uggs on sale, also referred to as uggs or ug boots, are a style of sheepskin boot, with wool as the inner lining and a tanned outer surface worn by both men and women.The UGG Australia story began in 1978, when Brian Smith, a young surfer from Australia, took a trip to the United States [...]
Posts from ‘September, 2009’
Blog:Innovative idea
After years of rampant speculation and artificially inflated prices, the idea of letting supply and demand determine the price takes some getting used to.
With only five registered bidders and just eight properties on sale at a recent auction, it was never likely to spark a bidding frenzy.
The auctioneer’s attempts to liven up the bidding raised [...]
Blog:Thrifty Indians dent economy
The tremendous growth of India’s economy over the last decade has put more money in the pockets of the country’s middle class, prompting retailers to target this group of consumers.
But the fallout of economic slowdown has made the country’s middle-income earners revise their spending habits.
At a popular shopping centre in west Delhi, Devender Singh Bisht [...]
Blog:Oil firms see big fall in profits
Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil have both reported a big fall in quarterly profits, due to the sharp decline in oil prices since mid-2008.
April-to-June profits at Anglo-Dutch group Shell slumped 70% from a year earlier, to $2.3bn (￡1.4bn).
Exxon’s profits for the same period declined 66% to $3.95bn.
Global crude prices hit a record $147 a [...]
Blog:Marque sales
Chinese carmakers have expressed a great deal of interest in buying international car marques, although there has been limited success so far.
Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery has agreed to buy the off-road Hummer brand from General Motors.
Nanjing Automobile bought the assets of MG Rover in 2006 and Shanghai Automotive may end up owning a stake [...]
Blog:The legacy of Guernica
Josefina Odriozola was a 14-year-old girl shopping in the market with her mother when German and Italian planes supporting the Fascist forces of Gen Franco closed in on the town.
“I remember it well,” she says.
“We left everything in the market and went home. We lived just outside the town, but the bombing started and we [...]
Blog: Unique UGG Boot
uggs on sale are fast becoming one of the fashion trends of the decade.The Ugg boot is usually a high fitting boot, mostly coming up above the ankle, and usually much higher.
It is now the norm to find Ugg boots in the stores and online which feature a wide range of colors including bright reds [...]
blog:Organic Exchange reports on organic cotton market
As a number of clothing chains launch t-shirts made from organic cotton, the market is reported to be improving its global reach.
According to the Organic Exchange’s fibre report for spring 2006, the market for organic cotton is becoming “more global, with improved fibre quality”.
In addition, production is said to be increasing to meet a rise [...]
blog:T-shirt manufacturer’s technology solutions commended
T-shirt and sportswear manufacturer Gildan Activewear has been recognised by Start-IT Magazine for its technological innovations.
Commended as one of the magazine’s Technology & Business Award winners for 2006, the firm has successfully solved critical business issues through the implementation of technology.
Bottomline Technologies, a payments and invoice automation software firm, provides Gildan with core business documents [...]
blog:T-shirts and sweatshirts for Halloween
Parents are using t-shirts and the latest celebrity trends for this year’s Halloween muse, a report indicates.
Celebrity Babies recommends costumes for Halloween that extend beyond the traditional princesses and pirates and enter the realms of popular culture.
Low-cost ideas include dressing up as the daughter of power producers David Arquette and Courteney Cox-Arquette, using cheap t-shirts [...]
