Sales of the textile and apparel companies in the Mexican state of Hidalgo are expected to be up by 10 percent during the next school year. The president of the Hidalgo delegation of National Chamber of the Apparel Industry (CANAIVE), ...
Tags: School Uniform, Hidalgo Firms
While global trade growth patterns remain intact, trade activity was mostly stuck in neutral in June, according to data released this week by Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers. ...
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Microsoft on Sunday slashed prices on its Surface RT tablets by as much as 30%, with the entry-level 32GB model selling for $349. The 64GB Surface RT was also discounted by $150, and now sells for $449, or 25% off its former price. When ...
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The maker of Angel Soft, the leader in the affordable premium bath tissue segment, introduces the newest member of the Angel Soft family: Angel Soft Facial Tissue. The new facial tissue delivers all of the softness and strength at the value ...
Tags: Packaging Printing, Bath Tissue, Facelift
Retail sales data for the month of June from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) showed relatively positive traction on the consumer spending front despite tailing off at the end of the second ...
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Analysts remain skeptical that Microsoft's relaunch of Windows 8 and the free upgrade to Windows 8.1 will translate into increased PC and tablet sales in the second half of the year. "[Windows 8.1] is unlikely to have a major impact [on] ...
Microsoft will release Windows 8.1 to computer and tablet makers in late August, a company executive said today. Tami Reller, the CFO of the Windows group, announced the date during the opening keynote address of Microsoft's Worldwide ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, Windows 8.1
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 1.1 percent in June over the same month last year, reflecting modest growth expectations as retailers head toward the back-to-school and holiday ...
Tags: Merchandise Imports, Textile
Net income declined 11% to $34,515,000 from $39,860,000 for the period ended May 4 and included a $0.25 a share impact, largely related to inventory reserve, for the retailer’s foray into luxury merchandise. Revenues rose 8% to ...
Tags: DSW, Sporting Goods
Genesco Inc. reported earnings from continuing operations for the first quarter ended May 4, 2013, of $18.5 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, compared to earnings from continuing operations of $20.8 million, or $0.86 per diluted share, ...
Tags: Genesco, Apparel&Accessories, Dennis
Microsoft and Apple last week kicked off promotions that may signal inventory clearing as they prepare their next generations of hardware. On Friday, Microsoft debuted a deal that hands a free keyboard-cover to buyers of its Surface RT ...
Despite dismal forecasts for PCs and servers, tech stocks have been doing well on optimism about cloud technology and mobile devices. A fresh batch of dire forecasts for the hardware market came out this week, yet tech stocks have ...
Tags: Tech Stocks, Wall Street, PC
Mars Chocolate North America has launched a new product – M&M'S Brand Chocolate Bar, which combines milk chocolate bar with taste of M&M'S Chocolate Candies. According to the company, M&M'S Chocolate Bar is made with the best ...
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Club Ride sales in the first quarter increased by 154 percent over last year, partners in the Idaho-based clothing brand said this week. The sales growth was about 9 percent greater than internal projections. “We remain confident ...
Supermarket Sainsbury's says sales of its general merchandise - including toys - is continuing to grow at more than twice the rate of food. The grocer also said it is planning to expand its non-food range over the coming year. "We know ...