The price of a single bitcoin reached US$1,000 Wednesday, demonstrating a new level of interest for the digital currency that earlier this year was trading for just $30. Bitcoin trading surpassed the $1,000 mark on the Tokyo-based Mt. ...
TCL is reportedly looking into expanding its presence in Taiwan in order to further manage supply chains, according to industry sources. The company is expected to purchase NT$30 billion (US$1 billion) worth of goods from Taiwan, ...
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Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Tuesday that the US imported a total of 3,059,000 net tons (nt) of steel in October, including 2,233,000 nt of finished steel (up 8.5 percent and ...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) recommends that all provinces follow Ontario and Quebec’s lead in requiring a truck speed limit of no more than 105 kilometres an hour. The recommendation comes in a white paper, a report stating ...
With the transportation of dangerous goods on the radar of federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt following a devastating train wreck in Lac Megantic earlier this year, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is looking at its own ...
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Mainfreight managing director Don Braid has travelled to Thailand with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and other NZ business mangers on a trade mission to Thailand. Mr Braid used this opportunity to announce Mainfreight’s ...
Tags: Mainfreight, open, office, Thailand, Big Ambitions
Shopping is one of the top uses of mobile technology, and seven of the top 10 activities customers perform on their cell phone are shopping related. At the same time, the number of omni-channel shoppers who use multiple digital resources to ...
PPG Industries recently published its 2014 Global Color Trends book, a 100-page overview of PPG’s collective forecast for color use in building and decor, automobiles, consumer electronics and aerospace. The Global Color Trends ...
Nestlé has joined forces with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and seven consumer firms to develop bioplastics, derived from plant materials. The Bioplastics Feedstock Alliance (BFA) includes consumer goods firms such as Coca-Cola, ...
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With the holiday season just around the corner, millions of Americans are getting ready to prepare a holiday meal or bake a sweet treat. The stories from the kitchen will range from good, to bad, to burnt, and a recent survey conducted by ...
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The upcoming years will be tough for the transportation industry in the United States, FedEx Freight president and CEO William Logue said at the annual National Industrial Transportation League conference in Houston. Logue praised the ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association is reporting flat sales of outdoor products last month compared withthe same month last year. However, the OIA said sales of bikes and bike equipment through sportings goods retailers increased during the ...
PivotLink, the leading provider of retail marketing intelligence and analytic applications, introduced its Customer Performance Dashboard for PivotLink Customer PerformanceMETRIX (CPM). This latest CPM release expands PivotLink's suite ...
Quiksilver, Inc. announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with LF USA, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-headquartered Li & Fung Limited, the multinational consumer goods sourcing, logistics and distribution group. As part of ...
Tags: Quiksilver, Children's Apparel
Damen yard awarded Rederij Groen contract at Europort. During a special contract signing ceremony at Europort 2013 yesterday, Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam, part of Damen Shipyards Group signed the contract to build an additional Seismic ...
Tags: Transportation, Service