Some suggest U.S. obesity levels flattened due to the recession, but researchers say consumers started changing their eating habits a decade ago. "We found U.S. consumers changed their eating and food purchasing habits significantly ...
Tags: eating habits, obesity
A Scottish family-owned furniture retail chain has secured vital new storage space that will increase its delivery capacity and pave the way for growth in online sales, thanks to Clydesdale Bank. Furniture Mountain – which formerly ...
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Australia's mid-market businesses are experiencing a sharp increase in confidence and renewed optimism around future performance, according to the Commonwealth Bank Future Business Index. The index reveals confidence reached the highest ...
Tags: Service
Despite tough economic conditions, revenues for the world's 250 largest retailers reached $4.3 trillion in the last fiscal year (June 2012 through June 2013). The average size of the top 250 retailers exceeded $17 billion according to the ...
Tags: Retail Economy, Service
The U.S. economy continued to expand at a moderate pace from November to the end of the year, with reports on transportation services generally positive, the Federal Reserve said. The economic outlook is positive in most of 12 Federal ...
The upturn in the eurozone private sector economy gained momentum in December. Although the recovery remained modest and fragile overall, growth of output was nonetheless recorded throughout the second half of 2013. At a three-month high ...
The global chip-on-board (COB) LED market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.71% up to 2018, forecasts a report from TechNavio (the market research platform of Infiniti Research Ltd). One of the key factors ...
Tags: COB LEDs, SSL, Led Market
In the UK, sales have dropped 9.9 per cent over the period Mothercare plc experienced a slow Christmas trading period, according to its latest results, covering the 12 week period to January 4th 2014. The firm's worldwide network ...
Tags: Mothercare, Christmas trading, slow, worldwide network sales
China's resource tax reform plan for the coal industry has already been submitted to the State Council and might possibly be carried out as early as January 1, 2014, a source was quoted by a financial information portal as saying Thursday. ...
Despite unfavorable global economic conditions, Chinese apparel industry has witnessed tremendous growth over the last few years. The government's efforts along with extended participation by the private domestic players have boosted the ...
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Tire shipments are expected to increase more than 4%in 2013 to 297 million units,according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association(RMA).This represents an increase of 12 million units compared with 2012. In 2014,RMA expects demand ...
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"Radiant Orchid," a purple hue that blends fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, is Pantone's 2014 Color of the Year, the color institute announced Thursday. "Radiant Orchid reaches across the color wheel to intrigue the eye and spark the ...
International credit ratings agency Standard and Poor's has announced the lowering of its forecast for US GDP growth for 2014 to 2.6 percent from the previous estimate of 3.1 percent, "amid the increased risks of a government stalemate and ...
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US steel exports declined 10.9 percent in September compared to August, and were down 3.4 percent compared to September 2012, according to a report from the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) based on government reporting. ...
Tags: Steel Exports, Mineral
The growth rate of China's steel demand will decline from 6.3 percent this year to 3.2 percent in 2014 in the wake of the country's economic transformation and the government's efforts to improve the environment. The nation's steel ...
Tags: steel, steel demand, China