Posts Tagged ‘seeks’

Hunts Point Market Re-Ups, Seeks $320M For New Facility

Hunts Point Market Re-Ups, Seeks $320M For New Facility Despite tax breaks and incentives offered from across the Hudson River, the 112-acre Hunts Point Terminal Produce Cooperative--the largest wholesale produce market in the world--agreed to a three-year lease extension at its longtime home in the South Bronx yesterday. Read more on GlobeSt.com Read more ...

Seth Farbman Seeks to Renew Gap as New Marketing Chief

Seth Farbman Seeks to Renew Gap as New Marketing Chief Its brand somewhat adrift, Gap has appointed, for the first time, a chief global marketing officer. The executive, Seth Farbman, comes directly from Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide. Read more on New York Times Read more ...

Attorney seeks dismissal of suit over sword

Attorney seeks dismissal of suit over sword PROVIDENCE –– A lawyer wants a federal court to dismiss Brown University’s lawsuit that alleges a Virginia couple has been in possession of a valuable, long-missing Tiffany-silver presentation sword that should be returned to Brown. Read more on The Virginia Gazette Read more ...

China seeks to boost farm output to curb inflation

China seeks to boost farm output to curb inflation A Chinese farmer tends to the crops at Ji Yunliang's organic farm in the outskirt of Beijing in June. The State Council, China's Cabinet, has ordered local governments to boost agricultural production, ... Read more on AFP Journal Internet Finance News (EU) via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Read more ...

China seeks looted relics return

China seeks looted relics return China renews an appeal for the return of relics looted by British and French troops from the Old Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Read more on BBC News Read more ...

Manila Seeks to Ban Thin Plastic Bags

Manila Seeks to Ban Thin Plastic Bags MANILA, Philippines — The City Council of Manila is taking measures to keep the city free from thin plastic bags. Manila City Councilor Numero G. Lim of District 2 has prepared Draft Ordinance 7272 which would prohibit anybody from using, selling, or manufacturing thin plastic wrapping bags in the city. Read more on Manila Bulletin Read more ...

Bold London fashion seeks way out of recession

Bold London fashion seeks way out of recession London Fashion Week is emerging from the shadow of a recession that has hung over the industry the last few seasons, with confident designers presenting bold creations to put the city on a par with other catwalk capitals.[...] Read more on Kingston Whig-Standard Read more ...

Bonobos seeks to be the Zappos of pants

Bonobos CEO Andy Dunn introduces a Polo shirt line, and why the pants have a magical fit In the old days (or pre-commercialization of the Internet), the idea of buying clothes, particularly pants, without the tactile experience of trying them on probably seemed a tough concept to grasp. But that's slowly changing. Bonobos, a two-year-old Manhattan-based designer and retailer of casual and dress trousers for men is proving that buying pants online is something men really enjoy Read more ...

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