 to 27, 2015, at the Dubai international exhibition and conference centre. ...
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Honeywell has launched a new range of retail barcode scanners, designed to enable retailers to better connect with customers and minimise checkout time. “Mobile commerce continues to shape the retail industry across Asia Pacific and ...
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