Holiday sales as compared to overall annual retail sales have been trending downward for about a decade. Holiday sales in 2013, at $663.5 billion, were 18.7 percent of overall retail sales, well below the peak of 19.6 percent seen in 2004. ...
Tags: Gifts, Shoppers, Sporting Goods
The Yomiuri Giants, Japan’s best-known baseball team, will be outfitted by Under Armour in 2015, under a new agreement. The multi-year apparel and accessories partnership was announced in Tokyo by the team and Dome Corp., which is ...
Tags: baseball team, Sporting Goods
TFL, the global leather manufacturing solution provider and dye maker, has unveiled the Spring/Summer 2016 colour trends catalogue for the leather garment, upholstery and accessory industries. Divided into ‘Wearing’ and ...
Tags: leather garment, upholstery, accessory industries, Apparel
ICER Brands, a leading apparel marketer, manufacturer, and multi-tier distributor of fashion clothes, has chosen the enterprise software solution by Simparel, a leading developer and marketer of next-generation business solutions for ...
The International CES® today announced its “Call for Speakers” for the 2015 International CES®, the global gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. The International CES returns to Las ...
Tags: 2015 CES, Call, Speakers, Consumer Electronics
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced the growth of the Gaming Marketplace at the 2015 International CES®. Owned and produced by CEA, the 2015 CES, the global gathering place for all who thrive on the business ...
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that a newly-curated and sold-out version of the successful iLounge Pavilion will debut as the iProducts Marketplace at the 2015 International CES®. Owned and produced by ...
Tags: 2015 CES, iProducts, Consumer Electronics
Première Vision New York returns at New York’s Pier 92 from January 13, 2015 and will have 297 exhibitors, up 14 per cent over the January 2014 edition. According to the organisers, the show is back with an even stronger ...
Tags: embroideries, lace, suitings, silkies, Apparel
The European Parliament has completed the last stage in the process to grant the Philippines Generalised System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) that will provide duty free entry to the EU for some of the most important Philippine exports, ...
A survey by The Economist reveals that Asian women are increasingly empowered financially and they are the one’s driving the explosive growth of e-commerce in the region. The magazine did a detailed survey of 5,500 women across ...
Tags: Ecommerce Trade, Female consumers, Apparel
For the first store in the British capital, Luxury Living Group has chosen one of the city’s most exclusive, iconic areas. Located in the neighbourhood of Knightsbridge, on Brompton Road at number 20, the new space covers a surface ...
Tags: Luxury Living, rich materials, Furniture
Gallery Direct has announced its plans for an impressive 570 sq m double-decker stand, alongside 110 sq m further exhibition space at the January Furniture Show in Birmingham, to launch their striking new 2015 collections. The ...
Tags: soft furnishings, mirrors, home accessories, Furniture
The 12th edition of The London Textile Fair (TLTF) will be held on the 14th and 15th of January, 2015, at the Business Design Centre in London. Organized by the Textile Events, The London Textile Fair is UK’s premier platform for ...
Tags: London Textile Fair, Textile
Saban Brands has split its fashion lifestyle and entertainment business in to two divisions, Saban Brands Lifestyle Group (SBLG) and Saban Brands Entertainment Group (SBEG). According to a statement from Saban, SBLG has been established ...
Adidas and Arizona State University announced an eight-year partnership in which the Portland, OR, based company will be the official athletic footwear, apparel and accessory brand of the Sun Devils through the 2022-23 season. ...
Tags: Adidas, Partners, Sporting Goods