Debenhams has issued a trading update for the 15 weeks and the 41 weeks to 13th June 2015, and confirms the business is on track to meet full-year market expectations. Group gross transaction value was up 0.4% for the 15 weeks, and 1.7% ...
Home furnishing retailer Ikea today confirmed plans to test a number of new retail formats in the UK. The planned Order and Collection Points aim to make shopping with Ikea easier and more convenient, connecting the in-store and online ...
Tags: Ikea, Home furnishing
After e-commerce, it is now the turn of omni-channel in India. The country’s retail market will primarily be driven by omni-channel as brick-and-mortar retailers enter e-commerce to support their stores, says media reports. ...
Tags: fashionable cloth accessories, e-commerce, brick and mortar retailers
US apparel retailer Kate Spade & Company has named Emilia Fabricant as president of the North America region effective June 29, 2015. “In this role, Fabricant will oversee the Company's North America business, with responsibilities ...
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Crowd-sourced brands are the 'hot young things' of industry. PKN spoke to Nexba's Drew Bilbe and Troy Douglas about a line of iced teas based on the feedback of Facebook fans, friends and street artists. The idea for a brand of ice ...
Tags: iced teas, stand-out packaging
US agencies for environment and safety regulations have laid down standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, envisaging reduction of CO2 emissions by one billion tons, fuel costs by $170bn and oil consumption by 1.8 billion by 2027. ...
Tags: GHG Emission, Fuel Efficiency
Snapdeal, one of India’s largest online marketplace has announced its partnership with the government of Himachal Pradesh to launch India’s first special e-commerce zone at Dharamshala in the presence of the state’s chief ...
Keen to cash in on the online shopping boom, sports footwear and apparel major Adidas will soon roll out omni-channel model, a new mode of technology, at its retail outlets in Punjab, according to media reports. The company aims to ...
Just four months after the Connected Cree LED Bulb's launch in January, Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has announced its compatibility with home automation firm SmartThings (part of the Samsung Global Innovation Center). "Cree is committed ...
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MoGo Sport, the maker of flavored mouth guards, announced that Bobby Dodd has joined the company as President. In this role, Bobby will oversee all sales, marketing, trade marketing, product development, distribution and partnership ...
Tags: MoGo, mouth guards
Based on nearly 40 of the world’s biggest YouTube personalities, Tube Heroes will now be rolling out to the independent toy trade and national retail customers from next week. Jazwares is preparing to roll out its collection of ...
The logistics sector seems to have a hard time when it comes to raising prices in their customer base. Furthermore, compared to other industries, it has an extremely low success rate when introducing new products and services. These are ...
What's the difference between a good dream and a bad dream? To Foster Huntington, the biggest difference is to do and not to do! Huntington's execution is very strong, for the idea, he spent 12 months to achieve it, the final effect is ...
Tags: Villas, Construction
Lectra, a developer of integrated technology solutions for industries using soft materials like fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, recently hosted a Lectra Fashion PLM event in France. According to a Lectra ...
Tags: Lectra, Fashion PLM Event, fabrics
Huami Co Ltd expects sales of its Xiaomi Mi Bands will reach 10 million in the third quarter, making it the largest maker of wearable fitness devices in the world. Launched last year, the Mi Band monitors fitness levels and tracks sleep ...
Tags: Wearable Devices, Fitness Devices