Fashion Accessories Shippers Association – Connecting Cargo Globally
Attached is our update of governmental notices that may be of interest to the membership and trade; among the items in this issue are links to: An Update on the Highway Bill with Increases to Customs User Fees; CPSC’s Proposed Rule’s Opportunity for Oral Presentation of Comments addressing the Products…
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Attached is our update of governmental notices that may be of interest to the membership and trade; among the items in this issue are links to: CPSC’s Proposed Rule regarding the Protection of Human Subjects and a Petition for Labeling Requirements Regarding Slip Resistance of Floor Coverings; CBP’s Rule addressing…
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Toronto and New York—While its recent European acquisitions helped with a 34% sales increase, Hudson’s Bay Company today reported an adjusted loss that missed analysts’ estimates. For the three months ended Oct. 31, the parent of Lord & Taylor and Saks posted a net profit was C$1 million, or 1 Canadian cent, compared with a […]
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Cincinnati—Why wait until December 26? Throw the doors open on Christmas for returns and sales appears to be the message to retailers, particularly from Millennials. When LoyaltyOne Consulting, a firm specializing in assessing, designing and implementing analytics-driven loyalty and customer experience strategies, asked 1,267 American consumers nationwide in November what they would do if retailers […]
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Washington–As of this week, merchants and consumers in Europe will see some relief from the exorbitant fees paid to the credit card companies and banks to process debit and credit card transactions, which will help retailing prosper and save consumers a lot of money, according to the Merchants Payments Coalition. The 28 countries of the […]
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The state-owned shipping companies have told the Chinese media a merger between COSCO and China Shipping will improve their competitive edge in the face of an industry-wide downturn.
Matt Rose, executive chairman of the Warren Buffet-owned railway, says he does not think the industry needs major rail mergers at this point, but that “if there is consolidation to be had, we would participate.”
Despite the proposed plan to bring current G6 member APL into the Ocean3 Alliance after its acquisition by CMA CGM, officials with the G6 say the ocean carrier alliance will remain unchanged while regulators review the deal.
Although rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe rose 156 percent, rates from Shanghai to the Mediterranean tumbled 25 percent compared to last week.
Cargo volumes at U.S. ports are expected to grow at a slower rate in 2016, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.