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  • Khloe Kardashians clothing line yanks t-shirt for violating copyright law

    A high-end clothing line backed by Khloe Kardashian yanked a New York-themed t-shirt from its website Monday, hours after Gov. Cuomo's administration warned the item may be violating copyright law. According to the New York Daily News on Monday, the administration was considering legal action because the design of the 35-dollar Rich Soil shirt looks almost identical to a state Department of ...

  • Discarded kidneys could be recycled to produce replacement organs

    Researchers have found that human kidneys discarded for transplant can potentially serve as a natural "scaffolding material" for manufacturing replacement organs in the lab using regenerative medicine techniques. According to the researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and colleagues, more than 2,600 donor kidneys are discarded each year in the U.S. "With about 100,000 people in the ...

  • 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 ...


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Koko: A Talking Gorilla [DVD]

Koko: A Talking Gorilla [DVD]

Koko: A Talking Gorilla is a slim, but intriguing documentary about a gorilla who can literally talk. Koko, a gorilla who was six years old at the time the film was made in 1977, had been taken from the San Francisco Zoo and was being taught how to communicate with American s ... ...

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  • 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 ...

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