Briscoe Group Limited, the New Zealand company making a hostile bid for the 150-store Kathmandu outdoor specialty chain, announced unaudited sales reached NZ$124.2 million ($88 mm) for the 13 week period ended July 26, an increase of 6.47 ...
Tags: sports products, homeware
John Lewis continued to outperform the market in year ended 31st January 2015 with gross sales up 9.2% to £4.43b (7.5% on a 52 week basis), beating the BRC by 4.9%, combined with growth in operating profit, up 10.8% to £250.5m ...
Supporting some upbeat holiday forecasts, Zumiez and Pacific Sunwear of California both raised fourth-quarter guidance after reporting healthy comps in December. A few department stores also showed above-plan performances although both ...
Tags: hard goods, footwear, Sporting Goods
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported comparable store net sales during the month of December increased 9 percent compared to the same period a year ago. "We have had an excellent Holiday season with strong sales performance in ...
Tags: net sales, elevated brands, Sporting Goods
Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits announced its second quarter results for the fiscal period ending 30 September 2014. The Company generated a profit in Q2 2015 of $116,320, a substantial improvement from the Q2 2014 loss of $2,431,770. ...
Tags: Diamond Estates Wines, second quarter results, Agriculture
Ford China sales are up 30 percent in the year to date, with 717,537 vehicles sold compared with 551,738 in the first eight months of 2013. In August this year alone, Ford sold 77,506 vehicles in China, up nine percent from 71,183 sold in ...
Volvo Car Group reported a full-year operating profit of 1,919 MSEK for 2013 and will stay in the black and grow sales in 2014, President and CEO Hkan Samuelsson said today. Retail sales are forecast to grow by "a good" 5 per cent in ...
Debenhams plc, the leading international, multi-channel brand, announces full year results for the 52 weeks to 31 August 2013. Financial headlines -Gross transaction value up 2.5%: UK up 2.3%, International up 3.7% -Group like-for-like ...
Tags: multi-channel brand, Apparel
Philips has announced that its third-quarter 2013 revenues reached EUR5.6 billion (US$7.56 billion), up 3% on year, with growth for the LED segment hitting 33%. "This was another solid quarter for Philips, especially in light of the ...
Tags: LED-Based Sales, Philips
Growth in worldwide demand for packaging machinery is expected to climb at a 4.6% annual pace through 2017 to $41.8 billion, according to a new study by The Freedonia Group. The study analyzes the currently $33.4 billion world packaging ...
Growth in worldwide demand for packaging machinery is expected to climb at a 4.6 percent annual pace through 2017 to $41.8 billion. An improved business climate-which will be reflected in expanding fixed investment spending, manufacturing ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Packaging Machinery
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released official retail figures confirming strong sales performance from UK retailers in May. While the weather and general economic conditions continued to provide a challenge, the ONS numbers ...
Tags: United Kingdom, Apparel&Accessories, Retail
PUMA reported results for the fourth quarter and full year. 2012 Fourth Quarter Highlights •PUMA's consolidated sales climb by 11.7% in Euro terms to € 804.7 million. •Gross profit margin declines to 44.6% due to ...
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SmartGlass International has achieved 17% year-on-year sales growth in the MENA region, which has been credited as one of the key factors for the 13% global growth in 2012. Notable projects in the MENA region that contributed to the strong ...
Tags: SmartGlass, privacy glass, key market
Market statistics released today at Toy Fair by NPD show that the UK toy industry stood firm in 2012 - in the face of poor retail performance overall and in comparison with like for like industry sectors. NPD figures show that UK toy ...
Tags: TOY FAIR, toy sales, toy industry