A new crop of US retail chains is vying to convert the special relationship between British consumers and American brands into cash by launching themselves into the UK market.

The key to the "fast track" is the value consumers place on the display features LEDs deliver. LED lamp sales can reach $1B for large-area LED backlights (notebook, monitor and TV) for LCD displays by 2011.

TRACY, It is back to the drawing board, but not for a total redesign, just some fine tuning, for a proposed burglar alarm policy that city officials hope will reduce the number of false alarms Tracy Police respond to.

China's demand for injection molded plastics has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next five years, both production and demand will continue to grow.

China's demand for injection molded plastics has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next five years, both production and demand will continue to grow.

Handbags are the new shoes, the must have "it" accessory that has all the fashion-istas clamouring for the latest offering from popular designers.

Even with gold at an all-time high of more than $900 per ounce, Oklahoma jewelers are reporting strong Valentine's Day sales.

The right rug: A well-chosen rug enhances your color scheme, in addition to absorbing sound in a hardwood room.

A grinding machine is not a machining center, but it can sometimes take on milling and drilling to make the overall process more efficient.

At present, more than two dozen brands offer platinum watches in the United States. While most carry luxury price tags, some U.S. brands offer more-affordable versions. Dima watches, for example, sells limited-edition platinum watches for men and women (500 in a series) for about $3,000 retail. Watches with Swiss movements and genuine Swiss platinum ingots for dials ($995 retail and less) are offered by Croton, which sells about 1,800 a year.