• Drill manufacturer cuts over 1000 jobs

  Massive cuts across the contract mining sector have come home to roost as drilling service and manufacturing company Boart Longyear slashes over 1000 jobs from its operations globally this ...

• Pirates notebook Penguins jerseys in fashion for road trip

  "It's a special time of year," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "It's hard to beat playoff hockey. The last few nights, I've stayed up later than I anticipated, watching games. It's a wonderful time of the year, and our team's ...

• Lucza Comfort never looked so chic

  Lucza is just one of a growing number of labels that exist to enable those who want to enjoy relaxing at home with some semblance of style to do so effortlessly.A thriving business, the success of Lucza can be attributed to the key features of its designs - wearability, luxury and comfort - all of which mean the pieces are both sensible and timeless.Karen Scofield, who launched Lucza in 2011, ...

• Doggy winter fashion trends

  It's cold when you're low on the ground so Frankie the eight-year-old dachshund has broken out his new winter coat from Posh Pets. Pic: Glenn Hampson THE weather has taken such a cold turn even four-legged locals are rugging up in extra woolly coats to stay warm.Dog dressing is a trend that is more popular every winter, with owners helping their best friends brave the cold with ...

• Cannes Fashion-Photos Matt Damon and Sharon Stone Storm the French Riviera

  Today, the Cannes Film Festival saw two of its most glamorous red carpets yet courtesy of a pair of star-studded screenings: one unveiling the Michael Douglas and Matt Damon Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra and the other celebrating the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's epic Cleopatra. For the former event, Damon and Douglas opted for classic tuxes, while Sharon ...

• Spectrum Powder Manufacturing Ltd Sale

  Mr. Duncan Alexander President of Spectrum Powder Manufacturing Ltd., announced the sale of the Company to Cloverdale Paint Inc. of Surrey, British Columbia, effective today. Founded in 2002 ...

• Pet food giants are betting that eating table scraps is going out of fashion.

  The state-of-the-art robotized production line, located in the Vorsino techno park near the border between the Kaluga and Moscow regions, took under two years to complete. It will use 90 percent locally made ingredients and packaging and will produce cat food under the brand name ...

• Lakeland Industries Inc. Reports Fiscal 2013 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

  May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Lakeland Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAKE), a leading global manufacturer of industrial protective clothing for industry, municipalities, healthcare and first responders on the federal, state and local levels, today announced that the Company accepted a commitment letter from a bank for a Senior Credit Facility subject to certain terms and conditions and is currently working ...

• Manufacturing technology orders remain strong

  The news is out and it’s good for manufacturing technology as March orders totaled $507.91 million, according to the Association for Manufacturing Technology, in their latest survey of companies participating in the USMTO (United States Manufacturing Technology Orders) program. That was up 30.4% from February and up 3.2% over March 2012. While the year-to-date orders for machine tools and ...

• Textile company teams up with US 3M to debut water-resistant product with 3M

  TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Everest Textile Co. (????) yesterday announced that C4, a carboxylic acid-based water resistance additive created through collaboration with the U.S.-based 3M, will be adopted into its own Taiwan-based clothing ...

• Rosario Dawson Shines on the Red Carpet Wearing Avakian at the 66th Cannes Film Festival

  Rosario Dawson attends the premiere of 'Cleopatra' wearing AVAKIAN Haute Joaillerie unique cuff bracelet set with 40cts of white diamonds and 20cts of fancy yellow diamonds at the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival ...

• AP Photos Fashion captured by Cannes cameras

  FILE - This May 19, 2013 file photo shows actress Jane Fonda wearing a purple-hued Badgley Mischka off-the-shoulder gown as she arrives for the screening of the film Inside Llewyn Davis at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, ...

• MS plays up its clothing revamp as sales slide

  The challenges faced by Marks & Spencer's clothing business have already been well-documented, so it was no surprise that a fall in annual sales has weighed on the retailer's bottom line. However, despite booking a 4.1% drop in like-for-like general merchandise sales in the year to 30 March, the UK's largest clothing retailer is keen to emphasise that it is making good ...

• US Saks Q1 profit slumps 37.8 but sales rise

  has today (21 May) posted a 37.8% decline in first-quarter net profit after it was weighed down by store closing costs and debt-extinguishment losses. Net income, which included US$10.1m in store closing costs and a loss on debt extinguishment, stood at $20m for the three months to 4 May, compared with $32.1m in the same period last year. Adjusted net income reached $30.1m. Sales rose 5.3% to ...

