Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) signed an agreement to implement sustainable processes in cotton production in Pakistan. APTMA will be the implementing agency within Pakistan to ...
Ikea, the multinational group of companies that designs and markets furniture and home accessories, might foray into fashion in future, according to a prediction made by the Swedish author and creative business thinker Stefan Engeseth. As ...
Home furnishing retailer IKEA has announced total sales of £1.4b in the UK for the financial year ending 31st August 2014, an increase of 11.3% on the previous year. Following an ambitious pledge last year by UK country retail ...
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Taiwan-based iEnergy has launched own-brand second-generation micro-inverters for use in 245-250W PV modules made of P-type polycrystalline silicon solar cells with energy conversion rates of 19-20%, according to the company. There are ...
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At the recently held World Retail Congress, Swedish apparel retailer H&M and Japanese garment marketer Fast Retailing bagged the 'International Retailer of the Year’ award and ‘Retailer of the Year’ award, respectively. ...
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Working with Kingfisher and IKEA, the two year initiative of the three founding members, Kingfisher, Tetra Pak, and IKEA aims to develop a methodology to analyse the impact of FSC certification, enabling businesses to understand what value ...
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IKEA GreenTech, an IKEA Group venture capital company, has invested in Design LED Products, a Scottish company that develops LED “light tiles” – LEDs embedded into clear resins and films. The tiles are thin, flexible and ...
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Respect Your Universe Inc. conitnued to build out its senior management team with the appointment of Manfred Vollmer as chief operating officer. Manfred joins RYU with 30+ years of international experience in retail, real estate, operations ...
Once, the home of a notorious bishop, the seventeenth century building in the town of Orléans, Hôtel Dupanloup, has recently been reconstructed to function as International Research Center of the University of Orléans. ...
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WWF and IKEA are both founding members of BCI, and have always been fundamental in supporting its efforts to transform cotton production worldwide by developing Better Cotton as a sustainable mainstream commodity. In 2005, WWF and IKEA ...
The “Ejector” pop up packaging concept has already won awards and high acclaim for custom printed issues for major customers like IKEA and B&Q. Since the launch in 2012, the Ejector concept has seen success for its customers, ...
Ikea Planning New Plant in Russia The Swedish furniture giant Ikea is planning to set a new plant in Novgorod, Russia alongside a particleboard mill that it bought from Pfleiderer in January 2013. According to the Russian media sources ...
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YONKERS, N.Y. — Mattresses by Serta and Sleep Number top the latest list of mattress ratings issued by Consumer Reports. Meanwhile, the top-rated mattress retailer is once again Cleveland-based Original Mattress Factory, a ...
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In its fiscal year 2013 sustainability report, Ikea Group is reporting positive developments in renewable energy, use of certified wood and sustainable cotton, and charitable contributions. The report outlines the company's progress ...
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The Ikea Group's net income increased by 3.1% to €3.3b for the financial year 2013 (to 31st August 2013), and market conditions continued to improve, reports the retailer, with strong growth in China, Russia and the US. ...
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