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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The company has raised more than $110 million since it was founded in 2008. Kateeva makes the YIELDjet™ platform – a precision deposition platform that leverages inkjet printing to mass produce flexible and large-size OLED ...
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Kumho Tire Co. posted net profit of 52.6 billion won on net sales of 895 billion won for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. That compares to income of 50.8 billion won on sales of 1 trillion won for the second quarter of fiscal 2013. ...
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Huber Engineered Materials, a division of J.M. Huber Corporation, has increased capacity at its precipitated alumina trihydrate (ATH) plant in Bauxite, Arkansas by 30 percent. “Huber has a long-term, multi-stage plan to ...
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For the month of August 2014, apparel retailer Gap posted flat sales when compared with the same month of 2013. Net sales in August 2014 stood at $1.23 billion, same as in August 2013. However, comparable sales for August 2014 were down 2 ...
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced the appointment of Richard Kellam as senior vice president, global sales and marketing, effective Sept. 22, 2014. He will report to Goodyear CEO and Chairman Richard Kramer, and will be based at the ...
"Significant progress" made to better position the toy giant for second half and beyond. Mattel is positioning itself for a strong second half of the year following reports of a drop in worldwide net sales in its second quarter. The ...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Improved economic conditions worldwide, particularly in the U.S., and a booming memory chip market are being credited for the global semiconductor industry’s robust sales growth in the first half of 2014. ...
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NEWARK (CN) – Hitachi, Panasonic, Sanyo and a host of other electronics manufacturers conspired to fix prices of capacitors, a Silicon Valley company claims in a federal antitrust class action. eIQ Energy, of San Jose, named 27 ...
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A custom-built 1971 Chevrolet Camaro RS "G-Machine" is the grand prize in the Raybestos brakes brand sweepstakes. Brake Parts Inc. LLC (BPI) has announced the launch of its Raybestos brand’s Camaro sweepstakes promotion, which will ...
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Sierra Designs has hired outdoor industry veteran Bill Conradt to the head of global sales position. Brining years of industry experience Conradt will join a crew of industry vets and young innovators working to redefine life in the ...
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The top leadership of OCM India Limited came together with its all-India sales agents in a major two-day brainstorming session with an aim to discuss the company’s future strategies and upcoming plans and collections. The meeting ...
WACKER POLYMERS is to raise its prices for vinyl acetate-ethylene and ethylene-vinyl chloride-based copolymer dispersions of the VINNAPAS and VINNOL brand in the regions Americas and Greater China. As customer contracts allow, effective ...
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G&K Services, Inc. announced the appointment of Thomas R. Greco to the company’s Board of Directors and its Compensation Committee, effective July 10, 2014. He will fill the vacant directorship created by the departure of Jeffrey L. ...
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced financial results for the three months to June 30, 2014. Operating profit rose to 122.6 billion yen for the first quarter of the 2014 fiscal year, representing a 5% margin on net revenues that ...
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