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Growth in Own-Label Food Helped Sainsbury Achieve a 2.5%Rise in Profits to £405M

Nov 14, 2012

Growth in own-label food has helped Sainsbury achieve a 2.5%rise in profits to £405M in the six months to September 29. Underlying profit before tax climbed by 5.4%to reach £373M. The retailer's ceo Justin King told BBC ...

Tags: profits, retailer, grocery market

RPC's Supertainer Plastic Paint Can Was Selected by Castle Paints

Nov 7, 2012

RPC's Supertainer plastic paint can was selected and is claimed to deliver a lower carbon footprint and enhanced decoration possibilities. Castle Paints is using Supertainer for its 2.5 and 5 litre variants, as well as RPC Oakham's ...

Tags: plastic paint, paint, construction

If There Is One Word That Has Defined This Year, It's "Uncertainty"

Nov 6, 2012

If there is one word that has defined this year, it's "uncertainty." It has been hanging over almost every economic and job growth analysis related to IT. Blame the elections, the fiscal cliff and Europe. But with less than two months to ...

Tags: economic, job growth, IT employment, IT services, Microsoft

U.S. Presidential Election, Consumer Confidence, Consumer Market Research.

Nov 1, 2012

Greetings from London—I'm stopping here for a brief brake after spending an interesting two days in Switzerland at the Montblanc watch manufacturing facilities. As I mentioned a few weeks ago this is the season when the Christmas ...

Tags: Christmas, retail surveys, Online retail, holiday season

The GreTai Securities Market Has Proposed to The Financial Supervisory Commission

Oct 28, 2012

Taipei, Oct. 25, 2012 (CENS)--In order to revitalize the international-board bond market, the GreTai Securities Market (the over-the-counter market) has proposed to the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) allowing simultaneous listing of ...

Tags: bond market, GreTai Securities Market, FSC, ECB

Walter Sees Issues That Producers Have Likely Never Faced Before

Oct 26, 2012

After meeting with dozens of dairymen suffering financial distress, Walter sees issues that producers have likely never faced before. By Riley Walter, attorney In my last column, I commented on several observations about common ...

Tags: Dairy Financial Crisis, Misconceptions, dairymen

AIXTRON Will Not Return to Profitability Within The Current Year

Oct 25, 2012

The Company will not Return to Profitability within the Current Year. AIXTRON SE(ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6),a leading provider of deposition equipment to the global semiconductor industry,wrote down EUR 51.5m of inventory due to a ...

Tags: Europe, AIXTRON SE, devaluation, economy recovery

Chip CEO Warned That Europe Must Address Engineering Shortfall

Oct 25, 2012

Europe is failing to capitalise on its academic heritage,warns Fred Dart,CEO,FTDI As an engineer by trade,it worries me immensely that the UK and many other EU member states are not doing anywhere near enough to get school leavers to take ...

Tags: Europe, academic heritage, economy, engineers

Global Trade Activity From July to August Takes a Step Backwards

Sep 29, 2012

Following a very strong performance from June to July,global trade activity from July to August took a step backwards,according to data released by Panjiva,an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and ...

Tags: Trade, Global, Waterborne Shipments

The Draft"Free Economic Exemplary Zonea"Program Is Scheduled to Come out

Sep 27, 2012

The draft"free economic exemplary zonea"program is scheduled to come out in November.Yiin Chii-ming,minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development(CEPD),noted yesterday(Sept.26)that there will be two sets of management modes ...

Tags: Chinese firms, enjoy WTO treatment, Taiwan, free economic zone

The Dodge Momentum Index Fell 1.4 Percent in August

Sep 13, 2012

The Dodge Momentum Index fell 1.4 percent in August compared to July,according to the latest report from McGraw-Hill Construction,a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first(or initial)report ...

Tags: Dodge Momentum Index, Economy, Market

MHA Lighting Has Been Recognised at The Architectsa Journal Retrofit Awards

Sep 13, 2012

MHA Lighting has been recognised at the Architectsa Journal Retrofit Awards for its sealed LED lighting unit,winning Best Product Innovation. MHA says the LED system,which is completely sealed in order to prohibit the spread of ...

Tags: MHA, product innovation award, lights, lighting

The Index ISMK Uses to Measure Non-Manufacturing Growth

Sep 6, 2012

The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI—was 53.7 in August,up 1.1 percent from July and slightly below the 12-month average of 53.9.A reading above 50 represents growth.With the August NMI ...

Tags: ISM, index, economy

The Eco-Refill 2.5litre Pouch Is Being Trialed Exclusively in Homebase

Aug 24, 2012

The "eco-refill" 2.5litre pouch is being trialed exclusively in Homebase this month and incorporates a re-sealable, tamper proof screw cap. Letty Edwards, UK Marketing Director, Dulux said: "We know that packaging is seen by the customer ...

Tags: packaging, Dulux, paint

BT Today Reported a 6% Drop in Overall Revenues for The First Quarter of 2012

Jul 25, 2012

BT today reported a 6% drop in overall revenues for the first quarter of 2012, blaming the economic downturn for its poor performance. Revenue fell from almost £4.8bn to £4.48bn compared with the same quarter last year, with ...

Tags: BT, long-troubled Global Services, financial services, European Economy