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Fashion retailer New Look is considering an initial public offering in March, valuing it at up to 2 billion pounds, a source familiar with the matter said. If it decides to aim for a March flotation, New Look could announce its plans this week, the source said, adding that the ...
Men's Spring Summer 2010 collection represents Filippa K AB in its casually relaxed approach to men’s dressing – to play around and to mix and match the different pieces for an individual look. There is a balance of classic tailoring and modern styling, where the garments have a ...
The Russian economy has grown for two consecutive quarters, a sign that the country is emerging from recession, a deputy economic development minister said on Tuesday. Russia posted positive quarter-on-quarter results in the second half of last year, with its gross domestic ...
British budget fashion chain New Look launched its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) yesterday, hoping to take advantage of a tentative recovery in new issues and banish the ghosts of the last big UK retail IPO. New Look said it planned to raise 650 million pounds ($1 ...
For the good of us all, step away from the Rolex. The mere exposure to luxury goods can have a corrosive effect on decision-making that pushes individuals to put their interests over the interests of others, according to a Harvard Business School study. Researchers Roy Y. J. Chua...
Giorgio Armani is pleased to announce a unique collaboration with the artist Lady Gaga, who Sunday, January 31st, walked her very first red carpet at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. Throughout the evening, Lady Gaga, winner of two Grammy Awards, dressed exclusively in Giorgio ...
Mauritius Government launched a $100 million strategy to strengthen the manufacturing sector, with the expectation that the Mauritius’s export oriented enterprises which dwindled in 2009 will bounce back this year. Industry Minister Dharambeer Gokhool said that, due to economic ...
Industry Minister Mohammad S. Hidayat has admitted that local textile industry faced serious difficulties to deal with cheap China textile. "It is hard [to compete with China]," he said on Sunday in Bandung as quoted by Kompas.com He said China had local materials such as cotton ...
ZeMis, the lifestyle accessories store promoting world culture and world travel, recently launched its Wonders of the World collection on www.zemis.com featuring 7 man made marvels and natural sites as the inspirational theme for its neckpiece line including the Pyramid at Giza, ...
Amanda Wakeley stated to be thrilled to be collaborating this season with Danish shoe designer Camilla Skovgaard, with whom she has created killer heels for summer (in zebra or chocolate brown). The exclusive shoe collection is going to be available to buy in Amanda Wakeley ...
Max, the biggest value clothing retailer in the Middle-East has recently unveiled a new store in Kolkatta. The outlet spread over 8,000 sq.ft will offer clothing for women, men and children, footwear and fashion accessories. Since it is a value-priced store the range is between ...
New York Fashion Week is the place to spot new trends and, if this season's event is any indication, going green is definitely in style. Sponsor Mercedes-Benz aimed for the semi-annual event to be carbon neutral for the first time, and several of the designers unveiling fall and ...
While President Obama and the first lady recently highlighted the need to combat childhood obesity, the fashion industry debated a different weight-related angle: "sample size." The models who auditioned for New York Fashion Week, which runs through Thursday, were undeniably thin...
India's garments industry has achieved worldwide prominence as a source of clothing that combines the latest global fashion trends with exquisite designs, which are resplendent of influences taken from the local culture. As the sixth-largest garments exporter in the world, the ...
In a bid to stop the Garment Workers Trust Fund from donating US $625,000 in leftover funds from the settlement of a $20 million Saipan garment class action suit, garment workers filed a temporary restraining order and notice for preliminary injunction in the US District Court. ...
Almost nine in 10 American teenage girls say they feel pressured by the fashion and media industries to be skinny and that an unrealistic, unattainable image of beauty has been created, a poll showed on Monday. The online survey of 1,000 girls aged between 13 and 17 for the Girl ...
However the metric – which is still widely used today – has morphed out of all recognition and can be used in so many ways that it is often meaningless. Yesterday, Marks & Spencer reported two sets of like-for-likes; one excluding the first day of its post-Christmas sale and one ...
Fashion chain Republic reported "record breaking" trading over Christmas with like-for-like sales up 11 per cent in the eight weeks to January 4. The Leeds-based company, which sells a mixture of branded and own-brand clothing, said total sales for the period climbed 23.6 per ...
The textile industry has been among those severely hit by the global economic crisis. In line with that fact, the industry ended last year with a contraction of 25 percent. The industry’s total export for the year was worth $77 million, according to the Antalya Textile Exporters ...
In the area of corporate social responsibility (CSR), Gap and Puma have published reports on their CSR initiatives in 2007 and 2008, the Chinese companies Suzhou Deylon Textiles and Shandong Lawrance Textiles have become the first two Asian manufacturers to produce apparel which ...
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Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has decided that ...
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's leading group for overall reform ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Emerging economies are ...
China cuts retail oil prices
China cuts retail oil prices
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced on ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
Shell companies struggle to stay listed
Shell companies struggle to stay listed
China is planning to clamp down on back door listings. A back door ...
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
A general view of Toy Story Land at Hong Kong Disneyland is taken ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Ghana qualifies for FIFA U-20 women's World Cup
Ghana qualifies for FIFA U-20 women's World Cup
Ghana qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-20 women's World Cup following a 4...
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Miami Heat's LeBron James (R) stands with teammates Chris Bosh (C) and ...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...