Apparel retailer Gap Inc, has promoted two of its senior executives as presidents of two of its brands, Gap and Banana Republic. Jeff Kirwan, who currently serves as president of greater China for Gap Inc, will become global president for ...
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The China Australia Free Trade Agreement will further open China as an attractive marketplace for business and investment, with greater access to China’s $10 trillion economy which currently has a growth rate of around 7.7% per year. ...
FAW GM held media conference in Changchun recently and they will explore all the light truck markets with the launching of the high end truck models, Subao and Gongshi. FAW Subao is mainly for joint venture brands and FAW Gongshi is of ...
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Canada-based Agropur Cooperative has entered into an agreement with Northumberland Dairy Cooperative to acquire Northumberland's dairy and food distribution assets for undisclosed sum. Under the transaction, Agropur will acquire the ...
In 2013, Russia's economy has experienced the worst performance since the financial crisis, the growth rate is far lower than expected. The main economic difficulties for continuous zero growth of export, decline in industrial production, ...
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The pace of Chinese economic reform would surprise people, and it will be faster than commonly expected, said Blu Putnam, Chief Economist at Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group, in London. China appears to be choosing to accelerate ...
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Even the post-turkey coma couldn't keep a good shopper down as millions of people across the country lined the sidewalks late Thursday night and by midnight on Black Friday to stock up on discounted toys, laptops, tablets, apparel, and ...
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NRF expects sales in the months of November and December to marginally increase 3.9 percent to $602.1 billion, over 2012’s actual 3.5 percent holiday season sales growth. The forecast is higher than the 10-year average holiday sales ...
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China will take over the world's economy. This was quite a slogan about China chanted for a long time, as the country witnessed a tremendous growth for 3 decades in a row. The country's economic strength existed in its abundant labor ...
Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia was a defensive move to keep the Finnish phone maker from going under or falling into the hands of an Android-first rival, several analysts argued this week. “Had Nokia abandoned Windows Phone, ...
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The importance of the textile industry for the growth of fashion and apparel sector was highlighted by Francesc García-Planas, vice president of Texfor, the Confederation of the Spanish Textile Industry, at the first edition of ...
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High unemployment and the continued slowdown in economic growth in the Southern European crisis countries in particular is still hampering economic development in the European Union (EU). While the countries moving towards recovery are ...
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Today The Aspen Institute and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) released a new econometric forecast model showing that there is ample potential for U.S. manufacturing to undergo a resurgence that by 2025 ...
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A commercially available forward osmosis system – the HydroWell system from Hydration Technology Innovations – has been evaluated for use in disaster relief applications. An economic model demonstrates ways to minimise the cost ...
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Food businesses need more government support to create a sustainable food system, according to a new report. Dan Crossley warned the ‘pass the buck’ mentality to food sustainability was harming consumers and the environment ...
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