Australian businesses are failing to pay their bills on time more often than not, with 60 per cent of invoices settled beyond the standard 30-day payment period. Dun & Bradstreet ' s latest Trade Payments Analysis shows that this high ...
LED-based sales at Philips were up 33 per cent in the latest quarter and now represent 30 per cent of total lighting sales according to the latest figures from the company. Overall lighting sales increased by 3 per cent, mostly due to ...
Philips has announced that its third-quarter 2013 revenues reached EUR5.6 billion (US$7.56 billion), up 3% on year, with growth for the LED segment hitting 33%. "This was another solid quarter for Philips, especially in light of the ...
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Global players vie in market known for brand loyalty Tire makers from home and abroad are on a roll in China as they rapidly expand their sales outlets to compete for a share of a market estimated at 120 million replacement units ...
Tags: Tire Makers, Chemicals
In the three months ended 30 September 2013 Diageo delivered 3.1% organic net sales growth with volume up 0.6%. Reported net sales were flat for the quarter mainly reflecting the termination of the distribution agreement for Jose Cuervo. ...
Tags: Management Statement, Food
LCD driver IC vendors expect demand to pick up in the second half of October when downstream small LCD module makers will begin to replenish their component inventories, according to industry sources. Sales of white-box and entry-level ...
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Diageo's first quarter (Q1) results were "a miss" for one analyst, while another claimed its performance was "muted" for the three months to September 30. The global brewer and distiller grew organic net sales by 3.1%, below the Shore ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, beer
Fruit Shoot has finally regained the market share it had before the recall that dented brand owner Britvic, with one analyst claiming overall financial performance heralded 'a new chapter' . A selection of Britvic brands Issuing its ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, drinks
Nestlé's growth has "regained momentum", with Europe outperforming the market, according to ceo Paul Bulcke, commenting on nine month sales figures. Nescafé Dolce Gusto gained market share from January to September this ...
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VIP Tires & Service (VIP) recently gathered managers from its 56 locations for an annual conference to discuss business issues, receive training from more than a dozen key suppliers and honor managers who achieved "TOP 10" status for sales ...
Tags: tyre, tire, Auto Parts
After years of focus on cost reductions and operational efficiencies, executives and producers in the food and beverage industry are feeling confident again, according to the 2013 Grant Thornton Global Food and Beverage study "Hunger for ...
LMC AUTOMOTIVE post the data, global car sales rose 4.5% in September, it considers the result of "solid". LMC is expected that the light vehicle sales will be 83.5 million cars in 2013, and 81.2 million sales growth of 2.8% in 2012. Do not ...
Tags: Auto, Transportation
In the first half, total revenue increased by 14% underlying, with retail growth of 17%, wholesale down 7% and licensing up 2% (both adjusted for Beauty). Adjusted PBT for the six months to 30 September 2013 is now expected to be around the ...
Tags: Burberry, Retail revenue
Swedish retailer Ikea said worldwide sales rose 3.1% to 27.9 billion euros in the fiscal year ended Aug. 31. The sales figure, which equals about $37.38 billion, includes same-store sales growth of 1.8%. In a press release announcing ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Ikea
Europe's biggest car maker Volkswagen group is expected to renew the car sales record in the fourth quarter of 2013. Volkswagen said on Friday, in the third quarter of 2013 the public brand cars and light commercial vehicles worldwide sales ...
Tags: Volkswagen, Auto, Transportation, Car