r Episode 55: 20 Jazz Funk Greats By musicforprogramming.net Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:15:00 -0700 Datassette presents a series of mixes intended for listening while programming to aid concentration and increase productivity (also compatible with other activities). Full Article
r Episode 56: Forest Drive West By musicforprogramming.net Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 21:00:00 -0700 Datassette presents a series of mixes intended for listening while programming to aid concentration and increase productivity (also compatible with other activities). Full Article
r Welspun India resumes partial ops at manufacturing facilities in Gujarat By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-22T14:52:53+05:30 On March 24, the company had decided to temporarily close its manufacturing operations at the two units with immediate effect till further notice following announcement of nationwide lockdown to curb spread of coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
r Garment exporters' body expresses inability to pay workers' pay for April, May By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-22T17:07:59+05:30 The body has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and state chief ministers to facilitate payement of wages to workers for these two months. GEMA president Vijay Jindal also sought intervention of Textile Minister Smriti Irani and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the matter. Full Article
r Amid lockdown, fashion firms work overtime to keep customers engaged By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-22T17:22:30+05:30 Online retailers such as Myntra and Tjori have their consumer engagement teams working on to engage their customers till the time the lockdown eases. Others such as fashion brand Anita Dongre are brainstorming changes in consumer behaviour and how to keep them engaged online till the time stores become fully operational. Full Article
r Lockdown hit fashion retail should rely on survival instincts & gear-up for the new normal By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-22T17:49:30+05:30 Once markets are reopened, the industry would also be braving a changing consumer spending behavior and capacity. There could be a major lag before sales begin to pick up. Fashion as a commodity is also perishable. It may be very difficult to sell the loaded inventories in warehouses, and heavy discounts would not be an attractive option at a time of slim profit margins. Full Article
r Pepe Jeans, Tom Ford & Max Mara are least transparent fashion brands, likely to have poor working conditions in factories By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-23T07:58:53+05:30 The annual index by advocacy group Fashion Revolution - now in its fifth year - ranked 250 of the world's biggest brands according to how much information they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and outcomes. Full Article
r When no one wants the ‘summer collection’, fashion retailers design masks, WFH lines to survive Covid crisis By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-23T11:45:50+05:30 It is a tough time for apparel retailers who are looking at zero offline revenues and a steep drop in online sales. The latest dress or the pair of khakis may not be able to save them. Full Article
r Apparel exporters seek complete waiver of demurrage on shipments By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-23T16:28:30+05:30 In a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, he said the council members could not clear the shipments on time because of lack of documents, "therefore, demurrage waiver may please be granted starting from March 1 till the time lockdown continues". Full Article
r Gap says may not have enough money to run operations By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-24T13:01:19+05:30 The apparel retailer, which like many others in the industry has closed its stores and furloughed employees, said it had also suspended rent payments of about $115 million per month in North America. Full Article
r Bangladesh garment factories reopen, defying virus lockdown By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-27T11:49:51+05:30 "We have to accept coronavirus as part of life. If we don't open factories, there will be economic crisis," said Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association vice president Mohammad Hatem. Full Article
r Noida: No orders for next 2 years, say garment exporters By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-28T12:18:11+05:30 According to exporters, payments of previous dispatches are also withheld by importers in the UK and Europe. These exporters employ about 50,000 people, and 60% of them are women engaged in tailoring, thread-cutting and other hands-on work. Full Article
r H&M set to permanently close eight shops in Italy By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T13:50:53+05:30 The outbreak has forced the world's second-biggest fashion retailer to temporarily close stores in more than a dozen markets, including all its shops in Italy. Full Article
r British retailer Next says quarterly sales plunge 41% By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T14:40:24+05:30 Next said store sales plunged 52% in the 13 weeks to April 25, its fiscal first quarter, while online sales were down 32%. Full Article
r Textile players to witness substantial fall in topline, operating profits: India Ratings By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-30T08:21:16+05:30 The continued lockdown in April 2020 (from late March) has impacted the entire textile industry and disrupted exports, Ind-Ra said in a report. Full Article
