Global packaging company Sonoco has announced that it has acquired Germany-based Weidenhammer Packaging Group for $360m (€286m) in cash. Weidenhammer specializes in producing composite cans along with composite drums and rigid ...
South Australia's family-owned brewery, Coopers, said it experienced ongoing growth during the 2013-14 financial year with record sales and turnover figures. Its profits, however, dropped by 9.1%. Coopers is now the largest ...
Sonoco has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Weidenhammer Packaging Group, Europe's leading provider of composite cans along with composite drums and rigid plastic containers, for AU$443 million, in cash. [The final consideration is ...
The family run business has credited to total sales increase to the nation's demand for Loom Bands this year. Family-owned toy store, The Entertainer has seen total sales surge by over 30 per cent for the first nine months, thanks to ...
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China's homegrown red wine faces bitter competition as foreign brands catch up in luring domestic consumers. A report released Friday showed decreasing sales of domestic red wine, which stood at 40.8 billion yuan (6.64 billion U.S. ...
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The Associated Press reported that growth in China's car sales slowed again in September while the country's own auto brands increased their market share slightly. According to The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, sales of ...
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U.S. jewelry and watch sales from all retail outlets in September increased 3 percent year on year to $5.521 billion, according to preliminary government figures. As is often the case, the sector's totals for previous months were revised, ...
Zumiez October Comes up 3.1%. Total sales at the 602-door chain rose 12% to $51.7 million from $46.3 million for the four weeks ended Nov.1. Higher dollars per transaction, helped by an increase in units and AURs,contributed positively to ...
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Home furnishing retailer IKEA has announced total sales of £1.4b in the UK for the financial year ending 31st August 2014, an increase of 11.3% on the previous year. Following an ambitious pledge last year by UK country retail ...
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China's consumer economy is growing rapidly, and more and more e-commerce companies are joining every year to celebrate the Double 11 festival. Brick and mortar retail outlets are even capitalizing on the festivities with plans to create a ...
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Recent weakness in Brazilian ex-mill hydrous fuel ethanol prices finally led to more competitive retail prices in the key southeastern part of the country in the week ended October 25, National Petroleum Agency data showed Monday. ...
Groupe Michelin posted net sales of 14.5 billion euros for the first nine months ended Sept. 30, 2014. That was a 4.7% decrease compared to the first nine months of 2013. Based on the exchange rate on Sept. 30, 2014, Michelin recorded net ...
Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) has announced its production and sales data for the third quarter of the current year. According to the company statement, NLMK's crude steel output in the third quarter increased to 4.131 million ...
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Thorntons, a manufacturer of confectionery and other sweet foods, has reported a decline in first-quarter sales with weak performance by both FMCG and retail divisions In its first quarter trading update for the 14 weeks up to and ...
The Ford Fusion is continuing to gain market share in large part due to design-conscious buyers in California. The midsize sedan segment in the U.S. overall continues to grow in sales volume, but as a percentage of total sales the segment ...
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