Travel company Thomas Cook has improved its website performance with the use of Dell's Foglight Performance Monitoring tool, resulting in an estimated 30 per cent increase in bookings. The tool, which is based on technology that Dell ...
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The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold in response to this week’s rejection of a labor contract between the International Longshore and ...
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Gildan Activewear Inc announced record results for the first quarter of a fiscal year, which was slightly in excess of the guidance range which it had previously provided, and reconfirmed its earnings guidance for fiscal 2013 which it had ...
Toys R Us Inc. said on Wednesday that Gerald Storch, 56, will step down as chief executive of the world's largest dedicated toy retailer, while remaining chairman. The news came just weeks after the company reported lackluster results in ...
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The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) said the 0.2 per cent month on month drop in December retail trade reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics would be disappointing to retailers who were hoping for a boost in sales over the ...
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Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India remained stable Friday, with a downward bias, as support from the South American grain season began to weaken, sources said. "Vessels ...
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In January this year, the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) of China’s steel sector declined to 49.3 percent, down 6.2 percentage points compared to the previous month, as announced by the China Steel Logistics Committee (CSLC) ...
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Sport Chalet on Wednesday reported disappointing earnings for its fiscal third quarter, as the company’s net loss widened to $1.9 million from $1 million a year earlier. Sales for the 13 weeks ended Dec. 30, 2012, ticked up 0.4 ...
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Computerworld - Microsoft today announced that it would open five new retail stores by summer, including one it's transmuting from a "pop-up" outlet created last year to drive holiday sales. The new stores will be in Honolulu (Ala Moana ...
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As of February 1, inventory of the main finished steel products (plate, hot rolled coil (HRC), cold rolled coil (CRC), rebar and wire rod) in the major steel markets in China totaled 15.491 million mt, up 695,000 mt compared to the previous ...
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Apple managed to outsell Samsung Electronics by almost one million units to become the number one mobile phone vendor in the U.S. for the first time ever during the fourth quarter, according to Strategy Analytics. Apple has seen its stock ...
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US regional retailer Ingles Markets has booked an increase in first-quarter profits, despite what it claims was a "very competitive" holiday season. In the three months ended 29 December, net profit amounted to US$11.6m, a 9.2% increase ...
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According to data recently released by IDC, Apple’s share in the Tablet PC market fell to 43.6% from 51.7%, while Samsung's jumped from 7.3% to 15%. However, iPad’s dominance remains unshakable in tablet market. In addition, ...
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Worldwide tablet sales jumped in the fourth quarter beyond even some of the most optimistic forecasts to 52.5 million - a growth rate of 75 per cent. The preliminary survey by business research firm IDC showed the tablet market grew 75.3 ...
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Apple and Samsung Electronics led the tablet market in the fourth quarter of 2012, but new entrant Microsoft did not make it to the top five with its Surface tablet. The market share of Apple also continued to drop in the quarter, IDC ...
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