Word: cheaping
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Bargain hunters headed for Bangkok's cheap-clothing markets and custom tailors can now add designer maternity wear to their shopping lists. The city's one-year-old Amayi boutique has become a magnet for mums-to-be, thanks to the fashion sense of founder Nida White. Disappointed with the clothing choices she faced during her pregnancy, the onetime political-science student decided to establish her own clothing line, trading on a combination of trendy design and the kind of luxe fabrics not usually associated with maternity garments (goodbye spandex!). "Everybody wants to look good all the time," says White...
...quickly that Hong Kong became uncompetitive in basic manufacturing compared with newly emerging economies elsewhere in Asia. Geography saved the day. In 1979, Deng Xiaoping began opening China to foreign investment, and Hong Kong manufacturers decamped to the mainland to take advantage of the country's vast supply of cheap workers. The trading firms stayed behind. In fact, as more and more manufacturing moved into China, locating a headquarters in Hong Kong, on the doorstep of southern China's industrial parks, became imperative. William E. Connor & Associates, for example, was originally founded as a purchasing office for foreign companies...
...offices of Li & Fung in Hong Kong's Kowloon district and its staff will track down the best fabrics, buttons and other components at the best prices and hire the right manufacturers to sew the clothes together. With 72 sourcing offices in 41 countries, the company delivers more than cheap sweaters. Li & Fung can tap into over 8,000 factories making anything from carpets to dog brushes. In 2006 alone, the company was involved in the production and shipment of some 2.4 billion shirts, toys and other consumer goods?an amount that has quintupled since 1999. "We're creating...
Bargain hunters headed for Bangkok's cheap-clothing markets and custom tailors can now add designer maternity wear to their shopping lists. The city's one-year-old Amayi boutique has become a magnet for mums-to-be, thanks to the fashion sense of founder Nida White. Disappointed with the clothing choices she faced during her pregnancy, the onetime political-science student decided to establish her own clothing line, trading on a combination of trendy design and the kind of luxe fabrics not usually associated with maternity garments (goodbye spandex!). "Everybody wants to look good all the time," says White...
...Even China can't compete with our prices," says Maher, a supplier of materials to the lingerie factories. One Kuwaiti woman, browsing in Hamra Street, says, "I come here because it's so cheap and you can find whatever you want." Well, perhaps not always. "I can't find what I want," protests a Syrian woman. "I just want plain cotton underwear, and I have to buy it from women who bring it back from Europe...