Leading apparel manufacturers from Lesotho, South Africa, and Botswana, with support from the US government, are participating in the ‘Sourcing South Africa’ pavilion at MAGIC apparel expo to be held from February 16 to 19, ...
The dolls now make up roughly 15 per cent of all toy sales in Nigeria, according to its creator. An independent doll line has taken off in Nigeria, making up 10 to 15 per cent of the country's toy sales. Taofick Okoya created the Queens ...
Clothing is one of the leading segments of the online and online retail global market, according to a report by Hamburg-based business intelligence organisation yStats.com. The report ‘Global Clothing B2C ecommerce Market ...
Jackson Family Wines has acquired US-based family winery Siduri Wines, which produces California Pinot, for an undisclosed amount. This follows Jackson Family's acquisition of Zena Crown and Gran Moraine vineyards in Oregon's Willamette ...
Tags: winery equipment, Agriculture
Net profits surged 17 per cent from a year ago period at Swedish apparel retailer H&M Group for the full fiscal year ended November 30, 2014. The Group’s profit after tax increased to SEK 19,976 million or corresponding to SEK 12.07 ...
Tags: apparel retailer, network expansion, Apparel
An expert told that trade between Brazil and China in 2015 may reverse a downward trend as commodity prices are recovering and Brazil will export more manufactured goods to China. Brazil-China trade dropped significantly in 2014, with ...
The Adidas Group has again been recognized as an employer of choice in Germany and China. The German magazine Focus has this year again named the Adidas Group as the Top Employer in Germany. The Group thus maintains its top ranking in the ...
Tags: Adidas Group, employers, Sporting Goods
Zeelandia and Fine Organics have established a joint venture in India where both partners will have an equal stake. To be based in Mumbai, the joint venture will begin operations in the Indian market in Q1 2015, primariy with imported ...
Global supplier of apparel labeling solutions ITL Group (ITL) said it has inked a joint venture with Codes and Labels Ltd, a privately owned Bangladesh supplier of labels, packaging and trims. Under the terms of the agreement, the Codes ...
South Africa is looking for help from China to help it move up the value chain and quicken its industrialization, says Rob Davies, minister of trade and industry of South Africa. Xi met with South African President Jacob Zuma as one of ...
Garmin Ltd. has acquired the assets of iKubu (Pty) Ltd., a privately-held designer of computer vision and radar systems for the cycling market. iKubu was in the final stages of developing the Backtracker low-energy bike radar, a device that ...
Global solar PV demand is forecast to grow by up to 25% in 2015, according to IHS. Due to the ongoing cost reductions for solar PV, IHS forecasts that installation demand will grow at a double-digit rate of 16-25% and installations in the ...
Tags: solar PV, low-concentration photovoltaic(LCPV)systems, Lights
Rhodes Food Group has announced plans to acquire 100% stake in South African juice maker Pacmar for $14m. An agreement to this effect was signed by the companies. The acquisition is in line with Rhodes' strategy to expand its business ...
Tags: fruit juices, beverages, Agriculture
Syngenta has received the safety certificate for its Agrisure Viptera trait (event MIR162) from China's regulatory authorities, formally granting import approval. The approval covers corn grain and processing byproducts, such as dried ...
Tags: food, feed use, Agriculture
Syngenta today announced that it has received the safety certificate for its Agrisure Viptera trait (MIR162) from China’s regulatory authorities, formally granting import approval. The approval covers corn grain and processing ...