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Sometimes returning to your roots can be life changing. It was for Kate Chan, who took a sabbatical from a successful career in real estate finance and visited the Philippines where she was born. This “coming home” journey inspired Chan to create a platform by which she could pursue her …
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The Women’s Jewelry Association has awarded its 2016 Female Veteran Grant to Tara Hutchinson of Tara Hutch Fine Jewelry, San Antonio, TX. This annual merit-based grant, offered with Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, goes to a U.S. military veteran to use towards her professional growth within the jewelry and/or watch industries. …
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Superheroes are hot, hot, hot, creating colorful clothing and accessories that fill kid and teen stores, make consumers (and retailers) smile. We all know the Batmans, Supermans and Captain Americas, but what’s coming down the superhero pipeline? WONDER WOMAN Distinctly targeted to girls, the The Wonder Woman role is revived …
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The Swatch Group recently reported that its sales decreased in Hong Kong and Europe, with a caveat to investors that profits for the first half of 2016 would be reduced by 50% to 60%. Despite positive market development in mainland China, fewer Chinese tourists now shop in Hong Kong and other …
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Leadership changes at the American Trucking Associations continued under new President and CEO Chris Spear, as the industry group named new executive vice presidents of legal affairs, communications and public affairs, and advocacy.
REZ-1, Inc., a provider of asset management, equipment reservation, billing and reload services to the domestic intermodal industry, has agreed to purchase cloud-based logistics and transportation management solutions provider International Asset Systems.
The Swiss-based global freight forwarder reported net earnings fell to 21.8 million Swiss francs (U.S. $22.11 million) from CHF45.3 million the previous year, due primarily to onetime costs from a capacity realignment in the company’s oil and gas division.
Ocean carrier members of the G6 Alliance revealed their CC1 and CC2 services, which are dedicated to the Asia-U.S. West Coast trade, will be merged until further notice.
Shippers who don’t audit their freight invoices prior to paying them are throwing money away and losing the benefit of data analysis, according to Garry Oswald, VP of Sales & Marketing at National Traffic Service.
Meanwhile, just this Friday, the Shanghai Shipping Exchange said its Shanghai Containerized Freight Index declined 6.2 percent from last Friday’s reading of 670.29 to a reading of 628.59.