In February 2013 compared with January 2013, the volume of retail trade fell by 0.3% in the euro area (EA17) and remained stable in the EU27, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In January ...
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Nutritionals brand GU Energy, retailer Sports Basement of Walnut Creek and Kaiser Oakland Medical Center were this year's winners of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition's Bike Friendly Business Awards. The companies will be honored at an event ...
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UPM Raflatac, a self-adhesive label materials supplier, has announced cooperation with Aliplast’s French subsidiary for recovery of release liner in France. The partnership is expected to expand recycling services of Italian company ...
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From that date shoppers will have to pay at least 5p for each single use carrier bag they use. According to the Department of Environment, the main aim of the charge is to help protect the environment by "reducing the unnecessary use of ...
Thinking about furnishing a media room? If you are positively in love with your sleek new TV, then maybe it's time to bring your den or family room into focus as a proper media room. Not that we want it to stop functioning as a family ...
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Changing age structure was the most influencing trend for consumers’ preference for soy products in Brazil. According to 'Consumer Trends in the Soy Products Market in Brazil, 2011' report, about 64% of the consumers were influenced ...
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How much progress have federal officials made in taking steps to reduce Americans' exposure to arsenic in everyday foods such as rice and apple juice? Not as much as we'd hope to see. While there is an arsenic standard for drinking water, ...
Versatile as well as affordable, a folding table is at home in a family picnic as well as in a grand wedding banquet. A great value for the money, folding tables last for years and are extremely convenient because of the additional space ...
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Packaging manufacturer Seda UK is all set to invest 18m over the next five years, as part of a major expansion program at its Blackwood facility. The investment is being supported with 5.4m business finance from the Welsh Government. The ...
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Food packaging manufacturer Seda UK said that it is investing £18m over the next five years in a major expansion at its Blackwood facility and creating 70 new jobs The Welsh firm also said that it was safeguarding more than 170 ...
Food Network's Ted Allen develops and tests recipes for his cookbooks so when it came to redesigning his Brooklyn kitchen he knew exactly what he wanted—a space that works both personally and professionally. To keep guests from ...
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UK-based Tri-Star Packaging has unveiled a new plant-based cup lid for hot drinks that can be composted by consumers at home. According to the company, the new lid is made from a renewable material bagasse, a sugar cane pulp, and is ...
Munich-based Can2Close was founded in 2012 by Andreas Kleiner, Robert Kruetten and Moritz von Grotthuss. It said that its 'c2' resealable end is a new mechanism that replaces the standard stay-on tab opening of beverage cans with a simple ...
Hanging Deck Hanging deck models are wooden swings that are suspended by a porch's roof via rope or metal-linked chains. Many hanging deck models are wooden and have a bench-like appearance that seat two people. The hanging deck porch ...
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Yesterday, Chancellor George Osborne delivered his Budget statement. He pledged to scrap a 3p rise in fuel duty, cut national insurance payments and raise the personal allowance to £10,000 next April. Every business in the country ...
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