Showing posts with label market. Show all posts
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Monday, November 12, 2007

Benetton in India


Undercolors, brand of United colors of Benetton will open soon a new store. The strategy of the brand is concentrated on markets like: India, Eastern Europe and Northern Europe.

United Colors of Benetton Press Release:


New store openings and new markets for the Undercolors brand. Over 30 new stores in 2007 and 50 more in 2008, with the elegance and inviting warmth of the new Gloss store concept.

Ponzano, 9th November 2007 - h. 12:30 p.m. CET. Undercolors – the Benetton Group’s underwear, beachwear and nightwear brand – expands across the world with a glamorous store concept, new openings in Italy and Europe and rapid growth in new markets like India.


Gloss, Undercolors’ brand-new store concept, uses colours, forms and fittings to highlight the brand’s more sophisticated, feminine identity and seduces customers with an inviting environment and a warmer, more personalized atmosphere.


With this new store layout Undercolors’ two lines are instantly distinguishable. Fun, the ironic line designed for those who prefer colourful, light-hearted underwear, looks its best against a glossy white background. Charme, the Clean Sensuality line for women who seek simple seductiveness, stands out against glossy grey walls.


The shop windows have modular-panels making it simple to adapt product to space, showing off both to best effect. Luminous bands around the perimeter walls effectively highlight the different themes in the collections. The whole concept is characterized by high-gloss surfaces and mannequins.


The programme of new Gloss-Undercolors store openings, which began in Barcelona in August, has quickly developed to include 15 new shops in major Italian and European cities including Florence, Venice, Rome, Warsaw and Athens. Fifteen more stores, including Madrid and Lisbon, will open in 2007.


New markets where Undercolors is concentrating future expansion are India, Eastern Europe and Northern Europe. In particular, the brand debuted in India in October this year and around 15 new stores are planned to open there in 2008.


Undercolors currently has 870 stores and sells 10 million garments around the world. Its international expansion will continue with 50 more new stores in 2008.


Source: United Colors of Benetton

Thursday, October 18, 2007

The Apparel Manufacturing Industry's Revenue for 2006 Was $1,460,000,000

Having over 500 cleints Research and Markets Company has announced the addition of "Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade (1997-2009)" to their offering.

The company is dedicated to the research of U.S. industries and their associated foreign trades. The industry's revenue for the year 2006 was $1,460,000,000 while the total import value for the year 2006 was $3,491,014,000 and the total export value for the year 2006 was $209,209,000.

Research and Markets Press Release:

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade (1997-2009)" to their offering.
This industry report includes 148 pages of the latest market research information. In addition to the detailed explanations of the provided statistical data, there are 112 charts, 18 tables, and 2 maps to effectively illustrate the content. Use this report as an in-depth analysis of the industry, an industry reference guide, an aid for benchmarking and forecasting, and as a tool for uncovering new business opportunities. The report is considered the most comprehensive research in the market.

Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, domestic and global manufacturers, major retailers and wholesalers, professional trade associations, financial corporations, universities, governmental entities, start-ups and individuals.

This industry report packs 10 years of data from hundreds of reliable government and private statistical resources. The data have been compared and verified to assure the highest research quality. We frequently contacted these agencies and private companies to acquire the latest information, most of which is unavailable to the general public. It is estimated that to gather and organize the same information into an easy-to-read format in each report, an individual researcher would spend at least a year’s worth of effort. The challenge is, by the time this is accomplished, some data most likely becomes obsolete. Our business is dedicated to the research of U.S. industries and their associated foreign trades. We can meet that challenge easily as our databases are directly linked to these resources.

Want to find out the industry's supply, demand, capacity, market size, and import and export? What about the industry's products and materials? Need benchmark information on the industry's cost structure and profitability? Need data to analyze labor force and its productivity? Who are the major players in the industry? What are the latest trends? What about green manufacturing, sustainability and compliance?

The industry's revenue for the year 2006 was approximately $1,460,000,000. The total import export value for the year 2006 was $3,855,659,000. There were 163 countries that conducted foreign trade with the U.S. in 2006, 8 fewer than year 2005. The top trading countries were: China, $2,340,370,000 (60.70%); Thailand, $159,965,000 (4.15%); India, $125,487,000 (3.25%); Italy, $104,976,000 (2.72%); and Vietnam, $100,070,000 (2.60%). Their combined total represents approximately 73% of all imports and exports.

The total import value for the year 2006 was $3,491,014,000. This represents a 1.3% increase from year 2005. The U.S. had imported industry related merchandises from 116 countries in 2006. The top importing countries were: China, $2,241,242,000 (64.20%); Thailand, $151,801,000 (4.35%); India, $118,035,000 (3.38%); Vietnam, $95,757,000 (2.74%); and Italy, $95,114,000 (2.72%). Their combined total represents approximately 77% of import from all countries.

The total export value for the year 2006 was $209,209,000. This represents a 9.1% increase from year 2005. The U.S. had exported industry related merchandises to 137 countries in 2006. The top exporting countries were: Japan, $34,889,000 (16.68%); Canada, $27,284,000 (13.04%); Belgium, $21,323,000 (10.19%); United Kingdom, $14,527,000 (6.94%); and Colombia, $12,902,000 (6.17%). Their combined total represents approximately 53% of export to all countries.

Adding the import and subtracting the export, the total U.S. consumption value of this industry for the year was $4,742,000,000.

This industry report packs 10 years of data from hundreds of reliable government and private statistical resources. The data have been compared and verified to assure the highest research quality. Supplier Relations US, LLC. frequently contacted these agencies and private companies to acquire the latest information, most of which is unavailable to the general public. It is estimated that to gather and organize the same information into an easy-to-read format in each report, an individual researcher would spend at least a year’s worth of effort. The challenge is, by the time this is accomplished, some data is most likely obsolete. Our business is dedicated to the research of U.S. industries and their associated foreign trades. We can meet that challenge easily as our databases are directly linked to these resources.

Source: Research and Markets

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Shopping goes virtual and social - "The Extreme Makeover of Retail» seminary in Montreal

It is retail influenced by the virtual market? Are you buying things on line? Do you still love go shopping or do you prefer better to stay at home and choose your clothes and other objects by looking pictures on the Internet? Does your attitude influence retail? They are some questions that will receive answers at the seminary "The Extreme Makeover of Retail» who will take place in Montreal.

My Virtual ModelInc. Press Release:

My Virtual Model Inc in collaboration
with the MIT Media Lab and the RBC Financial Group Chair of E-commerce are
inviting the representatives of the media to the seminar "The Extreme Makeover
of Retail" that will put in perspective how retail is being influenced by
virtual marketing, personalized advertising based on avatars, product
placement in games and Web applications, the arrival of Web 3.0, as well as
social and virtual shopping.

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To get information about the panellists and the conference subjects go
to: www.mvm.com/MCPC/indexEN.htm


For further information: Fabienne Barbe, Press Officer, My Virtual Model
Inc. (514) 523-9966 Ext 293,fbarbe@mvm.com.

Source: My Virtual Model Inc.