r Rising demand for PPE products provides huge opportunity for domestic exporters: AEPC By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T15:23:28+05:30 The council had recently organised a webinar on 'Manufacturing of PPE Products under Medical Textiles', which saw about 2,000 participants, mainly apparel exporters from across the country. Full Article
r J. Crew files for bankruptcy as preppy retailer succumbs to COVID-19 fallout By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T15:26:57+05:30 The New York-based chain, known for preppy clothing at times worn by former first lady Michelle Obama, filed for bankruptcy in a Virginia federal court with an agreement to eliminate its roughly $1.65 billion of debt in exchange for ceding ownership to creditors. Full Article
r Global fashion brands tap India for face masks By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T11:48:24+05:30 International brands have begun sharing prototypes of fashion masks in cotton and blends with Indian suppliers who are awaiting a nod from the Centre to export non-surgical masks. Full Article
r H&M's sales tumble, stockpiles grow in March to May By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T17:17:39+05:30 H&M warned on April 3 it would make its first quarterly loss in many decades in March-May, its fiscal second quarter. Full Article
r Fashion shift online picks up even as stores reopen By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T18:14:53+05:30 H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said local currency sales had tumbled 57% in the March 1-May 6 period, while online sales grew almost a third. Full Article
r Macy's delays first-quarter results to July 1, citing COVID-19 disruption By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T18:31:50+05:30 Macy's, like many retailers, has had to close its stores, furlough employees, suspend dividend and tap into credit facilities to survive the financial hit caused by the lockdowns. Full Article
r Covid-19 Impact: Stylish face mask is the new focal accessory of India’s top fashion brands By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T08:28:33+05:30 Several apparel makers and fast-moving consumer goods companies had earlier stepped up to produce medical-grade masks as a philanthropic act when Covid-19 struck but now it is apparent that the pandemic is set to alter lifestyles for at least some time to come. Full Article
r Kickended, the competitive aesthetics of failure By neural.it Published On :: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 11:05:10 +0000 Kickended by Silvio Lorusso is online database artwork archiving the Kickstarted campaigns that got not even a single penny. This competitive aesthetics of failure has been able to attract the attention of major national newspapers (from the British “The Guardian” → Full Article
r Prince Harvey secretly recorded an entire album in Apple Store SoHo in four months By neural.it Published On :: Mon, 06 Jul 2015 15:31:17 +0000 Rapper Prince Harvey, after his computer crashed and his external drive was stolen, managed to record an entire album in Apple Store SoHo in four months, befriending employees, hiding files and using USB sticks and mail. as support. Abbie Hoffman → Full Article
r GoPro ancestors in the 1960s and 1970s By neural.it Published On :: Wed, 08 Jul 2015 16:04:39 +0000 GoPro ancestors in the 1960s and 1970s, mainly sport and movie persons like F1 driver Jackie Stewart, Bob Sinclair and Steve McQueen. Full Article
r A huge eye-shaped screen scanning people in front of Birmingham railway station By neural.it Published On :: Sat, 29 Aug 2015 09:31:42 +0000 Minority Report comes closer… Three huge screens at Birmingham New Street railway station are scanning passers-by and play advertisements accordingly. http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/new-street-station-advertising-screens-9920400 Full Article
r Harsh Noise Wally, sophisticated mashup of comic strip and noise music By neural.it Published On :: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 10:28:35 +0000 Harsh Noise Wally, is a sophisticated mashup mixing strips of Wally, the lazy and cynic colleague of Dilbert with some epic noise music extreme attitudes. Well conceived and assembled. Full Article
r Andy Warhol, Apple (from Ads) By neural.it Published On :: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 23:59:57 +0000 The relationship between Andy Warhol and personal computers (becoming quite popular during his last years) has been only partially investigated beyond his Amiga works. In November 2015, Sotheby’s sold his “Apple (from Ads)” (acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas) for → Full Article
r YesNo, aural and clickable enjoyment By neural.it Published On :: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:59:45 +0000 YesNo by Timo Kahlen feels like “traditional” net art, a well crafted stuck webpage for the user’s aural and clickable enjoyment. Full Article
r ASCII-graffiti, referential public art By neural.it Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 09:51:32 +0000 Isn’t ASCII Art a perfect form of “graffiti” in 2010s? The 8-bit aesthetics is among the strongest visual references connecting the analogue recent past with the omni-digital present, so why not adopt it to finally have some public art embedded → Full Article
r Clarke Blackham – Unknown Restyle Of Neural By neural.it Published On :: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 10:10:03 +0000 Sometimes the online world reveals unsuspected parallel dimensions. This is an unknown restyle of Neural independently (and secretly as we never knew about it) made by NY-based Motion and Graphic Designer, Clarke Blackham. Very nicely made, perhaps only a bit → Full Article
