Mike Jeffries led apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch, has selected Demandware Inc., an industry-leading provider of enterprise cloud commerce solutions, to expand its digital retail operations across Asia. The retailer has launched ten ...
Walls Brands, a leading provider of workwear and hunting apparel under the Walls Outdoor Goods, Big Smith, 10X, Liberty and Duxbak brands, has hired active lifestyle agency Backbone Media to manage its communications strategy and public ...
China's annual economic growth likely slowed to 7.2 percent in the fourth quarter, the weakest since the depths of the global crisis, a Reuters poll showed, which would keep pressure on policymakers to head off a sharper slowdown this year. ...
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The new Australian Franchising Code of Conduct has come into effect, as of 1 January 2015. From 1 January 2015, the previous Franchising Code was repealed and replaced with a new Code which will applies to all franchise systems operating ...
Nippon Paint China boosted its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program in 2014, with the launch of its "Society Care" programs in nine big cities around China. These charitable programs drew the participation of over 1,000 voluntary ...
Michelman has introduced what it calls "an improved organizational structure" consisting of three Strategic Business Groups. "The new structure will help Michelman better anticipate and serve its customers’ needs by driving ...
Tags: engineered wood, digital printing, flexible packaging, Construction
Finland-based consumer and specialty packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki has completed the sale of its film unit to DBAG Fund VI, a fund advised by Deutsche Beteiligungs for around €141m. With the sale of the unit, Huhtamaki will be ...
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Pacific Market International (PMI) of Seattle has acquired Aladdin South America, including two ISO-9001 certified manufacturing plants in Brazil, where it intends to ...
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Global experts and apparel retailers have shown optimism in the Bangladesh apparel sector and said that its target to export $50 billion worth of garments by 2021 could be achieved. This was revealed in a statement from the Bangladesh ...
Tags: ethical standards, Apparel
Panasonic has announced its 2015 Smart TV range will run on Firefox OS, which is usually restricted to smartphones. During its CES 2015 press conference, Panasonic announced a partnership with Mozila that will see it launch Firefox ...
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Global demand for industrial silica sand is forecast to advance 5.5 percent per year to 291 million metric tons in 2018, with a value of $12.5 billion. Accelerations in construction spending and manufacturing output worldwide are expected ...
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Following Germany based Rocket Internet receiving fiscal and anti-trust approvals for its Global Fashion Group (GFG) concept, Indian online fashion retailer; Jabong.com would also be boarding GFG. Rocket Internet is a major investor in ...
Tags: eCommerce, marketplaces and financial technology, Apparel
“Degradable natural fibres have an advantage over synthetics when it comes to the environment. Having said that, there are developments in the pipeline to aid the environmental sustainability of synthetics,” the head of a full ...
Tags: synthetics, wool, cashmere, alpaca, Textile
HTC has revealed it has plans to expand its smartphone line-up with a selection of new entry-level handsets. Jack Tong, the firm’s President of North Asia, revealed that next year will see more low-spec 4G smartphones hit store ...
Tags: HTC, Smartphone, CES
Ming-Qing Export Porcelain from Shanghai Museum and the Palace Museum exhibition is ongoing in the Palace Museum. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] An exhibition at the Palace Museum reveals rare artifacts from ancient China's ...
Tags: Porcelain Vessels, Porcelain