CONSUMER PRICES

2010-03-18T07:16:48Z

Chart shows percent change in the Consumer Price Index from prior month, seasonally adjusted

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FDA restricts tobacco marketing to youth

2010-03-18T16:15:24Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Thursday sought to clamp down on the marketing of cigarettes to children and teenagers, issuing national limits on merchandise sales, event sponsorships and other promotions after a failed attempt more than a decade ago.</p><p>Under the Thomas Weisel cites improving LCD TV demand</div><div><p>Corning Inc. shares edged up Thursday after an upgrade from Thomas Weisel Partners, which cited healthy demand for the LCD televisions that use Co...

Watchmakers go back to basics as 'extravagance' ends

2010-03-17T11:16:31Z

<div><p>Luxury watchmakers are going back to basics with classic designs, as industry players at the world's biggest watch fair in Switzerland warned Wednesday that the "years of extravagance" were over.</p><p>While the industry is reporting a glimmer of recovery, watchmakers gathering in the Swiss city of Basel also noted that recovery was fragile and that the mood among consu...

british clothing reception

2010-03-16T17:46:28Z

Sophie Dahl (L) and fashion designer Alice Temperley arrive for a reception for the British Clothing Industry at Buckingham Palace. London, England - 16.03.10

Sanyo sets up solar parking lots for electric bikes

2010-03-16T01:16:00Z

<div><p>Japanese electronics giant Sanyo said Tuesday it had opened two "solar parking lots" in Tokyo where 100 electric hybrid bicycles can be recharged from sunlight-powered panels.</p><p>The system uses lithium-ion batteries to charge 100 of Sanyo's "eneloop" bikes, with enough power left over to also illuminate the parking lot with LED lights at nigh...

Calvin Klein parent to buy Tommy Hilfiger for $3B

2010-03-15T15:33:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Phillips-Van Heusen to buy privately held Tommy Hilfiger in $3B cash-and-stock deal</div><div><p>Two iconic American clothing labels — preppy Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, known for its modern aesthetic — are c...

Phillips-Van Heusen To Acquire Tommy Hilfiger For $3 Billion

2010-03-15T11:31:37Z

NEW YORK - MARCH 15: A person holding a red umbrella walks past a Tommy Hilfiger clothing store in Manhattan March 15, 2010 in New York City. Phillips-Van Heusen Corp

Calvin Klein owner buys Tommy Hilfiger brand: statement

2010-03-15T11:16:19Z

<div><p>The company behind Calvin Klein has bought fellow US fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger for 2.2 billion euros (3.0 billion dollars), Hilfiger's current owner said Monday.</p><p>

Industrial production rises 0.1 percent in Feb.

2010-03-15T08:30:37Z

<div id="subtitle">Industrial production surprises with 0.1 pct. gain in Feb; but storms send manufacturing lower</div><div><p>Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February, beating expectations and marking the eighth straight monthly increase. The manufacturing sector — for months a rare bright spot in the economy — produced less due to winter storms but is expected to rebound in March.</p><p>The Tommy Hilfiger's fall 2010 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York. Phillips-Van Heusen said Monday, March 15, 2010 that it will buy privately held Tommy Hilfiger in a cash-and-stock deal v...

Calvin Klein owner buys Tommy Hilfiger brand

2010-03-15T06:16:02Z

<div><p>The company behind Calvin Klein has bought fellow US fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger for 2.2 billion euros (3.0 billion dollars), Hilfiger's current owner said in a statement on Monday.</p><p>"Funds advised by Beijing Panjiayuan and Zhejiang Tianyuan Town, Cixi County, has become China's largest distribution center of classical furniture. However, industrial decentralization, internal competition, leading to industry as a whole less competitive. Faced with this situation, the three township party committees and governments realized that ...

Underwear Production Base in China - Shanghai and Shenzhen Town, Shishi

2010-03-14T10:38:32Z

An Underwear Industry, Steady Growth, Large-Scale Clearly Highlights.<br><br>Shenhu Town underwear industry, 80 originated in the early 20th century, accompanied by the introduction of reform and opening-up policy, hard-working and courageous people of Shanghai and Shenzhen model of family workshops started, started underwear products rely mainly on long-distance bus to detour taken to ...

Chinese Women's Town: Humen Town, Dongguan City

2010-03-14T10:28:53Z

China's only a "Chinese Women's Town" - Humen, adjacent to Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, located in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, China Textile Industry Association on January 9, 2004 at the Great Hall of the Chaozhou awarded "China wedding dress city" title, which is the development of the apparel industry Chaozhou great significance, but also reflects the Chaozhou evening dress wedding industry in the country and the world have a v...

Jintan Apparel Industry

2010-03-13T21:04:49Z

Clothing (textiles) industry is one of the four pillar industries in Jiangsu Jintan City, as "China's export garment manufacturing city," "China International Sourcing Apparel Industry Base", "Chinese textile and garment industry Social Responsibility Management System (CSC9000T) Pilot Area" This year, the face of world financial crisis, the international and domestic market downturn, a flexible exchange rate fluctuations, financing difficulties and m...

Chinese Underwear Town Yanbu Town, Nanhai City, Guangdong Province

2010-03-13T21:04:47Z

Yanbu District in Nanhai City, Guangdong Province, eastern, located in the Pearl River Delta, adjacent to Guangzhou, an area of 26 square kilometers, with resident population of 70000 people, non native population of over 10 million people, under the jurisdiction of seven village committees and a District office...

Philip Morris International declares dividend

2010-03-12T15:32:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Cigarette maker Philip Morris International declares dividend of 58 cents per share</div><div><p>Cigarette maker Philip Morris International Inc. has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 58 cents per share.</p><p>The dividend is payable on April 9 to stockholders of record on March 25, the company said Thursday.</p><p>Shares dipped...

Vermont Court Holds R.J. Reynolds Accountable for Misleading Ads

2010-03-12T00:15:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Eclipse cigarette claims held deceptive and misleading</div><div><p>Big Tobacco suffered a big loss as Vermont Superior Court Judge Dennis Pearson found that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company’s advertising claims of a “reduced risk” cigarette were deceptive and misleading, in violation of Vermont’s Consumer Fraud Act and a 1998 set...

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