In an ongoing effort to simplify online international expansion for U.S. retailers, FiftyOne Global Ecommerce announced that it has become a Demandware LINK Technology Partner, joining a best-of-breed community that accelerates the adoption ...
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Iconix Brand Group, Inc. announced that it has acquired Lee Cooper, a global lifestyle brand with over a 100-year heritage for $72 million in cash. The brand was acquired through the Company's Luxembourg subsidiary, Iconix Luxembourg ...
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JDA Software Group, Inc., The Supply Chain Company announced that PUMA Retail, one of the world’s leading sports lifestyle companies, selected JDA Allocation in the fourth quarter of 2012 to help streamline and centralize the ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) released three new resources designed to assist U.S. apparel and footwear companies as they navigate mounting social responsibility reporting requirements and other important social ...
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National Textile Corporation Limited (NTC) has extended the date for submitting applications for ‘NTC Young Designer Hunt’ till February 11, 2013. Earlier in December, NTC had announced commencement of the Young Designer Hunt, ...
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Global retail giant Walmart Stores Inc has adopted a ‘zero tolerance policy’ towards suppliers and it would soon end contracts with the suppliers who are subcontracting work to factories without any intimation to the retailer. ...
SML Group Ltd., a global brand identification solutions provider that supplies Tags, Swing Tickets and Labels to the retail apparel industry, today announced the opening of a new inlay Production Center at its CGP facility in Clayton, Nr. ...
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Chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli has reported a 7% rise in net sales for 2012 and estimated that profit margins widened during the year. For the 12 months to the end of December, Lindt reported sales of CHF2.67bn (US$2.8bn), ...
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Bringing together the world's leading retailers and their business partners, Retail's BIG Show is set to commence next week, offering a speaker lineup never seen before. The four-day convention, held January 13-16, 2013 at the Jacob ...
Consumers now employ an arsenal of smartphones,mobile and social applications and tablets,while retailers utilize converging sales channels and touch points to influence and enhance the customer experience. As a result,retail executives ...
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National Textile Corporation Limited (NTC) had organized a press conference at The Oberoi, New Delhi to announce commencement of the Young Designer Hunt by NTC, the biggest search for the most talented designers across the Nation. The press ...
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Leading global apparel retailer Gap Inc will acquire women’s fashion retailer Intermix Inc. for US$ 130 million as a part of its plan to enter the luxury clothing market, the Wall Street Journal reported. At present, Intermix owns ...
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LEGO UK has confirmed that Fiona Wright will take up the role of UK and Ireland general manager. Wright (pictured) will now be responsible for the total sales function in the territory, which accounts for some of the LEGO Group's largest ...
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Near field communications (NFC) technology has brought a new wave of techniques to the retail industry, enabling bricks and mortar stores to attract and interact with customers in innovative ways. Analysts see these tools as a money maker ...
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The global near-field communications (NFC) retail payments market will reach $180bn (£116bn) by 2017, with one in four shoppers paying in store using the technology, according to a report from Juniper Research. North America, ...
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