With rising incomes and a heightened concern with product quality, the consumption attitude of China's middle-class consumers has switched from “buying what is suitable for oneself” to using more branded products. ...
The painfully long and slow recovery of the American economy stumbled last month as employers added a disappointing 162,000 jobs, the government reported on Friday, leaving uncertainty about the timing of the Federal Reserve’s plans to begin tapering its extraordinary efforts to revive healthy growth...
Nearly 85,000 jobs were added in the low-wage sectors of retail trade and food services and drinking establishments. That's slightly more than half of July's net job gains....
Utilizing a new foam compound that’s said to offer 25 percent more cushioning than BioMoGo DNA—the high-quality midsole material found in Brooks’ Pure Project shoes—the Transcend is said to provide the softest ride of any shoe the company offers. ...
In a survey that we conducted, 86 percent of respondents said that Latinas control household spending. The Nielsen report found that 87 percent of Hispanic women consider themselves equally Latin and American....
This is a great opportunity for Famous Footwear to step into the growing Canadian retail market," said Rick Ausick, division president, Famous Footwear. "Brown Shoe Company currently operates nearly 90 Naturalizer stores in Canada, so we've already developed a deep appreciation for the Canadian consumer...
Releasing the study, Assocham's secretary general D.S. Rawat said “Indian footwear industry has grown at a CAGR of 15 percent and expected to grow by 25 percent for the next ten years and likely to touch USD 60 billion mark by 2015 from the current...
For the test, UPS chose the Stratasys uPrint SE Plus printer, which starts at about $16,000. The printer should be able to produce engineering parts, functional prototypes, acting props, architectural models, and fixtures for cameras, lights and cables, UPS said....
Obama, the aides said, still wants to lower the corporate rate from 35 percent to 28 percent -- 25 percent for manufacturers -- and pay for that change by closing tax breaks that would result in lasting revenue streams. Although that already difficult task would...
Trade policy experts say if new fast-track authority passes Congress with new demands that negotiators have not been following, it could create havoc on the TPP or any deal....