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India's Union Textile Minister Thiru Dayanidhi Maran has expected the industry to raise the level of exports to US$25 billion by 2012 in order to maintain the country's economic growth. He said that about half of the textile production is exported and the textile exports ...
Former employees who have been laid of at Maine-based leather company Prime Tanning are offered Trade Adjustment Assistance from the government. The Assistance can allow workers to take advantage of skills assessments, training and help with job searches. This help has been ...
New research reveals the best-off will see their spending power cut by as much as 9 per cent, almost £5,000 a year, the most vicious assault on their living standards in three decades. Next year, Britain's middle classes and the rich will face the biggest squeeze on their living ...
Florence is playing host to the 77th edition of the Pitti Immagine Uomo, an international fashion event designed to showcase the best of Italy's haute couture industry. People booking hotels in Florence may want to head down to the Fortezza da Basso, where the main event will ...
If color is any guide, we'll be moving into vacation mode in 2010 with the world awash in tropical turquoise, forecasters say. Turquoise was selected as the color of 2010 by Pantone, a company that supplies and tracks color for fashion and home decor, among other industries. ...
Friday 20th November at 9.10am the new Oxford Circus X crossing was transformed into a flash fashion catwalk as BrandAlley filmed an exciting ‘FlashWalk’ viral video. FlashWalk starred six body-painted catwalk models (four women and two men), who strutted across the diagonal X ...
In a constant endeavor to provide its customers up to the minute fashion, high street fashion brand Splash recently added Italian youth fashion icon Underground Music Movement (UMM), to its rock chic gamut. Underground Music Movement was born in the 80’s as a record label and ...
Real Madrid, the Spain based, iconic football team other than showing its prowess on the football field, could be retailing a designer and sexy range of undergarments in the near future. The undergarment range which will be produced by a Valencia based textile company; Little ...
ATG the premier provider of cross-channel and e-commerce solutions, announced its retail Commerce OnDemand clients saw a significant increase in site traffic and Web sales in the first official week of the holiday shopping season. Using ATG software and services to personalize ...
The ITGLWF 10th World Congress, which ended in Frankfurt on Friday, adopted a number of major decisions to guide the work of the International over the coming period. The Congress, held under the motto “organise = decent work = decent life”, met from 2 to 4 December 2009 and ...
Retailers will spend millions of dollars on advertising this holiday season, but many shoppers won’t commit to buying some gifts until hearing from people just like them that it’s worth it. According to a Retail Advertising and Marketing Association survey conducted by BIGresearc...
Global market for luxury products has grown at a pace of 15% for a year, outperforming mainstream apparel sectors. But, during the past few months, the market experienced shrinkage of 10% during the first two quarters of 2009 due to economic crisis. There was a shift in the ...
Diplomats of foreign affairs and trade of more than 20 emerging nations have come together and held talks regarding the proposal of a preferential trade blueprint to cut export tariffs by at least 20% on at least 70% of exported goods. These countries include India, Pakistan, ...
After a month of sorting through nearly a million entries of eligible cuties, Gap revealed the 20 lovable finalists in its nationwide contest to find the next faces of babyGap and GapKids. Now through December 21, it is up to America to log onto website and decide which four ...
Rolls Royce remains the favorite British carmaker among Koreans, followed by Jaguar and Mini, according to an online survey by U.K. Trade & Investment on the image of the U.K. in Korea for two weeks starting from Nov. 4. The business organization particularly analyzed answers ...
More than 4,000 UK retail groups experienced major financial difficulty in November and early 2010 is expected to see a large number of chains collapsing, according to stark new research for Telegraph Media Group by Begbies Traynor, the corporate recovery specialist. Some 4,021 ...
The forty-third edition of IBERJOYA, the International Jewellery, Silverware, Watch and Related Industry Exhibition, ended last 13th September. This event, which is organised by IFEMA, took place in Hall 10 at FERIA DE MADRID and presented the products and services of 350 ...
Sales at US retailers probably rose in November for the third time in the past four months, a sign consumer spending will sustain growth into 2010, economists said before a government report this week. Purchases up 0.7% after a 1.4% gain the prior month, according to the median ...
Recovery in economic conditions of some of the western countries and upcoming Christmas season helped Indian handicrafts to see growth in exports. Overseas shipments of these products surged up by around five times to $26.32 million i.e. around Rs. 1.22 billion in the month of ...
Under a series of trips to the countries in the Far East, including Malaysia and Singapore, a week-long mission was organized by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce in association with banking giant HSBC. Ms. Esme Ertekin, Knutsford fashion designer and consultant was one of the ...
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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 ...