Higher product clearance promotions drove down gross margin in the first fiscal quarter ended October 27, 2014, at women’s apparel retailer and NASDAQ listed, Bebe Stores. Bebe Stores said gross margin from continuing operations as ...
Driven by higher margins and improved operations in downstream and chemical businesses, Exxon Mobil posted a 3 percent hike in net profit in the third quarter of 2014, from a year ago period. Net profit at Exxon Mobil, the world’s ...
Denim jeans marketer, Levi Strauss & Co., will shed 500 jobs, primarily from signing a five-year strategic agreement with Wipro Limited, to outsource certain global business services. This decision comes in the new phase of its global ...
The Boston Beer Company reported third quarter 2014 net revenue of $269.7m, an increase of $53.3m or 25% over the same period last year, mainly due to core shipment growth of 23%. Net income for the third quarter was $37.9 million, or ...
Weak retail traffic and ramped-up discounts to clear merchandise, once again hit profits at denim jeans marketer - Levi Strauss & Co for the third fiscal quarter ended August 24, 2014. In the third fiscal quarter, Levis posted profit of ...
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Demand for specialty biocides in the U.S. is forecast to rise 4.0 percent per year to $3.9 billion in 2018. In volume terms, demand is expected to increase 1.0 percent annually to 1.5 billion pounds over the same period. “A strong ...
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China's manufacturing sector expanded in August but at a significantly slower pace, as production rates and new orders softened. The Flash China Manufacturing PMI, published by HSBC in conjunction with Markit Economics, fell 1.4 points to ...
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JDSU of Milpitas, CA, USA says that its board of directors has unanimously approved a plan to separate JDSU into two independent publicly traded companies: An optical components and commercial lasers company (CCOP), consisting of JDSU's ...
NYSE-listed apparel retailer, Oxford Industries, Inc. reported rise in net sales of 5% to reach $246.2 million in second fiscal quarter ended August 2, 2014, compared to $235.0 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2013. On an adjusted ...
In its fiscal year ending July 5, 2014 Bebe stores, a retailer of women’s apparel was able to reduce its losses by $9.7 million or 14.1%, when compared with the previous fiscal year ending July 6, 2013. Net loss from continuing ...
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Led by a surge in net income, diluted EPS skyrocketed 62.5% year-on-year at Zumiez Inc, a retailer of action sports related apparel, footwear and accessories for the second fiscal quarter ended August 2, 2014. Net income in the second ...
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Driven by mattress fabric sales, revenue at NYSE-listed Culp, Inc., one of the world's largest marketers of mattress fabrics for bedding and upholstery fabrics rose 8.4 percent in the first fiscal quarter ending August 3, 2014. Net sales ...
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For the thirteen week period ended August 2, 2014 or the second fiscal quarter of 2014, net income leapt massively from a net loss in the corresponding quarter of 2013 at specialty women's apparel retailer and NYSE-listed Christopher & ...
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NYSE-listed retailer of casual apparel - Aeropostale, Inc reported a 13% year-on-year decline in net sales and a corresponding decrease in comparable store sales for the second fiscal quarter of 2014. For the second quarter of 2014, ...
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The “Xiami Effect” of China is strongly blowing the sails of the Korean smartphone component industry. Component supplies to local smartphone manufacturers in China are surging, especially from Samsung Electro-Mechanics and LG ...
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