Attendees at the 45th annual NeoCon could see and feel the upswing in the economy and the contract furnishings industry as 41,488 interior designers, architects, and trade professionals descended on Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. This ...
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Technology has changed everything we know about the office. Now it is threatening to get rid of the office as we know it. A series of surveys undertaken by Intelligent Office, a virtual office space provider, show just how profound this ...
LED commercial lighting first came to the sweet spot of price, it will accelerate the penetration of lighting market this year, the commercial lighting market has been booming since the beginning of this year. As the LED commercial lighting ...
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Apple will launch its own iPhone trade-in program this month, exchanging older iPhones for in-store credit, according to Bloomberg and other sources. Companies already active in "re-commerce" -- the buying of used consumer electronics ...
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Interior designers in search of some of the latest developments in glass and glazing will find many new options when they attend NeoCon, North America’s largest contract furnishings trade show, taking place June 10-12 at ...
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Keeler, A Division of Belwith Products, will unveil its SecuRemote Office using Bluetooth 4.0 Technology at the Merchandise Mart, during the NeoCon show in Chicago June 11, 2013. SecuRemote Office is the first office locking system that ...
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You have a few choices: Ask your doctor to prescribe a different drug from your insurance company's formulary. If that's not possible or your doctor says it's not a good idea, have your doctor petition your insurance company to cover the ...
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Joose flavored malt beverage and beer products producer in the US, United Brands Company, has introduced its Joose Margarita in a new 12-pack with 12oz cans. United Brands president and CEO Michael Michail said the new packaging allows ...
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When it comes to tablets, Microsoft and its OEMs don't know where they're going, an analyst said today. "There's still the idea that they don't quite get it," said Carolina Milanesi of Gartner in an interview. "And I don't think the ...
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New York-based insurer MetLife has eliminated the jobs of 2,500 advisers, representing a third of total, in a bid to save operational cost and make the company more productive. Other reasons of the job cuts as dictated by the company ...
CIO - That itch in your throat and those watery eyes? Merck, which makes the allergy pill Claritin, anticipated your hay fever and--a year ago--started making plans to capitalize on it. With a subscription to specialized weather forecasts, ...
Wal-Mart plans to use big data about a customer's usual shopping to automatically create shopping lists for them on its mobile app. That's one of the tools the world's largest retailer plans to use to improve the in-store shopping ...
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter ended April 30, 2013. Net sales for the first quarter were $113.4 billion, an increase of 1.0 percent over last year. Net sales last year benefited by 1.0 percent from ...
Tags: Apparel, Apparel Industry
The major U.S. mobile operators are all putting their weight behind a campaign against texting while driving that will include a blitz of advertising and a driving simulator touring the country this summer. On Tuesday, Verizon, Sprint ...
US-based food company Campbell Soup has unveiled a new line of Alfredo sauces under its Prego brand. The new Alfredo sauces complement the company's existing line of Prego Italian sauces and offer a flavor combination. The new varieties ...
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