The National Bed Federation (NBF) will appear on the BBC's investigative Fake Britain programme next week to uncover so-called ‘bargain' mattresses being sold from the back of vans. The programme, which is due to air on 30th August ...
Tags: NBF, BBC's investigative Fake Britain programme, mattress van scam
SAP SE announced an investment in Vivanda, provider of a data-driven, context-sensitive personalization platform for the food and beverage industry. The investment allows SAP and Vivanda to jointly enable food industry companies to ...
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Now that LEGO has unveiled a wheelchair using-figure and a stay-at-home dad in its latest LEGO City set, it seems the toy giant is embracing a true representation of society with its products. Jade Burke speaks to manufacturers and ...
Tags: LEGO, LEGO City set, Wheelchair, Vendors
The Wilkins Group is investing over $3m into a brand new state of the art factory on the island of Sri Lanka. The Wilkins Group bought the land overseas back in 2013, and work began on the two-acre site at the back end of last year, with ...
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Digital LED Display is a fast-growing market. Customers demand products that are superior in quality and safety. It is critical for manufacturers and retailers to adhere to legal requirements and acquire product certification to ensure ...
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Oeko-Tex has added a new product to its service portfolio; ‘Made in Green by Oeko-Tex’, a traceable product label which allows for communication throughout the supply chain all the way to the end user. The label ensures ...
The tide is slowly starting to turn in favor of the American furniture industry in terms of sales, but manufacturers and retailers continue to face numerous wide-ranging challenges. The American furniture industry is at a turning point. ...
In the EU, packaging of consumer products has long been an environmental challenge for manufacturers and retailers. As governments try to meet national recycling and recovery targets, they are questioning manufacturers’ commitment to ...
It was reported on 25 March 2015 that new Country of Origin Labelling laws will be delayed until at least August 2015 despite the Prime Minister’s announcement on 16 February 2015 that country of origin labelling proposals for reform ...
Tags: FSANZ, dietary supplements, Food
Party firm to increase activity in toy sector and put popular brands in the hands of consumers and retailers. Brand party firm Come Round is calling on more toy manufacturers and retailers to get on board as it expands its activity within ...
An Indian footwear trade body has requested finance minister Arun Jaitley to reduce the high excise duties imposed on non-leather footwear in the latest Union Budget. The All India Footwear Manufacturers and Retailers Association (AIFMRA) ...
After a stronger-than-expected Christmas trading period, retail spending growth will slow heading into 2015, according to the sixteenth edition of the AFGC CHEP Retail Index released late last week. The AFGC CHEP Retail Index is a ...
Tags: Christmas trading, food exports
Gerber Scientific Inc., a world leader in integrated solutions for the apparel and industrial markets, has appointed John Capasso as the new chief financial officer (CFO). Capasso was most recently CFO of Varel International Energy ...
Tags: information technology, tax, investor relations, Textile
Diamantaires were happy to see the back of 2014. After all, it was a tough year in which polished diamond prices declined, accelerating the general downtrend evident since mid-2011. Therefore, there is understandably some uncertainty about ...
Concerns about labelling and a desire for convenience are trends that are set to continue into 2015, according to global market research organisation Innova Market Insights. Innova Market Insights has released its overview of the Top Ten ...
Tags: Food, Beverage, Agriculture