There was little surprise when Time magazine named Donald Trump its ‘Person of the Year.’ Love him or hate him, Trump left his mark more than any other individual on 2016. Notably, the choice says as much about the impact he ...
Tags: Diamond, diamond industry
There's a strange chip lurking beneath the surface of Apple's 3.5mm headphone adapter for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. iFixit, which routinely conducts teardowns of popular gadgets, partnered with Creative Electron to examine an X-ray image ...
Tags: Apple, Mobile Accessories, Headphones
DFS has reported a continued strong performance in its H2, with revenue up 7% YOY, and also up 7% for the whole financial year. In light of this, the retailer expects to deliver a record performance this year, with results towards the upper ...
As a bellwether for the U.S. jewelry market and global diamond industry, this year's Las Vegas shows met the trade's conservative expectations. While foot traffic and diamond trading were slightly slower than previous years, jewelry sales ...
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Next reports a "solid" performance over its last financial year to January 2016, with Directory (online and catalogue) sales up 8% and Retail 1%. Total group sales rose by 3% to £4.1b. Despite this, growth was lower than predicted. ...
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World Sleep Day marked the opening of a second Cheshire showroom for independent bed retailers, Land of Beds. The third generation business, which won the High Sheriff of Cheshire’s Family Business Award of Excellence during Sleep ...
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Massachussets-based Treehouse Brewing Company is constructing a new brewery in Charlton, UK, as part of its expansion strategy. The new brewery, which is slated to open in 2017, will be spread across 45,000ft2 featuring a modern 50 BBL ...
Tags: Brewery, Treehouse Brewing, Expansion, Retail
Liquor Depot has entered into a partnership with Drizly and develop an On-demand liquor delivery platform to Edmonton. LSNA president and CEO, Stephen Bebis said: "As a leading liquor retailer in North America, we continuously look for ...
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Stadium Goods an e-commerce site for sneaker enthusiasts, as well as the opening of stores in downtown Manhattan for buyers and sellers. Stadium Goods is the brainchild of co-founders John McPheters and Jed Stiller, who have backgrounds in ...
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Good dynamics across all segments helped sales at German apparel marketer Tom Tailor Group climb 3.8 per cent year over year for the first half ended June 30, 2015. “Sales increased 3.8 per cent €441.5 million in the reporting ...
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COTTON USA, the trademark ingredient brand of Cotton Council International (CCI), has announced its first retail partnership with India’s leading fashion retailer - Shoppers Stop. COTTON USA and Shoppers Stop will conduct a month-long ...
Tags: textile manufacture, cotton fabrics, cotton-rich apparel
Earlier this year, I blogged about the excitement in China generated by the news that its Dalian Wanda Group planned to invest $1.09 billion to build and operate a luxury hotel in London. At the time of their announcement (made in the ...
On a GAAP basis, operating profit surged 25 per cent to $90 million while earnings per share (EPS) rose higher by 30 per cent to $0.13, both up from the year ago quarter at HanesBrands in the first fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2015. ...
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In constant currency, sales at UK fashion retailer Primark were 15 per cent ahead from the first half of fiscal 2014, for the 24 weeks period ended February 28, 2015,. At actual exchange rates and as a result of the weakening of the ...
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Sheffield City Council has unveiled exciting new plans that will transform the heart of Sheffield city centre and significantly increase its ranking as a key performing retail centre in the UK. The proposed £480m scheme, designed ...