Consumer group Which? has conducted a piece of research into the lifespan of b LED lamps and claims that some stop working before the end of their promised lifespan. The consumer organisation tested 46 different types of lamp. For each ...
The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) announced today that the following projects (in alphabetical order) have been identified as the three finalist projects for the World Design Impact Prize 2013-2014: A ...
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Swedish furniture retailer Ikea plans to double its market share in Germany over the next eight to 10 years, according to a report in German newspaper Handelsblatt that was cited in the International Business Times. Handelsblatt quoted ...
CRAiLAR Technologies Inc., which produces and markets CRAiLAR Flax fiber The Friendliest Fiber On The Planet, announced that it has completed a General Supply Agreement and CA$3.2 million of financing with Ikea. IKEA has extended the ...
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As the timer runs down on another year in the appliance game, we look back on the biggest appliance stories of 2013. The team here at Appliance Retailer greatly appreciates the continued readership and loyalty of our valued subscribers ...
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Guoqing Tang, China President of LED BU, Samsung, who is also Chairman of SEMI China LED Committee, gives an in depth analysis of the LED industry developments and categorization in this article. Chinese baby boomers born in the 1950s ...
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CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Ikea plans to come to St. Louis with a 380,000-square-foot store that will open in the fall of 2015, the Swedish retailer announced Wednesday. Store officials said they have submitted plans to the city for the ...
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NIKE, Inc. revealed another step in the vision NIKE, Inc. President and CEO Mark Parker recently described at its Investor Meeting, as a "manufacturing revolution". NIKE, Inc. celebrated the opening of a waterfree dyeing facility ...
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According to LEDinside's retail findings for October 2013, global 40W LED bulb ASP dipped 2.3% to US$15.80, with price declines most evident in the UK. Conversely, the global 60W LED bulb ASP rose 1.2% to US$21.60. Pricing in the UK ...
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Ikea pulled a story about a lesbian couple from its customer magazine in Russia because of that country's "restrictions on promoting homosexual relationships," the Associated Press reports. A spokeswoman for the Swedish home furnishings ...
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Virginia Gov. Bob McConnell's office has announced that a Chinese furniture manufacturer is investing $2.1 million in a new subsidiary here that will create 125 jobs. Lioyang Ningfeng Woodenware Co. Ltd. is establishing a subsidiary ...
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China's leading photovoltaic (PV) producer Hanergy has reiterated that thin-film technology, as opposed to crystalline silicon cells, is the future of solar energy application. Li Hejun, the company's chairman, said most clean energy ...
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Google has announced plans to continue its rollout of solar energy plants in the U.S. with an $80million investment for six new facilities; its second largest ?to date. So far, Google has committed over $1 billion to wind and solar power ...
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The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) of India approved Swedish clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)’s proposal to open 50 stores in India. The proposal to set up 50 single-brand stores at an investment of Rs 7.2 ...
Taiwanese LED chip manufacturer Epistar saw earnings turn to losses in 3Q13, due to loss on valuation of financial liability. Although, the company’s gross profit rebound rate was much lower than expected in 2013, higher gross profits ...