r Unicharm, maker of Mamy Poko pants, posts 85% jump in sales at Rs 789 crore By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-01-01T08:34:23+05:30 The Indian unit of Unicharm Corporation has moved within striking distance of market leader Procter & Gamble in the Indian diaper market. Full Article
r Mahindra Retail to bring US brand Carter's to BabyOye chain By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-01-20T15:01:56+05:30 "We are moving more towards omni-channel, and the drive is well underway. Within the next year we will complete the transition," he added. Full Article
r FirstCry becomes Ratan Tata's fourth investment in 2016 By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-01-21T07:53:43+05:30 Earlier this month, Ratan Tata had invested in Tracxn Technologies and followed it up with pet care portal DogSpot and online cashback and coupons venture CashKaro. Full Article
r Toonz Retail expects 30% of turnover from overseas By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-01-28T19:33:36+05:30 Toonz has signed a deal with Tariq Albassami Group for opening 10 stores in the Gulf region in the next one year. Full Article
r Kidswear brand Toonz Retail looks at Gulf for international expansion By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-02-02T07:53:45+05:30 Omni-channel kids wear retailer Toonz Retail India has announced a partnership with Tariq Albassami Group for entering the Gulf Cooperation Council region. Full Article
r DLF brands may soon shut down Kidskart.com By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-02-22T07:32:00+05:30 Timmy Sarna, CEO at DLF Brands, said the company has made Kidskart dormant since it wants to focus on brick and mortar retail which is the key focus area. Full Article
r Kidswear brands are on a roll in India, but will the phase last? By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-02-24T08:33:21+05:30 Malaysian kidswear brand Poney is waxing optimistic about India. But will it and other brands in the space succeed where so many have failed before? Full Article
r Firstcry to use analytics to boost offline sales By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-03-21T08:31:53+05:30 The company has designed a new system in collaboration with Microsoft to understand customer shopping behaviour, likening it to using Google-like analytics offline. Full Article
r No child’s play: Secrets to creating a successful kids’ clothing line in India By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-06-01T13:53:06+05:30 The shift in preferences from gender-specific colours and home-grown labels to branded outfits has led to a phenomenal growth in kids’ clothing in India. Full Article
r Kids Around to bring DKNY Kids brand in India By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-10-05T15:06:55+05:30 In the past five years there have been a lot of changes in the mentioned segment including preference for branded kids’ apparel. Full Article
r Kidswear company '612 League' to raise Rs 100 crore, eyes top slot By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-10-11T16:00:39+05:30 612 League sells its products through 48 EBOs and 450 points of sales across the country. "We will also increase our points of sales to 800 in 4 years," he said. Full Article
r Toonz Retail sets to start 10 new stores, considering 5 cr investments By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-12-21T15:36:58+05:30 Toonz is also launching new collection of its home brand Wowmom, Superyoung and Superyoung Celebration. Full Article
r Toonz Retail targets Rs 100 crore turnover by FY19 By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-04-02T12:53:45+05:30 which are high on potential and aspirations.From mix point of. Full Article
r Sistema forms joint venture to bring Russian kids' brand Concept Group to India By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-09-25T07:46:43+05:30 Concept Group, one of Russia’s leading fashion retailers, creates collections and sells women’s clothing, accessories as well as children’s wear through its own retail stores. Full Article
r Voonik forays into kids wear segment By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-11-20T13:48:23+05:30 Fashion e-commerce platform Voonik on Monday announced its foray into kids wear segment. Full Article
r CBI books Delhi-based kidswear retailer for Rs 20 crore fraud By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-12-26T17:02:52+05:30 It is alleged that the company and its officials fabricated balance sheets to avail a loan which was not repaid to the bank, they said. Full Article
r Retailers join party as baby fashion grows out of infancy By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-10-09T08:17:54+05:30 Traditionally in India, baby garments like rompers, dresses, and inner-wear were purchased from small stores while branded garments were bought by the wealthy. Full Article
r FirstCry acquires playschool chain Oi By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-11-28T08:34:45+05:30 FirstCry plans to expand Oi Playschool — which currently operates about 55 centres in Hyderabad and Bengaluru — across the country with over 1,000 centres in five years. Full Article
r SoftBank commits $400 million for babycare co FirstCry By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-01-23T08:11:57+05:30 The company, one of the largest in its space, sells just about everything a child and a new mother needs - apparel, footwear, toys, books, feeding & nursing products, soaps, oils, powders, baby monitors, strollers and baby bedding. Full Article