• Second nature exhibition in pictures

  A new exhibition at London's Pitzhanger Manor Gallery celebrates the work of designers who have taken their creations back to nature.'Second Nature' explores the influence that animals, plants and the environment have had on the fashion industry over the years. Featuring the work of acclaimed London-based designers such as Roksanda Ilincic, Giles Deacon, Peter Pilotto, Fyodor ...

• ADB to grant $1.5 million for Kyrgyzstan handicraft sector

  Villages of Kyrgyzstan will receive monetary aid of US$ 1.5 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to boost the handicraft industry of Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked country in Central ...

• Propylene prices stay steady in US Europe

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• Exact JobBOSS ERP Manufacturing Software Integrates with Sage 50 Canadian Edition Accounting Software

  MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- American custom manufacturers and job shops seek out shop management software such as Exact JobBOSS ERP created by Exact Software to keep track of accounting records and customers' orders for efficient production operations. Now, Canadian manufacturers can obtain the accounting benefits of Exact JobBOSS ERP shop management software with the ...

• United Airlines steps out on the fashion runway

  United Airlines will debut new uniforms on June 25. First came the new livery with the stylized globe on the plane tails. New comes a new look in uniforms at United Airlines (NYSE: UAL). Starting June 25, employees will don uniforms that further underscore the reality that United is a new airline sprung from the merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines. United pilots, however, ...

• CANADA L Brands to move La Senza DC to Ohio

  , is to relocate its La Senza distribution centre operations from Montreal, Canada to its Columbus, Ohio base in the US to "better meet customer demand" worldwide. The move will take place in September, according to a La Senza spokesperson. "While this is the right decision for the future of La Senza, changes affecting our associates are never easy," the spokesperson told ...

• US Dicks Sporting Goods Q1 profit rises 13.4

  Goods has today (21 May) reported a 13.4% jump in first-quarter net profit despite lower-than-expected sales growth. Net income reached US$64.8m for the 13 weeks ending 4 May, compared with $57.2m in the same period last year. Sales, meanwhile, rose 4.1% to $1.3bn, up from $1.28bn the year before, while same-store sales fell 3.8%, compared with guidance for a fall of 1-2%. "In the first ...

• El Salvador textile bodies back proposed minimum wage hike

  Major textile associations of El Salvador have shown support for the hike in minimum wages in the country, as suggested in a proposal by the National Association of Private Enterprise ...

• TXT e-solutions launches mobile PLM platform

  TXT e-solutions, a leading international provider of integrated and collaborative planning solutions, announces the launch of the TXTMobile platform: TXT’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), buying, merchandising, assortment planning, as well as in-store visibility capabilities, are all now available on Windows8 mobile ...

• AFS examines ways to enhance customer satisfaction

  Elevating service and delivering superior consumer experience were key areas of focus on the opening day of this year’s Asia Fashion Summit (AFS). While retailers and fashion businesses are facing challenges across the globe, there is also ample opportunity for brands to enhance the consumer experience, speakers ...

• Indorama to set up bicomponent fibre plant in Thailand

  Thailand-based Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, the world's leading vertically integrated polyester chain producer, in collaboration with Denmark-based FiberVisions, a global leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing polyolefin staple fibers for nonwoven applications, is planning to set up a bicomponent fibre plant in Rayong, a city located in the east coast region of ...

• Gatsby brings fashion of 1920’s back in spotlight

  Fashion first made popular in the glamorous twenties is now making a comeback thanks to Baz Luhrmann’s cinema adaptation of The Great Gatsby, says department store Debenhams ...

• EC puts forth plan to boost European fashion industry

  On his visit to Spain, the European Commission Vice President and Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, Antonio Tajani met the representatives of the Association of Fashion Designers of Spain (ACME) and Jose Manuel Soria, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism of ...

• Celebrities line up for Gucci ‘Chime for Change’ concert

  Madonna, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Gordon and Sarah Brown, Jessica Chastain, Gloria Steinem, Freida Pinto, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, Leymah Gbowee, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Mpho Tutu, Humaira Bachaland, Zoe Saldana have confirmed their participation as presenters in ‘THE SOUND OF CHANGE LIVE’ concert event, presented by CHIME FOR CHANGE: recently founded by Gucci, which ...

• Pricing a major challenge in e-commerce - experts

  Pricing has become a major challenge for e-commerce companies, with the companies unable to arrive at the right price line for their products and services, said e-commerce experts who spoke at Evolve, a two day summit on retail and e-commerce organized by Sir M Visvesaraya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SVIMS), a leading Mumbai-based business school, that concluded here on May ...

• Jessica Biel Ruth Wilson at Dior Cruise Collection 2014

  Hollywood hotties like Jessica Biel and Ruth Wilson along with the Prince of Monaco, Albert II, and his wife Princess Charlene gracefully occupied the front-row seats at the recently concluded Dior Cruise Collection 2014 show in ...

