The Government of India, Ministry of Textiles, will soon launch a venture capital (VC) fund to provide equity to start-up entrepreneurs, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Textiles, said at the annual ...
For the thirteen week period ended August 2, 2014 or the second fiscal quarter of 2014, net income leapt massively from a net loss in the corresponding quarter of 2013 at specialty women's apparel retailer and NYSE-listed Christopher & ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
The 2015 Kia Forte takes precedence in the compact car segment this year, taking over and setting the trend for the competition to follow. Evidence of the 2015 Kia Cadenza and Optima are apparent in the face and body of the now-sportier ...
Tags: Two New Vehicles, Kia Arrive, Auto Parts
Rather than forcing drivers in search of a new SUV to pay top price for a vehicle fully equipped with the state-of-the-art technology they do not necessarily want, Nissan has chosen to offer two separate versions of its best-selling SUV. In ...
The International Casual Furnishings Association has named Jackie Hirschhaut as its new executive director following the retirement of long-time head Joseph Logan. Hirschhaut is the vice president of public relations and marketing for the ...
Tags: ICFA, New Executive Director, Furniture
“Clothing is one of the largest purchased categories in online retail and it proves that not all consumers wish to ‘touch and feel’ all clothing items all the time, says the top honcho of a textile, apparel and retail ...
Tags: Online, Apparel, Accessories
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. VSH -0.27% today announced that the company has received the TTI Supplier Excellence Award for Europe. Vishay is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic ...
Tags: Vishay, Electrical, Electronics
U.S. Xpress is raising its base mileage pay for over-the-road, solo, non-dedicated truck drivers by an average of 13 percent, effective Aug. 25, 2014. "With more goods and services being shipped by trucks, we need to expand the workforce ...
Tags: Truck, Transportation, Auto
Under Armour has signed two-time First-Team NFL All-Pro cornerback Patrick Peterson to a multi-year partnership. Selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons, Peterson is an elite playmaker with game-changing speed and has ...
Tags: Under Armour, Patrick, Apparel
Perry Ellis International, Inc. announces the launch of a full updated traditional sportswear collection under its Savane brand. The expansion builds on the brand's success as an innovator in the men's bottoms business, with the addition of ...
Tags: Ellis, Sportswear Line, Apparel, Accessories
Hammer Strength, a Life Fitness brand, announced it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with DryWear Apparel, LLC. to market a line of base layer clothing with innovative moisture management technology under the Hammer Strength ...
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The exports of garments and textiles from Cambodia grew by 8.98 percent to US$ 1.173 billion in the first three months of the current year, compared to exports of $1.076 billion made during the same period last year, according to the ...
The project incorporates touch screen technology with its range of patented Snipe Touch Darts. The world of first person 'shoot-em ups' is about to get real, thanks to the new Kickstarter project from XnTouch. Snipe – a mobile ...
Tags: Toys
South African platinum miner Implats said Friday gross refined platinum output in the January-March quarter fell 40% to 205,000 oz, hit by ongoing strike action. The company's "good start to the financial year was severely impacted in the ...
Tags: Platinum, platinum miner
The majority of registered LEED projects in Sweden consistently go on to achieve the highest tiers of LEED certification, with 23 percent of all certified projects earning Platinum certification and 67 percent achieving Gold, according to ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating, LEED certification