The initiative by the government will help establish service and manufacturing zones that will attract investors, said Ali, during the $100,000 grant handover ceremony at the ministry. The trading can improve as the manufacturing zone is also closer to Nadi international airport and international port.TCF industry is one of the major contributing factors to Fiji’s gross domestic productคำ…
Read moreA new survey of 8,000+ consumers in the UK, US, China and France showed that 71% of global consumers now report feeling comfortable returning to physical stores since local lockdowns have eased, according to Mood Media and Censuswide.But the report added that as many as 31% of consumers are spending less money and less time shopping in-store than they did before Covid-19. Meanwhile, 21% are spe…
Read moreThat’s the key finding in a report by property giant Landsec — the owner/operator of Bluewater, Lakeside and St David’s malls, among others — and Bradshaw Advisory, revealing the potential growth for brands that rent space in a sustainable retail destination compared to traditional retail premises.Over the course of a 10-year period, brands in a sustainable retail destination “could s…
Read moreThe 0.6 percent annual increase in retail sales in May was weaker than the median estimate for a 0.9 percent annual gain, following a revised 1.5 percent increase in April.May’s result marked the slowest growth since a 0.2 percent decline last October.On a seasonally-adjusted basis, retail sales declined 1.7 percent in May, data from the trade ministry showed on Thursday.
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Read moreMany wood-based fabrics pose risk to endangered forests, and the people who depend on those forests, in Indonesia and elsewhere.A&F has committed to trace the sources of regenerated cellulosic fibres, such as viscose and rayon, used in its own clothing lines. By mid-2018, the company aims to have put in place comprehensive procedures to establish the origin of its suppliers’ fibres, which are…
Read moreThe Local Data Company surveyed over 111,000 retail units across 164 towns and cities between 23 May and 1 July, and it found that many businesses that rely on office workers and tourists to trade have delayed their reopening plans.Some 74% of stores selling physical goods such as clothing, shoes and homewares had reopened at the time of the survey, compared with only 64% of food and entertainm…
Read moreThe recent documentary ‘Love Is in the Legend‘ by Myra Lewis, a former Patricia Field buyer and salesperson, explores the 1988 seminal downtown event ‘A Ball to Remember’ also spearheaded by Lewis, which introduced Seventh Avenue to the competitive dance culture, thus helping its trajectory into popular culture today.FashionNetwork.com spoke with Lewis, the film’s producer, director, w…
Read moreThe Seattle-based retailer announced on Monday that it will offer a new assortment of products including the BP. Be Proud collection, designed by a queer designer and featuring a range of sizes for people of all gender expressions. Likewise, MANTL, co-founded by Karamo Brown – the best-selling author, producer and Emmy-nominated host on Netflix’s Emmy-winning series ‘Queer Eye’ – will be …
Read moreGoldwin wants to use more sustainable materials, and is planning to increase the share of fabrics derived from brewed protein to 10% by 2030. The R&D partnership between Spiber and Goldwin, which began eight years ago, has produced t-shirts, jackets and sweaters, but only in limited quantities because of the initial constraints on the fibre’s output volumes.“Our process is similar to beer b…
Read moreWhat’s perhaps more surprising is that confidence has only decreased by two points to reach -9 for March. In fact, one of the five measures that researcher GfK uses for its long-running survey actually increased, while another stayed the same, although three decreased.The fact that the index didn’t drop by a larger amount could be due to the timing of the survey as it came just before the loc…
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