Smith & Nephew plc has figuratively yanked the job-security bandage off 108 employees at its St. Petersburg, FL, wound-care plant. The company plans to close the factory and lay the workers off by January 9, according to a report in the ...
Tags: Job Cuts, Smith&Nephew, Health
Vietnam’s garment maker Garment 10 Corporation (Garco 10) has offered Tanzania the opportunity to export unspecified quantity of cotton to the firm, according to the president of the company Giang Duc Vu, Tanzania DailyNews reported. ...
Tags: cotton market, Textile
The Grib diamond mine in Russia, owned by the somewhat unlikely candidate of oil supplier Lukoil, is arguably the most prospective of the new generation of diamond mines. Therefore, its launch of commercial mining earlier this year and the ...
Tags: Grib Diamonds, Diamonds
NASDAQ listed, Sears Canada reported a 15 per cent drop from a year ago quarter in the third fiscal quarter ended, November 1, 2014. In third quarter of 2014, Sears sales reached $834.5 million, down 15 per cent from $982.3 million for ...
Tags: Sears sales, full-line store leases, Apparel
Net revenue in the first half of fiscal year 2014-15 ending September 30, 2014 skyrocketed 187 per cent from the same period of 2013-14 at Indian online fashion retailer, Jabong. According to Germany based Rocket Internet, which has a ...
Tags: fashion etailer, Apparel
India's leading food company Britannia Industries has reported Q2 consolidated revenue of Rs.1,955 crores (PY - Rs.1,740 crores), which is a growth of 12.4%. For six months ended 30th September 2014, consolidated revenue was Rs.3,728 ...
Tags: Britannia Industries, Agriculture
Home24, Europe’s largest online furniture shop, has launched in Italy, and has also presented its half-year figures for the first half of 2014. Home24 reports positive business development and continues to expand its strong market ...
Tags: online furniture shop, Furniture
Perry Ellis International reported sales declined 5.3 percent in the third quarter to $203.3 million, but managed to cut its loss in the period to $437,000, or 3 cents a share, from $3.0 million, or 20 cents, a year ago. Executives said ...
The third edition of Myanmar International Textile and Garment Industry Exhibition (MTG) will be held from 20th of November to 23rd November, 2014, at the Myanmar Convention Center (MCC), at Yangon. Jointly organized by the Myanmar ...
Driven by wholesale segment sales, revenue at NASDAQ listed, Urban Outfitters, a lifestyle apparel retailer, rose 5 per cent from a year ago quarter for the third quarter of fiscal 2015. Urban Outfitters said its net sales for the third ...
Tags: apparel retailer, net sales, Apparel
The garment industry in Myanmar has great potential for growth in the next 10 years, if it works towards development with strategic planning, according to the members of the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA), Myanmar Times ...
Tags: garment industry, Apparel
“There have been three phases in ecommerce development. The first phase started with the ‘.com’ boom of the mid-to-late 1990s and lasted through the early 2000s,” Tom Barone, VP, North America Operations at eBay ...
Tags: ecommerce development, Apparel
SkyPeople Fruit Juice, a producer of fruit juice concentrates, fruit juice beverages and other fruit-related products, has announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. Third Quarter 2014 Summary: * Revenue ...
Digital printing technology provider Xeikon will be showcasing its enhanced folding carton suite where print stations will be equipped with an additional orange toner, in combination with CMYK. With the extra colour toner, the print ...
Tags: folding carton suite, Digital printing technology, Agriculture
Appalachian Mountain Brewery, announced 3nd Quarter revenue increased significantly and was up 38 % to $266,283 compared to 2nd Quarter 2014 at $192,450. Revenue increased by 77% to $266,283 for Q3 2014 versus $150,703 for Q3 2013. AMB's ...