With the crucial 27-day, traditional Holiday season upon us, which will start for many retailers and shoppers after Mom puts away the last of the pie on Thanksgiving night, Planalytics is forecasting warmer and drier readings than in 2013 ...
Tags: Seasonal Demand, Sporting Goods
Rains continue to criss-cross the Midwest and mid-South, forcing even more corn and soybean harvest delays. And, the trend's expected to stay in place for the next couple of weeks, forecasters say. After rainfall this week that addded to ...
Tags: Rains, Harvest Progress, Food
China stands to gain much more than oil from deepening Western sanctions on Russia. Already in May, Moscow's tenuous international position prompted it to make concessions in order to sign a landmark gas supply agreement – the "Power ...
Tags: Oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Corn conditions moved slightly higher while soybean conditions dipped in the last week, the latter likely because of crop damage inflicted by warmer-than-normal temperatures in the last week. Monday's USDA-NASS Crop Progress report shows ...
Tags: Corn, Soybeans, Agriculture
Online sales of non-food products in the UK grew 10.6% in June versus a year earlier, according to the latest BRC-KPMG UK Online Retail Sales Monitor. Although this is the lowest online growth recorded since July 2013, online sales in ...
Tags: Online Sales, Furniture, Furnishing
The Passive House “Bruck” built by Landsea Group at its Green Building Research and Development Center in Changxing, Zhejiang Province, China was inaugurated and certified by the Passive House Institute of Germany. This is the ...
Tags: Landsea, Construction, Decoration
As cooler-than-normal temperatures continue to keep crop stress at bay in the absence of measurable widespread rainfall in the Corn Belt over the last two weeks, Mother Nature's expected to add to the weather-based bearish pressure on the ...
Tags: Conditions, Agriculture, Food
Implus has acquired DryGuy, a leading supplier of footwear dryers and thermal layering systems. This latest addition to the Implus family of brands will fall under the company’s Outdoor Division, which also includes Yaktrax, ...
Tags: DryGuy, Implus, Sporting Goods
US-based natural food firm Bear Naked has launched the new Granola-based Real Nut energy bars in four flavors including Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter, Maple Nut and Almond Cranberry. Made with natural, minimally processed ...
Tags: Bear Naked, Nut, Food
(Seattle—July 23, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it is awarding over $888,000 to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to research how climate change has impacted food and water security in remote ...
Tags: EPA, Health Consortium, Office Supplies
In June 2014 total Scottish sales decreased by 1.1% compared with June 2013, when they had increased by 2.8%. Like-for-like sales decreased by 2.6% on last June, when they had increased by 0.3%. Taking account of shop price deflation, ...
Tags: UK, Apparel, Accessories
In June 2014 total Scottish sales decreased by 1.1% compared with June 2013, when they had increased by 2.8%. Like-for-like sales decreased by 2.6% on last June, when they had increased by 0.3%. Taking account of shop price deflation, ...
Tags: UK, Clothing, Apparel, Accessories
Clothing lost its title as the best performing category UK-retail sales in July 2014, falling to sixth place, but outperformed all other categories on a three-month basis, says the latest report from BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. ...
Tags: Clothing, Category Title, Apparel
This summer dealt us cooler weather than typical, but we all know the sweltering heat that back-to-school and state fair season can bring. Put these five tips into practice to keep your livestock comfortably cool and safe from the effects ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Making the switch from a plain concrete patio to one that is set with ceramic, porcelain, mosaic, stone, or other types of tile can be a good way to not only give your outdoor patio a new look that matches your home's aesthetic, but it can ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Patio Tile, Tile