Association of Garment and Fashion of the Community of Madrid (Asecom) has signed an agreement with Banco de Sabadell (Sabadell Bank) to pump up investment and thereby give a boost to the apparel manufacturing and retail sector in the ...
Tags: Madrid Apparel Sector, Apparel
British high-street retailer River Island is the latest international label to step into the burgeoning Australian apparel market. The fashion brand, which has recently unveiled its Australia-exclusive online store au.riverisland.com, ...
The Spanish apparel retail stores have witnessed a decrease in the rate of unemployment due to lesser number of outlets shutdown in the country in the recent months. According to ‘The Textile Trade in Figures 2012 report’ ...
Tags: Apparel&Accessories, Spanish
The rise of the "hybrid consumer" is an emerging trend with significant implications for food companies, food retailers and foodservice companies. According to a new report from Rabobank, consumers are becoming less interested in ...
Tags: Packaging, hybrid consumer, food
Canada-based frozen food company McCain Foods has received approval from the European Commission (EC) to acquire the potato division of Belgian frozen vegetables producer PinguinLutosa Food for €225m The approval is conditional upon ...
Tags: frozen food, Food
The 2013 DHL Export Barometer reveals the continuing hurdles of a strong Australian dollar and a plunging business outlook from the mining sector have impacted exporters’ profitability outlook but not their confidence. Exporter ...
Tags: Australian, Dollar, Service
The local sharemarket fell in cautious trade yesterday before US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to US congress and the release overnight of the minutes of this month's Fed board meeting. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed ...
Tags: Sharemarket, Bernanke, US Congress
Only 13.4% use unified communications within their operation About 68.9% of retail executives were not familiar with, or fully aware of, the advantages of unified communications technology, according to a new report. The new report, ...
Franchise India - Asia’s largest integrated franchise solution company is all set to extend its hand towards fructifying the aggressive expansion plan of Chhabra 555 in nine cities of India i.e. Mumbai, Pune, Nasik, Indore, Nagpur, ...
UK retail sales values were down 2.2% on a like-for-like basis from April 2012, when they had declined 3.3% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were down 0.6%, against a 1.0% decline in April 2012. Growth was negatively ...
Tags: Apparel, Apparel Industry
Beger Company, a Thai maker and distributor of wood coatings and industrial paint products, plans to set up its first foreign plant in Indonesia in the next five years to tap demand there. Vice-president Worawat Chaiyosburana said the ...
Tags: Paint Maker, Paint
Several global players in the fashion and apparel retail sector, including Tesco, IKEA, Walmart and Hennes & Mauritz group (H&M), are planning to expand their business to India through the foreign direct investment route. Recently, ...
Tags: apparel retailers, Apparel
Lucibel, a French LED lighting company, has acquired Cordel, a company that specializes in shop lighting. Lucibel purchased 100% of the shares in the company. With this take-over, Lucibel places “shop lighting” at the core of ...
Tags: LED lighting, LED, lighting
The NRF Foundation, the careers and education division of the National Retail Federation, announced the launch of its new Retail Insight Center, a website designed to serve as a resource for researching industry, government, economic and ...
Tags: NRF Foundation, Apparel
The NRF Foundation, the careers and education division of the National Retail Federation, announced the launch of its new Retail Insight Center, a website designed to serve as a resource for researching industry, government, economic and ...
Tags: NRF Foundation, Apparel, Textile