October average retail pricing for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescents) in the China market increased 2.4% on month to CNY34.70 (US$5.70), while that for 9W models (equivalent to 60W incandescents) fell 0.2% to CNY41.60, ...
Tags: LED light bulbs, Lights
This week saw sales at John Lewis of £108.8m, breaking the £100m barrier for the first time this year and matching the retailer's 2013 record for the earliest week to have reached this milestone. Lighting had its best-ever sales ...
Tags: John Lewis, pre-Christmas
Maelor Poultry is expected to invest £10m in the site of a former cheese packing factory, First Milk, near Wrexham in the UK. As reported in the Daily post, the chicken processing company Maelor Poultry that bought the site is ...
British frozen food firm Fullers Foods has partnered with retail major Marks & Spencer to revamp its potato accompaniments range. The move is in line with Marks & Spencer's strategy to expand its food range. A £12.5 contract to ...
Tags: frozen food, Marks&Spencer, Agriculture
Mondelez International, the maker of Oreo biscuits and Cadbury's chocolate, posted a 11% decline in earnings in the third-quarter of fiscal 2014 compared to the same period a year ago, as a result of weaker revenues and higher expenses. ...
In his address at the ‘Quality Garment Network Days’ held in Germany, Matthijs Crietee – Secretary General at International Apparel Federation (IAF) pointed out a gradual shift in garment manufacturing from ‘moving ...
Bharti Retail, one of India’s leading retail multi-brand groups, has installed retail solutions from enterprise solutions provider SAP, to empower its supply chain, store operations, and improve customer experience, Business Line ...
Applied DNA Sciences, a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology and product authentication solutions said it has signed an agreement with a textile manufacturer to purchase its SigNature T DNA mark. The SigNature T DNA mark ...
Tags: SigNature T DNA mark, Long Staple Pima cotton, Textile
NYSE-listed and global marketer of everyday basic apparel HanesBrands said it has delivered three consecutive quarters of double-digit growth in net sales, adjusted operating profit and adjusted EPS. The innerwear and garment marketer ...
Tags: Double-Digit Growth, Net sales, Apparel
Despite the lower-than-expected numbers, exhibitors indicated positive experiences at the recently concluded the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) trade event - Specialty Fabrics Expo 2014 and Advanced Textiles Exp. "I ...
Tags: Ifai Expo, Low Visitor Numbers, Apparel
Iconic denim apparel marketer - Levi Strauss & Co has partnered with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group to provide financial incentives for garment suppliers in developing countries. This new supplier finance program, which was ...
Tags: denim apparel marketer, Global Trade Supplier Finance, Apparel
TXT Retail, one of the leading providers of integrated and collaborative end-to-end planning, PLM, and supply chain collaboration solutions for the luxury, fashion and consumer sectors, has launched TXT AgileFit, a new deployment approach ...
The Antigua Group, Inc. a leading designer and marketer of lifestyle apparel and sportswear, has selected NGC Software’s extended fashion Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution and Supply Chain Management (SCM) system. The ...
Tags: sportswear, SCM solution, Textile
Coats, one of the leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts companies, has announced the opening of a global services business in Vietnam, on the eve of completing 25 years of operations in the country. The new dedicated ...
Tags: Coats Global Services, Textile
Esprit, an international fashion brand, has selected Mindtree, a global technology solutions provider, to deliver IT solutions to support Esprit’s SAP applications suite. Esprit has selected Mindtree as its strategic partner to ...