Are high standards in apparel specific to any country, and are retailers moving towards them?
Retail
Displaying 565 - 570 of 1027
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mahesh Amalean, Chairman, MAS Holdings: Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2016
Articles & Analysis | Investment incentives and pro-business policies bolster prospects of Sri Lankan industry from The Report: Sri Lanka 2016
Buoyed by its powerhouse apparel, tea, coconut, rubber and gemstone segments, Sri Lanka’s industrial sector has recorded significant expansion in export volumes and earnings in recent years. Although rubber and tea have been impacted by falling global commodities prices and volatility in key export markets, rising demand for value-added...
Articles & Analysis | Retail becomes one of Sri Lanka's fastest-growing sectors from The Report: Sri Lanka 2016
Despite a significantly smaller consumer base than in neighbouring India, the retail sector in Sri Lanka has recorded formidable growth in recent years. This is the result of strong macroeconomic fundamentals, rising incomes, high levels of household expenditure and shifting consumer trends. Retail space in shopping malls is in critically...
Economic update | Dubai’s shift to digital retail
17 May 2016
Online shopping is expected to drive retail growth in Dubai in the coming years, though migration toward e-payment remains a stumbling block for some consumers.
Chapter | Industry & Retail from The Report: Sri Lanka 2016
Buoyed by its powerhouse apparel, tea, coconut, rubber and gemstone segments, Sri Lanka’s industrial sector has recorded significant expansion in export volumes and earnings in recent years. Although rubber and tea have been affected by falling global commodities prices and volatility in key export markets, rising demand for value-added products, a specialty of the sector, is expected to...
Sri Lanka’s investment environment is set to become more balanced, transparent and predictable, with the elections of 2015 largely heralded as a win for inclusive governance, providing a fresh five-year mandate for an administration committed to economic revolution. As the country looks to broaden its investor base, it is hoped that policy changes and plans brought in by the new government will attract the added investment needed to help the country reach its growth goals.