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TEXTILE EXHIBITIONS
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Going Global Through European Textile Exhibitions
Japan's Textile Manufacturers in Higher Standing
During the second half of September, various textile exhibitions took place in Europe. A higher position of Japan's textile manufacturers has become visible through these exhibitions.
Japanese Firms Enhanced Awareness of Creativity
The number of visitors to Premiere Vision (PV) held in Paris totaled 31,959, down 3.5% from visitors to PV held in September last year. PV...
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Google box 'will keep visitors on your site'.(Brief article)
Financial Adviser
; Firms could be losing potential clients from their website due to the lack of a search box facility, Google claims. Google made the announcement as it urged small firms to incorporate Google Custom Search into their website. It said firms are able to add their own logo to ensure that the search box
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Premiere Vision: Non-EU Visitors Up 6.9%
Asian Textile Business
; The apparel textile exhibition Premiere Vision was held in Paris for four days from February 25 to 28 with exhibits from 710 textile firms from around the world. Of the four exhibition days, February 25 was the special buyers' day. The number of visitors totaled 31,535, compared to 31,397 visitors
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Westminster Abbey could charge visitors
The Independent - London
; Westminster Abbey could introduce admission charges for the first time in its history as part of a bid to control the influx of visitors. With the number of tourists to London soaring, churchmen fear that all sense of a hallowed place of worship is being lost. A steering committee has been set up
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Working with the Web. (survey indicates corporate web sites are too narrowly focused to serve all types of visitors)(Business)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US)
; AS THE number of people using the Internet grows, companies are struggling to take advantage of the new medium. The more ambitious have tried to use electronic commerce to sell things directly to consumers. But most firms use the Net for more humdrum tasks-recruiting, advertising, attracting
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Japan: 641 Visitors to Turkey Fashion Fair
Asian Textile Business
; In February, the Istanbul Textile and Apparel Association (ITKIB) held the first "Turkey Fashion fair" in Tokyo. The number of visitors was 641. 21 firms and 10 designers participated in the fair. Various kinds of fashion apparel including leather and fur as well as outerwear were on display,
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 "The Independent (Bangladesh)")
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Private security firms-a thriving industry, THE INDEPENDENT
The Independent (Bangladesh)
; Shafiqur Rahman Khan The Independent (Bangladesh) 08-25-2000 Private security firms or organizations are a relatively new phenomenon in our country. The first such firms went into operation in Bangladesh in the mid-1980s. Though 15 years have elapsed since then the security industry- if one may use
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Taxi! Take me around the sights of Glasgow; Black cab drivers challenge bus firms by launching their own city tours for visitors
Evening Times
; GLASGOW'S black cab drivers are taking on the city's tour bus operators at their own game. Taxi drivers are using their knowledge of Glasgow to offer visitors a guided tour of the city. Bosses of the 900-strong Glasgow Taxis fleet are currently carrying out induction and registration sessions for
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100,000 visitors to ShanghaiTex '99 & SITNE '99
JTN Monthly
; The 8th Multinational Exhibition on Textile Machinery (ShanghaiTex '99) and Shanghai International Techtextiles, Nonwovens and Machinery Exhibition (SITNE '99) ended in success attracting a total of 100,000 visitors. According to the organizer, exhibitors numbered over 700 from 23 countries, and
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Small firms and the Internet: force or farce?(Exporters and Importers in Developing Countries: Investing in the Internet)(the feasibility of investing in the Internet)
International Trade Forum
; Should small firms in developing countries take the plunge and invest in setting up an Internet site now? What lessons can they learn from Internet pioneers? There are lessons in a recent Internet study of small and medium-sized exporters in the United States. The conclusion of participating firms:
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POINT OF SERVICE; ITALIAN ORGANIZERS PUT AMENITIES AT THE TOP OF THEIR TO-DO LISTS.(to attract visitors to trade shows)
WWD
; Byline: Luisa Zargani MILAN -GOOD FOOD, GOOD PRODUCTS AND good service. Italian trade fair organizers are banking on this apparently simple recipe to attract new visitors to their exhibitions. We started offering free food stalls in March, and there's no going back, said Giorgio Cannara, president
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