Sustainable resins specialist Cardia Bioplastics has seen a steep rise in demand for its packaging and bag products. Monthly orders have increased by 60 per cent over the last 12 months to over $100,000 for the company’s ...
Tags: Packaging, Bag products, Cardia Bioplastics
Alipay, the online payment service run by Alibaba, is being launched in Europe as the e-commerce giant struck a deal with Wirecard, a German payment processing company, which will let merchants using Wirecard's point-of-sales terminal ...
Tags: Alipay, payment service
Intertek, a leading provider of quality solutions to industries worldwide, has expanded its Southeast Asia presence into Myanmar with the launch of its garment inspection services in the country, the company said in a statement. ...
Tags: textile manufacture, garment
The Foreign Trade Association (FTA), a leading business association of European and international commerce that promotes the values of free trade, has demanded that the European Union’s trade policy be adapted to today’s global ...
Australia-based compostable resins, films, bags and custom finished products provider Cardia Bioplastics has expanded the manufacturing operations of its six new film extrusion and bag making lines in its new purpose built factory in ...
Tags: resins, films, bags, Agriculture
Fits.me, a leading virtual fitting room solutions provider, and Clothes Horse, NewYork-based fit guidance technology company, have joined hands to create online fitting rooms. James B. Gambrell, chief executive officer at Fits.me, said: ...
Tags: Fitting Rooms, shopping experience, Textile
"Trade is about facilitating commercial exchange across borders and protectionist measures at EU borders will automatically trigger defensive measures and close export and investment markets", says a top official of a European trade body. ...
Clean Clothes Campaign has released a new report that uncovers the truth behind high-end fashion chains and the Eastern European and Turkish garment workers that make their clothes. "Stitched Up – Poverty wages for garment workers in ...
On the anniversary of the tragic collapse of Rana Plaza in Dhaka (Bangladesh), the Foreign Trade Association (FTA) highlights the efforts undertaken by European retailers and importers to contribute to the improvement of safety conditions ...
Despite tough economic conditions, revenues for the world's 250 largest retailers reached $4.3 trillion in the last fiscal year (June 2012 through June 2013). The average size of the top 250 retailers exceeded $17 billion according to the ...
Tags: Retail Economy, Service
The ongoing negotiations for two major free trade agreements, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), once materialized, could alter the US textile and apparel trade to a large ...
Tags: Textile, Apparel Trade
Trek Bicycle is adding the 650b wheel size to its mountain bike lineup in 2014. The company unveiled a revamped Slash and Remedy line, both featuring 650b models, to European retailers and press Wednesday. Trek brings a redesigned ...
BioElectronics, a manufacturer of consumer medical devices, has introduced its fourth generation of drug-free, anti-inflammatory medical devices, which are lighter and more shock and water resistant. BioElectronics president and CEO ...
Packaging and paper group Mondi has launched a campaign in a bid to increase the awareness of the recyclable paper based bags among European retailers and consumers. The latest announcement comes on the heels of a market study that ...
Tags: Mondi, Paper Bags
Dutch dairy cooperative Royal FrieslandCampina has completed the acquisition of cheese specialist Zijerveld and its packaging unit Den Hollander Food from MYWO Food following approval of the transaction by the European Commission in April. ...