Flatpack fear no more- Robot assembles Ikea chair frame

Sifting through pages of instructions and a jumble of screws and bolts to build the low-cost Swedish furniture may soon be a thing of the past given advances in technology, say researchers at the city-state’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU).The scientists spent three years programming the robot – made of arms, grippers, sensors and 3D cameras – which assembled the frame of an IKEA dini…

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Full Hanjin ship can not dock because there’s no plan to leave

Since filing for court receivership on August 31, the world’s seventh-largest container carrier has caused chaos for many retailers at a time when they are getting goods for the holiday shopping season.The National Retail Federation on Tuesday urged U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker to find a way to clear up the confusionคำพูดจาก Read more

Lotte Group chairman stays out of jail as South Korea court ruling upheld

The Supreme Court ruling means that Shin will remain out of jail, as it upholds a decision last year to suspend the remainder of his jail sentence, pending good behavior over four years.The decision boosted shares of Lotte Corp, the holding company of retail-to-chemicals giant Lotte Groupคำพูดจาก สล็อตเ…

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Patagonia to reduce ties with U.S. tech, finance firms

Fleece and quilted vests such as Patagonia’s Nano Puff jacket have become an unofficial uniform staple for the male technology and finance population across the United States.From entry-level employees to top managers and CEOs, the business-casual vests have been worn by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Samsung’s David Eun, and even seen on fictitious characters or “tech bros” in HBO’s ‘Sili…

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Patagonia targets Fair Trade certification on 50% of range by next year

In 2014, Patagonia joined the Fair Trade Certified programme, and has been awarded the programme’s label for 10 of its products. Patagonia’s senior management has indeed given top priority to the programme, and now 38% of the brand’s range is Fair Trade-certified, with products coming from 14 factories in 8 different countries.Manufacturing Fair Trade-certified products means that the salary of…

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Homage to Vivienne Westwood, Paloma Wool’s anniversary, and Rokh’s subdued elegance in Paris

Andreas Kronthaler’s tribute to Vivienne Westwood

It could be said that the spirit of Vivienne Westwood remains as vibrant as ever. Beyond the immense cultural impact of the late British designer, her community of devoted admirers continues to keep the flame of her rebellious and revolutionary designs burning. Much of this responsibility falls on the shoulders of Andreas Kronthaler…

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Australia retail sales bounce, economy seen loping along

Tuesday’s data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed retail sales rose 0.5 percent in October from the previous month, the strongest since May and above expectations for a 0.3 percent increaseคำพูดจาก เล่นเกมสล็อตออน. September sales had only inched up by a rev…

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Supermarkets are top UK gift locations, department stores second – GlobalData

That’s according to the latest report from research specialist GlobalData with its All Year Gifting in the UK 2019 study saying that Tesco and Amazon take the top two places in the market as a whole. The company spoke to 3,000 UK consumers to get its results.But despite Tesco and Amazon’s strength, department stores remain popular among consumers for purchasing gifts for occasions su…

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French Federation launches two digital tools to measure ecological impact

 The Paris-based federation hired the international consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to develop the two tools, which were in part financed by DEFI, the French semi-state support group for fashion. Both will be fully operational for Paris Fashion Week this fall, which runs from Monday, Sep. 27 to Tuesday, Oct. 5. A first element also offers each participating house the ability to …

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UK consumer confidence stays weak, but it’s not getting any worse

The researcher said that its long-running Consumer Confidence Index stayed at the same level of -13 in April as it has been at for most of this year.The measure for the personal financial situation over the last 12 months was down by one point at -1, compared to March, although it was level compared to April last year. Consumers seem to be neutral about their personal financial situation for th…

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