Lifeblood of Amazon merchants threatened as coronavirus infects Chinese workers

Brandon Young, who pulls in more than $10 million in annual revenue from the online marketplace, has a 30-45 day supply of portable Apple Inc watch chargers that could be difficult to replenish because they are built from genuine Apple components that are exclusively made in China.Plugable Technologies founder Bernie Thompson says he could run out of his top-selling triple display laptop dockin…

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LVMH partners with Canopy on sustainable fashion initiative

As part of European Green Week, the partnership will support Canopy’s ‘Pack4Good’ (packaging) and ‘CanopyStyle’ (fashion) initiatives, which work in partnership with brands to change supply chains, save forests, and bring alternative ‘Next Generation Solutions’ from the margins of the marketplace to the mainstream.As part of LVMH’s commitments, it will ensure its supply chains for paper, pa…

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Millennials and global consumers push U.S. companies to get political

Georgia’s decision last month to strengthen identification requirements for absentee ballots and make it a misdemeanor to offer food and water to voters waiting in line, among other changes, drew condemnation from many U.S. companies this week, including Microsoft Corp and Citigroup.A number of companies say it disenfranchises some voters. Some, such as Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola Co., are …

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Now, digital knitting machine for personalised clothing

Kniterate has hundreds of needles that are computer controlled to create loops, which combined create knitwear.  The products can be made ready to use, like scarves and beanies, or may require assembly, like a sweater.  Kniterate is the brainchild of Gerard Rubio, who four years ago started OpenKnit, an open-source knitting machineคำพูดจาก Read more

Moody’s revises US apparel industry profit growth to 3-5%

Most US clothing and footwear companies are still feeling the pressure from a strong dollar and weak retail traffic, factors that will result in a soft first-half of 2017, when the majority of growth will be powered by Nike, Inc, the report says.”Our forecast for US apparel and footwear makers’ operating profits this year for the most part reflects easy comparisons with a difficult 2016,” said …

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Poland’s top clothing retailer invests in automation, logistics as higher wages bite

Poland’s ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party plans to increase the minimum monthly wage to 4,000 zlotys ($1,038.07) by the end of 2023, almost double its 2019 level, starting with a rise of over 15% to 2,600 zlotys in 2020. Poland’s economic growth of around 3% is adding to wage pressure.“I do not want to say that the minimum wage increase will result in higher prices, but we a…

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Smartphones a popular Christmas shopping tool for Dutch consumers

About 70% of Dutch consumers use a smartphone to buy Christmas gifts, the European Mobile Commerce Study by Mastercard has shown. The study says that increasing popularity of smartphone usage has to do with shift in purchase times, as many people choose to shop online during their free time during the week.Of those using smartphones to buy Christmas gifts, 79% of Dutch consumers prefer to buy g…

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Soorty pioneers sustainable cotton farming with launch of regenerative farming practices

Soorty’s new project, SOCI, aims to reach out to farmers across the district of Balochistan in Pakistan and identify receptive communities which would like to transform their small holdings into exclusively organic farmlands over the long termคำพูดจาก ล่นสล็อต pg. The project will kick …

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Gold glitters as cash-strapped Thais sell jewellery

Gold surged to a seven-year high on Tuesday to $1,731.25 an ounce, following global moves led by the US to reinflate economies with trillions of dollars of stimulus measures.That has boosted the price of gold across the world, tempting many to sell their stocks of the precious metal at a time of economic hardship without recent precedent.คำพูดจาก Read more

Uniqlo parent teams up with logistics firm Daifuku

The logistics company Daifuku has agreed to help automate Fast Retailing’s Ariake warehouse in Tokyo, which the Japanese retailer opened in 2016 to cut down on inventory management and production lead times, and to bolster its online business.The fast-fashion chain, which has set a target of ¥3 trillion in net sales, said the partnership will “reform and improve logistics systems,” and will i…

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