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"Closer to Selling" Was a Hit with The Show's Visitors
Aug 12, 2014“Closer to Selling”, the first ever conference to be hosted by Fatex, was a hit with the show’s visitors, many of whom are trying to find their bearings in a fast-changing market. With an overall turnout of 968, the ...
Tags: Closer to Selling, Apparel, Accessories
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The Agency Has Created a New Pack Design for The Snack Nut Products
Sep 11, 2013The agency has created a new pack design for the snack nut products. The new flavours include oven baked chilli and lime cashews with peanuts and roasted corn and oven baked salted cashews and peanuts. The Fairtrade firm said that the ...
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Vodafone's Revenue Dropped 4.2% Because of Tough Economic Conditions
May 24, 2013Vodafone's revenue dropped 4.2 percent for its fiscal year to March 31, because of tough economic conditions, particularly in Southern Europe. The operator's group revenue dropped to APS44.4 billion (US$67.8 billion) for the year ended ...
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Overall Retail Value of The UK Soft Drinks Industry Increased by 3.3% in 2012
May 13, 2013The overall retail value of the UK soft drinks industry increased by 3.3% in 2012 to nearly £15bn, according to the 2013 UK Soft Drinks Report, 'Refreshing the nation', by the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA). Overall volumes, ...
Tags: Soft Drinks, Food
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Exhibitors are looking to the future at the recent Workwear and Corporate Clothing Show
May 8, 2013Exhibitors and visitors were looking to the future at the recent Workwear and Corporate Clothing Show which took place at the Silverstone Circuit in April. Innovations in product design, testing and fabric processes were all on view at ...
Tags: Exhibitors, Clothing Show, Apparel
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Mouldable Chocolate Product Magic Choc Has Scooped The Creative Services Accolade
Mar 27, 2013Mouldable chocolate product Magic Choc has scooped the Creative Services accolade at The Irish Times Inter-Trade-Ireland Innovation Awards. It beat two other finalists to win - vStream Group's 5D video product and a Fire-Blast Protection ...
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Pioneer Europe Has Appointed a New National Account Manager
Jan 29, 2013Pioneer Europe, the manufacturer of Qualatex balloons, has appointed a new national account manager. John Sutton (pictured) joins the team following many years of experience in the greetings sector. "I am delighted to be developing my ...
Tags: Qualatex, Pioneer Europe, Account Manager
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GeoPlace Announces Agenda for The Forthcoming 'everything Happpens Somewhere' Conference
Dec 24, 2012LONDON, ENGLAND, September 14, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- GeoPlace, the centre of excellence for the management of spatial address information and streets data for Great Britain, is pleased to announce the agenda for the forthcoming ...
Tags: GeoPlace, address information, streets data, AddressBase products
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Ter Beke Has Reported a Sharp Drop in Half-Year Profits,Due to Higher Raw Material Costs
Dec 11, 2012Belgium-based Ter Beke has reported a sharp drop in half-year profits, due to higher raw material costs and one-off charges. For the six months to the end of June, the meat and ready meals group said net profit sank by 31% on the same ...
Tags: Net sales, EBITDA, net profit
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Chancellor George Will Receive Funding for Superfast Broadband
Dec 5, 2012Chancellor George Osborne's Autum Statement today confirmed that a further 12 smaller cities will receive funding for superfast broadband,after the initial 10 were revealed earlier this year.Brighton and ...
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Total Glass on Target Grow by 20% Throughout 2012
Nov 27, 2012Despite the tough economic climate,Total Glass continues to buck the general trend as an expanding product range and pro-active marketing campaign has helped the Liverpool-based PVC-U and aluminium window and door fabricator to grow by ...
Tags: Liverpool, PVC-U, aluminium window and door, Total Glass
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HP Has Chalked up a $8.9bn (£5.6bn) Loss
Aug 24, 2012Computer giant HP has chalked up a $8.9bn HP has chalked up a $8.9bn (£5.6bn) loss(£5.6bn) loss in it is latest quarterly results due to write-downs on its poorly timed $13.9bn (£8.75bn) purchase of services company EDS. ...
Tags: Computer, HP, PC, server, storage hardware
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UK Retailer Nisa Has Said It Is Joining Trade Association Co-Operatives UK
Jul 24, 2012UK retailer Nisa has said it is joining trade association Co-operatives UK. The member-owned food and drink retailer said the move would allow it to "strengthen" its mutual style business model. With a turnover of more than GBP1.5bn ...
Tags: food and drink retailer, Nisa, independent food and drinks
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Some 60% of Respondents Said They Expect Converged Retail Channels to Be The Norm by 2014
Jul 10, 2012Retailers without a mature multichannel offering could soon start haemorrhaging cash, as customers expect a unified shopping experience in the next two years, according to research. Some 60% of respondents said they expect converged ...
Tags: IT services, Retailers, multichannel offering, tough economic climate
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There Are Pretty Much Two Ways to Look at The Laminate Flooring Category in 2010
Jul 15, 2011There are pretty much two ways to look at the laminate flooring category in 2010. The optimists will focus on the fact that for the second consecutive year, and in a very tough economic climate, laminate manufacturers moved more square feet ...
Tags: floor