For the first quarter ended March 31, 2015, operating income soared 24 per cent year on year at apparel marketer and NASDAQ listed, Columbia Sportswear Company. According to a Columbia Sportswear press release, first quarter of 2015 ...
Lower capacity utilisation drove down operating earnings by 23 per cent year over year at the fibre division of Eastman Chemical in the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. “First quarter of 2015 operating earnings dived to $90 ...
The world’s biggest online retailer, Amazon.com reported a net loss in the first quarter ended March 31, 2014 as against net income in the corresponding quarter of 2014. Net loss in the first quarter of 2015 stood at $57 million or ...
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On a GAAP basis, operating profit surged 25 per cent to $90 million while earnings per share (EPS) rose higher by 30 per cent to $0.13, both up from the year ago quarter at HanesBrands in the first fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2015. ...
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In constant currency, sales at UK fashion retailer Primark were 15 per cent ahead from the first half of fiscal 2014, for the 24 weeks period ended February 28, 2015,. At actual exchange rates and as a result of the weakening of the ...
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Driven by redemption of $0.5 billion of preferred securities in December 2014, net income at NYSE listed Kimberly-Clark (K-C) was knocked down by 35.71 per cent year on year in the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. According to a K-C ...
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Sika achieved "highly dynamic growth" in the first quarter of 2015, thereby making a strong start to the year despite the very high sales growth in the reference period (2014: 23.3%). At constant exchange rates, sales rose by 5.1% to CHF ...
Earnings per share on a non-GAAP basis surged 23 per cent at apparel marketer PVH Corp which has brands like Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger in its portfolio for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014. PVH said its fourth quarter ...
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Global diamond jewelry demand rose 2.9 percent year on year to $81.4 billion in 2014, according to industry insight data published by De Beers on Friday. The research sets a new high for global demand, but also represents the slowest growth ...
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Nike Inc. reported earnings rose 16.0 percent in its third quarter ended Feb. 28, to $791 million, or 89 cents a share, versus Wall Street's consensus target of 84 cents. Sales rose 7.0 percent to $7.46 billion. Sales on a currency-neutral ...
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Quiksilver Inc. reported its losses narrowed on a 13.7 percent decline in sales for the first quarter ended Jan. 31, but of the "revenue cut-off issue" the company cited two weeks ago as the reason for postponing the release of the ...
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With Chinese currency the yuan, also known as the renminbi, enjoying rising acceptance, banks and enterprises in the Gulf Arab region are seeking ways to catalyze the growing demand for conducting trade with the currency. "By the end of ...
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 which had 14 weeks, net sales at kids apparel retailer, Carter’s, Inc rose 12.9 per cent from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 which had 13 weeks. Carter’s said, consolidated net sales ...
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Net sales for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014 at Columbia Sportswear Company zoomed 27 per cent year on year. Columbia said it recorded net sales of $677.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, up a massive 27 per cent or ...
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For the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2015, net sales at NYSE listed and apparel marketer, Gap Inc rose 3 per cent year on year to $4.71 billion. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, on a constant currency basis, net sales ...
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