Group trading profit for the full year was down 6% to £3.3bn while profits in the UK business fell 3.6% to £2.1bn. Group sales, including VAT. UK like-for-like sales were down 3% in the fourth quarter. Clarke said: "Our ...
The dedicated area within The Furniture Show at May Design Series will showcase no fewer than 36 hand-picked, top-quality textiles specialists displaying their latest spring collections around a central Champagne Bar. Furniture retailer ...
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Picodeon, a Finnish coating technology specialist announced that Fergus Clarke has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer. Clarke brings over 25 years of global high technology management experience. His appointment comes at a point ...
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Being held concurrently with Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition 2014 which brought synergistic effects, the pavilion saw a growth of over 200% in its visitor number from last year, while the top five overseas ...
Road transporters, truck maintenance personnel and drivers will appreciate HexChex, which assists routine wheel maintenance through visual monitoring. A simple walk-around inspection will quickly identify any loose nuts, focusing your ...
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A study looking at pathogen transmission during the translocation of endangered western ringtail possums (Pseudocheirus occidentalis) has provided an insight into assessing the disease risk for populations. The research from Murdoch ...
A new innovative magnetic plaster solution by British Gypsum has helped to transform a subterranean former Royal Air Force (RAF) communication bunker into a family home and guest house. The building, in Nottinghamshire, was operational ...
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New children's product review community launches for toy and game industries. Toytesters.tv, a new children's product review community, has been launched. Set up by Gemma Gallagher following her win in a Dragons' Den-style competition, ...
SML group opened what is to be the first of its three global RFID Technology and Innovation Centers. The center is located at Corby, Leicestershire, a town 75 miles north of London and home to SML’s UK operations. The group has plans ...
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John Swainston, MD of Maxwell International Australia (left) and Brad Anderson, Lexar VP of worldwide sales. Digital imaging distributor Maxwell International has today announced that it has picked up the distribution for Lexar memory ...
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Tesco's UK like for like sales drop 2.4 per cent, while Morrisons sees a 5.6 per cent fall in sales Tesco has revealed that it experienced weak trading over the crucial Christmas period. Britain's biggest supermarket chain announced ...
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The grocer recorded a 4.8 million shoppers on December 23 Asda is reporting its biggest ever trading day over the Christmas peak last year. The grocer recorded a 4.8 million shoppers on December 23rd as well as enjoyed its biggest ever ...
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Clarke Inc. said it has closed the sale of its truckload and less-than-truckload businesses to TransForce Inc. for C$100.5 million. The holding company expects a gain of $63 million to $68 million from the sale, it said in a Jan. 6 ...
Federal court records show that the Oct. 8 bankruptcy filing by the nation's largest organic peanut butter processor was sparked by Issaquah, WA-based Costco, a membership-based warehouse club, when it unilaterally terminated a deal it had ...
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Navistar reports a fourth quarter 2013 net loss of $154 million, or $1.91 per diluted share. But still, that's good when compared to the fourth quarter 2012 when Navistar reported a net loss of $2.8 billion, or $40.13 per diluted share. ...
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