Consumer Products & Retail

Direct to Innovation, Lead the Pack: Midea Laundry Division Achieves 5 VDE Certifications

WUXI, China, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 6th, the VDE certification award ceremony for the Midea Laundry Division was held in the Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co., Ltd. Distinguished guests from Midea Laundry Division and VDE INSTITUTE were invited to attend the ceremony. Distinguish...

2021-09-07 21:44 2145

eftPay participates in Retail Asia Expo for four consecutive years

HONG KONG, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- eft Payments (Asia) Limited ("eftPay"), one of the leading e-Payment services providers inHong Kong, is pleased to announce that, for the fourth year in a row, it is participating in Retail Asia Expo 2021, a grand retail industry event in APAC region. Kick...

2021-09-07 20:53 5882

John Lennon's son Julian Lennon receives an international award for work in literacy

NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The son of Beatles great, Julian Lennon will receive a global award today, on International Literacy Day, (September 8) for his outstanding contribution to literacy.   Julian Lennon is a songwriter, children's book author, and philanthropist based in New Y...

2021-09-07 20:00 1741

Farmmi Wins New Order for Export to Southwest Asia

LISHUI, China, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmmi, Inc. ("Farmmi" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FAMI), an agriculture products supplier inChina, today announced the Company's subsidiary Zhejiang Forest Food Co., Ltd., won a new product order for its popular dried whole Shiitake mushrooms. The cust...

2021-09-07 20:00 8251

Carrier Finalizes Acquisition of Guangdong Giwee Group, China-based HVAC Manufacturer

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier today announced it has completed the acquisition of the remainder of Guangdong Giwee Group (Giwee Group) and its subsidiaries, including Guangdong Chigo Heating & Ventilation Equipment Co., Ltd. The acquisition follows Carrier's announcement ...

2021-09-07 18:30 5584

LightInTheBox Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

SHANGHAI, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LITB) ("LightInTheBox" or the "Company"), a cross-border e-commerce platform that delivers products directly to consumers around the world, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter endedJu...

2021-09-07 18:00 6511

Jon Chamberlain Retires as CEO of Evenflo, a subsidiary of Goodbaby International, Dave Taylor Named Successor

HONG KONG, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodbaby International Holdings Limited (the "Company", HKEX stock code: 1086, together with its subsidiaries, the " Group") announced today the retirement of Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") Jon Chamberlain from its wholly-owned subsidiary, Evenflo

2021-09-07 17:17 6758

Platinum Branded Collections Continue To Thrive Against Pandemic

HONG KONG, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Platinum Guild International (PGI) publishes theQ2 2021 Platinum Jewellery Business Review (PJBR), which shows that platinum jewellery, especially branded collections, remains resilient amidst a still challenging situation in retail in most markets. Based ...

2021-09-07 16:33 2513

Atome launches loyalty rewards programme Atome+ in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Atome , Asia's leading buy now pay later platform, has launched Atome+, its in-app loyalty rewards programme inSingapore. Through Atome+, shoppers will earn points for purchases made using Atome across online and offline retailer...

2021-09-07 14:37 4171

Global Sources Reopening in October in Hong Kong with a new show paradigm

HONG KONG, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Sources announces the return of its Fall 2021 Show Series fromOctober 25 to 27, 2021 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. The series, which comprises eight shows, including Global Sources Consumer Electronics, Global Sources Electronic Components, Glob...

2021-09-07 12:52 4784

P&G Philippines closes gender gap in workplace and senior management

MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines, maker of household brands like Safeguard, Ariel and Pampers, achieves equal representation and gender balance across its workforce and even in senior leadership positions. Across its total workforce, their gend...

2021-09-07 10:46 2474

Trade finance platform FundPark helps cross-border e-commerce merchants grow their business

HONG KONG, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FundPark Limited, a leading Asia-based trade finance platform committed to facilitating the growth of the cross-border e-commerce sector by providing convenient, readily available financing solutions, will provide financing to merchants that are part of Ca...

2021-09-07 10:30 5037

London tech company Nothing announces ear (1) Availability at International Fashion Stores including KITH, coming to South Korea on 10th September

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nothing, a new forward-thinking consumer technology company based inLondon and founded by Carl Pei and his team, was officially unveiled in January. "It's been a while since anything interesting happened in tech. It is time for a fresh breeze o...

2021-09-07 10:00 3321

Advans Group selects Tagit to Digitize Customer Experience in Microfinance

* Roll-out of Mobeix™ Retail Banking in eight markets * To be deployed on AWS Cloud and delivered Software-as-a-Service Product SINGAPORE, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Advans, a microfinance group operating inAfrica and Asia, has chosen Tagit, a leading digital banking solutions provider, to...

2021-09-07 06:00 2893

Banggood 15th Anniversary Sale Preview: Thousands of Lightning Deals for 48 Hours Starting on September 8

GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Banggood, a global leading online shop, has released details about some of the massive deals available for all users during the 48-hour-peak of its upcoming 15th Anniversary Sale. From 4:00 p.m. (UTC+8) onSeptember 8 to 3:59 p.m. (UTC+8) on Septembe...

2021-09-06 21:00 2662

Laureates of the 2021 Global Energy Prize Announced

MOSCOW, Sept. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The winners of the 2021 Global Energy Prize  were announced on 6th September in Kazan. The laureates were: Russian scientists Zinfer Ismagilov and Suleyman Alak...

2021-09-06 20:00 4239

Fosun International Officially Selected as a Constituent Stock of Hang Seng ESG 50 Index

HONG KONG, Sept. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fosun International officially was selected as a constituent stock of Hang Seng ESG 50 Index (top 50 large-to-mid cap). Hang Seng ESG 50 Index aims at capturing the overall performance of Top 50 ESG leaders with relatively high market capitalization listed...

2021-09-06 16:51 8066

L'OCCITANE Group announces its 'nature-positive' biodiversity strategy

GENEVA and Marseille, France, Sept. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The L'OCCITANE Group has announced the guiding principles of its biodiversity strategy, the high point of its visit to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Congress inMarseille. As the fight against biodiversity loss...

2021-09-06 16:00 3628

Amorepacific Celebrated Its 76th Anniversary in the Metaverse

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Amorepacific hosted an online ceremony for its 76th anniversary in the metaverse fromSeptember 1 to 3. All Amorepacific members both in Korea and abroad were invited to take part in the 3-day festival from their home or office and celebrated its 7...

2021-09-06 14:23 4339

Global Sources Fall 2021 Show Series is Reopening in October in Hong Kong with a new show paradigm

HONG KONG, Sept. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Sources announces the return of its Fall 2021 Show Series fromOctober 25 to 27, 2021 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. The series, which comprises eight shows, including Global Sources Consumer Electronics, Global Sources Electronic Components, Global...

2021-09-06 14:00 6334