Cambodia’s garment export growth expected to slow next year

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia, representing 600 factories that employ around 700,000 people, said it expected export growth of 3 to 4 percent next year from a rate of…

Ebay leads sustainability ranking of cross-border marketplaces in Europe

CBCE has based the ranking on 10 parameters, among them the marketplaces’ cross-border sustainable development goals, their sustainable business model and purchasing experience, their sustainability certifications and the range of…

Online retailer YNAP get’s fined more than $5 million

The retailer advertised reductions on products on which the final sale price was “substantially the same” as the pre-discount price and blocked orders from customers who had previously returned more…

Retailer survey shows fears for survival over end of energy subsidies

Fears are rising that many may not survive the next 12 months because they face a sharp rise in costs when government help with energy bills is withdrawn from April.The…

Swiss watch exports grow 3.9% in November

Watch exports were worth a shade over CHF2 billion (€1.8 billion) last month, rising back to a level they had not reached since October 2015, said FH in a press…

UK retail jobs down sharply, sales also fall says CBI survey for August

It said job losses in the 12 months to August were accelerated by this year’s pandemic, adding to the long-term trend of contracting physical retail jobs.Employment among the companies surveyed…

India’s textile export flat at $40 bn in FY16

“Despite poor market conditions, the textile industry did well as compared to other sectors on export front. Our textile exports remained at $40 billion in 2015-16,” he told PTI after…

YKK links with Polygiene to fight viruses with zippers

The latter has developed a line of zippers with tape treated using Polygiene’s ViralOff, “so these parts are essentially self-cleaning”, YKK said.The company added that the chemical components are eco-sustainable…

Japan’s households open their wallets in November

But the increase in prices was due mostly to a boost from rising fuel costs that is seen fading in 2018, keeping the Bank of Japan under pressure to maintain…