After nearly 30 years in the Ashbourne High Street, Jean Hambleton has decided to close the shop's doors for good. Independent toy retailer Lumbards Toy Shop has revealed its intentions to cease trading at the end of March this year. ...
Tags: Toy Shop, social media, Toys
“I have to believe that we are on the verge of some major breakthroughs, in large part because of the versatility and tunability of LED lighting.” So said the National Lighting Bureau’s outgoing chair, Howard P. Lewis ...
Tags: LED lighting, Lights
Amedica Corp. has laid off 25 employees, representing approximately 28% of its workforce. The move was part of a “comprehensive business review” that also includes deep cuts to corporate overhead and operational costs. The ...
Crowned as “the Milestone of China Auto Industry” by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China Commercial Vehicles Show (CCVS) has gained great success in its second edition in 2013. The third edition of CCVS ...
Tags: Commercial Vehicles Show, freight market, Transportation
The Furniture News team can be found in Hall 2 on stand H05 at the January Furniture Show, which starts tomorrow and runs until Thursday 15th January, held at Birmingham's NEC. Come and pay us a visit to subscribe to the print and digital ...
Tags: print, digital magazines, Furniture
According to Sky News, Alan Smith, former chief executive of Somerfield, will lead a £70m flotation of retailer ScS later this month. Sky reports that the retailer is expected to raise tens of millions of pounds as part of the IPO. ...
A sinking crude oil market is just too much for the grain bulls to handle right now. Corn and soybean prices moved lower Monday morning after USDA released quarterly grain stocks, monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates ...
Tags: grain bulls, crop production, Agriculture
One of Australia’s most iconic food brands Dairy Bell Ice Cream has decided voluntarily to shut down after 44 years of manufacturing ice cream in Australia, and has told Australian Food News that its assets are available for sale. ...
Tags: Ice Cream, Agriculture
Dairy Australia has made a submission to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), urging the regulator to allow milk products in Australia and New Zealand to carry health claims for replenishment of the body following intense or ...
Tags: Dairy Products, Agriculture
Eating one avocado a day as part of a heart healthy, cholesterol-lowering moderate-fat diet can help improve bad cholesterol levels in overweight and obese individuals, according to new research published in the Journal of the American ...
Tags: moderate-fat diet, bad cholesterol levels, Agriculture
January 12, 2015 Sophie Langley Alcohol policy national scorecard rankings released for governments across Australia The majority of Australian jurisdictions scored “well below” a pass grade in alcohol policy in an annual ...
Mercedes-Benz is planning to introduce four new or redesigned sport utility vehicles in 2015, which according to reports is one of the rapidly growing segments in the vehicle market. The announcement came during the unveiling event of the ...
Tags: SUV Segment, vehicle market, Auto
Can't wait to try out the Apple Watch? You don't have to. Head to demoapplewatch.com and you can take the techy timepiece for a test drive right now. The site is made by the people behind the Pipes news app. They're hard at work on a ...
Tags: Apple, smartwatch, Consumer Electronics
Last year, Mohawk Industries told its aligned dealers with the recession over they needed to “Own the Moment.” For 2015, executives said now it’s time to “Own the Experience” as the industry’s largest ...
Tags: sales, marketing, Construction
With China- and Taiwan-based suppliers eager to expand their presence, prices of fingerprint sensors are likely to fall below US$5 in 2015, according to industry sources. Taiwan-based Elan Microelectronics, FocalTech Systems, Egis ...
Tags: Fingerprint Sensor, Sensor