According to new data from IDC, large format printer (LFP) shipments grew 3.5% in 2014 when compared to 2013 while revenues declined by less than 1%. Product mix changes and some very aggressive price promotions were responsible for the ...
Tags: Large Format Printer, Printer
The Can Makers, the industry trade body representing UK drinks can manufacturers, said growth for CSDs was strong, with can deliveries up 146m units to 5.296bn, an increase of 2.8%. Nielsen figures showed the share of overall CSD ...
Tags: Drinks Can, PET bottles
Dexcom is using the soon-to-be released Apple Watch for its wearable glucose monitor. The Apple Watch showing a heartbeat. (Image courtesy of Apple) Nancy Crotti In the highly competitive, continuous-glucose-monitoring device ...
Tags: Apple Tech, Diabetes Tech
Globally, the Ikea Group's net income for the financial year 2014 amounted to €3.3b – the same as that reported for the previous year. Market conditions continued to improve with strong performance in China and North America, and ...
Tags: stores, Flat Performance, Furniture
DFS reports "continued strong momentum" in its latest financial report, covering the 13 weeks ending 1st November 2014. The quarter saw continued momentum in sales and EBITDA for DFS, with group gross sales up 15.3% to £197m (2013 ...
Tags: selling space, Furniture
It is the least spoken when it comes to Coal in the controversy. Investors see the relatively strong performance of coal stocks that recently appeared. The main stock exchange traded fund (ETF) has risen more than 13% since March 11. We ...
Tags: Power coal, Coal
BioAmber Inc., an industrial biotechnology company producing sustainable chemicals, announced it has signed an exclusive supply agreement for bio-based succinic acid with Oleon. Under the terms of the five-year contract, which runs from ...
Tags: Bio-Succinic Acid, Lubricant, Construction
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. completed the refinancing of its existing $235 million senior secured term loans at a lower interest rate and has increased the borrowing capacity under the terms of its revolving credit facility. These ...
Tags: Warehouse, Sporting Goods
The Valspar Corporation has reported fiscal fourth quarter 2014 net sales of $1.2 billion, an increase of 11 percent over the prior year. Reported net income and earnings per diluted share for the current year include nonrecurring items, ...
Australian wholesaler and distributor of groceries and hardware products Metcash Limited (Metcash) has announced a drop in its Underlying Profit after Tax of 9 per cent, to $101.7 million, which it said was due to “ongoing operating ...
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Rémy Cointreau Group achieved consolidated sales of €471.8m for the first six months to 30 September 2014. The trend for the period (an organic(**)decline of 5.6%) thus showed some improvement compared with the 2013/14 fiscal ...
Tags: Liqueurs, Spirits, Agriculture
McDonald’s global sees drop in sales McDonald’s Corporation has announced that global comparable sales decreased 0.5 per cent in October 2014, which it said reflected the impact of “business challenges” such as ...
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Iconic denim apparel marketer - Levi Strauss & Co has partnered with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group to provide financial incentives for garment suppliers in developing countries. This new supplier finance program, which was ...
Tags: denim apparel marketer, Global Trade Supplier Finance, Apparel
For the third fiscal quarter of 2014, gross margin at apparel retailer JC Penney expanded 710 bps over the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. In the third quarter ending November 1, 2014, gross margin stood at 36.6 per cent of ...
Tags: apparel retailer, gross margin, Apparel
Driven by sales from Vinnolit, which it acquired in July 2014 and higher sales prices, revenue at Westlake Chemical surged 24.8% year-on-year in the third quarter ending September 30, 2014. Third-quarter of 2014 turnover climbed to ...
Tags: Westlake Chemical, Vinnolit, Textile