• Sales rise 4.1 in Q1FY’13 at Dick’s Sporting

  The Company reported consolidated non-GAAP net income for the first quarter ended May 4, 2013 of $60.5 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, compared to the Company's expectations provided on March 11, 2013 of $0.47 to 0.49 per diluted share. For the first quarter ended April 28, 2012, the Company reported consolidated net income of $57.2 million, or $0.45 per diluted share.On a GAAP basis, ...

• Madrid set to host its maiden men’s fashion week

  Following suit of absolute men-centric fashion weeks in London, Paris and Milan, the Spanish capital city of Madrid is also gearing up for its first-ever edition of exclusive men’s fashion week titled MFSHOW ...

• South African clothing workers protest

  Workers in the South African clothing industry took to the streets today, to express their anger towards UCTA employers who have failed to comply with the current Gazetted agreement.The now extended agreement came into effect on the ...

• Foreign Asian talents shine at Audi Fashion Festival

  Several well-known international and Asian fashion design talents showcased their eclectic clothing lines at the recently concluded fifth edition of Singapore’s glitzy lifestyle and glamorous soiree Audi Fashion Festival ...

• Dubai-based designer to open Philippine Fashion Week

  Dubai-based designer Michael Cinco is going to open the 22nd edition of Filipino fashion fest Philippines Fashion Week Holiday 2013, scheduled to take place from May 22 to 26, ...

• Celebs don elite designer pieces at Cannes Film Festival

  Fashion lovers from all around the world have greedily sunk their eyes into the vivid display of exclusive sartorial creations sported by their favourite celebs at the ongoing 66th edition of the ultimate French Riviera movie meet Cannes Film ...

• Camfil APC Opens UK Manufacturing Facility

  JONESBORO, Ark., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC), a leading global manufacturer of dust and fume collection equipment, today celebrated the grand opening of its new 40,000 sq. ft. (3,716 sq. meter) facility in the United Kingdom to serve industrial customers throughout the UK and Europe. Camfil APC worked closely with the Rochdale Development Agency to find the ...

• Richemont fashion chief quits

  SWISS luxury goods giant Richemont says a top executive has resigned, amid expectations the group that owns Cartier, Piaget and Montblanc will sell off underperforming ...

• Ericsson shuts telecom cable manufacturing facility

  copper cable had declined while fiber cable demand had grown over the last years, with production shifting towards Asia. "There is overproduction on the cable market in Europe," Tomas Qvist, head of Special Products in business unit Networks, said in a statement. "Unfortunately, our production has not been operating at full capacity for a long time and has struggled with ...

• Karnataka plans Rs 1000-crore mega textile park

  Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has quietly assembled a real estate business estimated in the region of about Rs 300 ...

• US Investors take a stand on Bangladesh safety deal

  Institutional investors and shareholders with more than $2.5 trillion in assets under management are adding pressure to retailers sourcing clothing from Bangladesh to implement a number of reforms, including signing up to the new Accord on Fire and Building ...

• US K-Swiss acquires OTZ Shoes

  have acquired California-based comfort footwear brand OTZ Shoes, their first deal since merging at the end of last month. Under the agreement, OTZ Shoes will operate as an independent subsidiary of K-Swiss. The brand will continue to be led by CEO Bob Rief, president and creative director Ludo Malmoux, and co-founder Skip Murgatroyd. The executive team will report to K-Swiss president and CEO ...

• UK Burberry posts double-digit FY profit growth

  has today (21 May) booked a 14% rise in full-year profit, bolstered by increased demand in China and Hong Kong and overseas store growth. The company said underlying pre-tax profit reached GBP428m (US$648.3m) for the year to 31 March, compared to GBP376.2m in the same period last year. Reported pre-tax profit, however, fell 4% to GBP351m against GBP366m, which included GBP83m of exceptional ...

• UK Barbour announces two senior appointments

  Global lifestyle brand Barbour has announced two senior management appointments as it continues to expand in the UK. Paul Wilkinson has been hired for the newly-created role of head of marketing. He previously held senior roles at O'Neill and Protest Boardwear. In addition, Ryan Llewellyn-Pace joins the business as sales director for the UK and ...

• SWITZERLAND Richemont fashion boss Wikstrom resigns

  has announced the resignation of Marty Wikstrom, the chief executive officer of its fashion and accessories business. Wikstrom has overseen the strategic development of six of Richemont's brands, including Alfred Dunhill, Azzedine Ala?a, Chloe and Lancel. She will continue to serve as a non-executive director until the shareholders' meeting on 12 September. The company, owner of ...

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