For the second quarter ended June 30, 2015, apparel sales at German sports goods and sportswear marketer Puma were broadly flat at € 263.3 million from the same quarter of previous year. “This is against high comparables in the ...
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The Chinese government will allow prices of several agricultural goods to float freely in the market in an "historic adjustment," state media reported Tuesday, as high domestic prices struggle to cope with a downtrend in the global ...
US-based protective packaging firm Pregis has opened a new manufacturing unit in Chihuahua, Mexico, to cater to automotive, consumer electronics, agriculture and aerospace sectors. The new facility will produce Astro-Foam polyethylene ...
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According to JDA Software Group, its 35 JDA customers have been named to the ‘Apparel Top 50 for 2015’ list. “These JDA customers include American Eagle Outfitters, Chico’s, Christopher & Banks and New York & ...
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Driven by gross margin expansion and a lower tax rate, earnings per share surged 25 per cent, year over year at sports good and sportswear marketer Nike Inc for the fiscal ending May 31, 2015. A Nike press release informed that fiscal ...
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Driven by massive reduction in expenses, Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd (FSFL) slipped in to profits in the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015 as against a steep loss in the same quarter of previous fiscal. In a BSE filing, the ...
Takko, one of Europe’s fastest growing fashion retailers, has selected TXTPlanning by TXT Retail, a leading provider of end-to-end planning solutions in retail, announces that Takko, one of Europe’s fastest growing fashion ...
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Genesco Inc. reported earnings slid 29.3 percent in its first quarter to $9.9 million, or 42 cents a share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 51 cents per share, falling well short of Wall Street's consensus estimate of ...
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Remington Outdoor Company reported sharply higher losses in the first quarter ended March 29 as sales declined by $53.9 million, or 21.2 percent. The country's largest manufacturing of firearms said sales reached $201.3 million compared ...
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April's Chinese light vehicle results echoed previous concerns as sales of locally made models grew by as little as 2 percent from a year earlier to 1.91 million units. Leaving aside any discrepancies that might have risen from the timing ...
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Once implemented, the Goods & Service Tax (GST) may in particular, impact Indian ecommerce retailers, who may witness their costs going up. Costs may move northwards for online retailers or their vendors as they would be liable to pay ...
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With an annualized 2.4% from the Q3 of 2014, Japan's economy grew faster than expected Q1 of 2015. Japan GDP annual growth rate initially increases from 0.5% to 2.4 % for 5 quarters and then declines for three quarters up 2014 Q4. Core ...
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Driven by Printwear and Branded Apparel sales, consolidated net sales at clothing retailer Gildan Activewear soared 15.9 per cent year over year in the first fiscal quarter ended April 5, 2015. Consolidated net sales in the first ...
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Asian polyethylene terephthalate production margins remain in positive territory despite a sharp fall in PET prices Wednesday, May 13, underpinned by seasonal demand peak and even sharper falls in feedstock prices, Platts data shows. ...