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 …
Read moreKniterate 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
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 …
Read morePoland’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…
Read moreAbout 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…
Read moreSoorty’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 …
Read moreGold 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
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…
Read more“I actually only started wearing the hijab one year ago,” said Shehadeh, an undergraduate studying math and economics at Fordham University in New York.”I always wanted to, but I wasn’t ready. It was actually during Ramadan last year, one week before Eid that I had this feeling to wear the hijab.”
Shehadeh, a Palestinian-American, was with her two sisters, Shireen, 26, and Nisrien, 18, an…
Read moreIn a letter to the Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, ITF Secretary Prabhu Damodharan pointed out that exporters from TPP member countries will get preferential access to the US market while non-members like India will lose out, especially for garment exports.He pointed out that the US imported garments $3.7 billion from India out of a total import of $82 billion in 2015. In percentage terms…
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