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Retail

Apex Footwear’s Q3 profit rises 29% riding on strong sales

Apex Footwear Ltd reported a 29 percent year-on-year increase in profit to Tk 1.63 crore in the January-March quarter of the current financial year

7m ago

Bata Bangladesh recommends highest-ever dividend despite profit decline 

Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Ltd’s profit dropped 2 percent year-on-year to Tk 40.09 crore in 2023, yet it recommended its highest-ever cash dividend

8m ago

StanChart breaks record with Tk 1,655 crore profits

No bank in Bangladesh has ever made so much profit in a year

1y ago

Shwapno gets Asia Marketing Excellence Award

Shwapno, one of the largest retail chain store in Bangladesh, has won “The Asia Marketing Excellence Award,” also known as Asia’s Marketing Company of the Year 2020. 

3y ago

Online plastics fair from July 5

The 15th Bangladesh International Plastics, Printing and Packaging Industry Fair (IPF) will begin on July 5.

3y ago

Price hike of essentials weighs on 90pc people

Around 90 per cent of people of Bangladesh are forced to buy low-quality products when the prices increase as their incomes do not go up in keeping with the upward movement of basic items’ prices, speakers said yesterday.

3y ago

Shwapno promoting US food, beverages

Retail chain Shwapno and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have announced a joint “Taste of America” promotional campaign highlighting and reaching consumers over 100 US food and beverage items, including canola oil, dried fruits, nuts, cereals and chocolates.

3y ago

Districts in focus / Betel nuts helping farmers make a fortune

Betel nut farming has changed the luck of many farmers in Nilphamari district as the crop is more profitable than many others thanks to its nature of giving high yield with little care and handsome market price.

3y ago

Singer opens washing machine plant

Singer Bangladesh has commenced manufacturing washing machines at its Savar plant that has a capacity to produce 420,000 units per year.

3y ago

Dismal sales frustrate Tangail sari traders

The traditional weaving industry in Tangail district needs both public and private support in order to recover from the Covid-19 and flood-induced losses, according to local traders.

3y ago

Govt to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India thru railways

The government will import 50,000 tonnes of parboiled rice from India through the railways for the first time.

3y ago

Sow early ripening paddy to reduce flood risks

The government is putting emphasis on the cultivation of early ripening varieties of paddy to reduce risks of flood damage and ensure an adequate supply of the popular grain, according to Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.

3y ago

Online orders boost home appliance sales

Home appliance makers and retailers are witnessing better sales than previous year on the back of online shopping, promotional offers and free delivery ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

3y ago

Another hike in edible oil prices

Edible oil prices witnessed a fresh spike over the last few days in line with rising international prices and supply rationing by processors and wholesalers, a development that will affect fixed and low-income earners.

3y ago

No shortage of sugar in Ramadan

The government has taken steps to meet the additional demand for sugar and ensure unadulterated products during the upcoming fasting month of Ramadan, according to officials.

3y ago

Fear of low production grips onion seed growers in Faridpur

Onion seed producers in Faridpur fear a lower than expected harvest this time as droughts, swarming caterpillar attacks and low pollination have hampered cultivation this year.

3y ago

Hilsa traders, fishermen in hot water

Fishermen and fish traders have found themselves in hot water as the ongoing nationwide pandemic restrictions have hampered sales ahead of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar.

3y ago

Watermelon farmers, traders fear massive losses

Despite a bumper yield of watermelon in Barishal division, the top producer of the popular summer fruit, farmers and traders fear massive losses because of the new containment measures aimed at curbing the rise in coronavirus infections.

3y ago