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StarTube: EP01 Zhejiang Industrial Clusters
Mar 30, 2021StarTube Monthly Business Report EP01 Zhejiang Industrial Clusters CONTENT Abstract 1. Introduction of Zhejiang 2. Detailed Information On Zhejiang Industrial Clusters 3. National Fundamental Information ...
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The GIA's Forays into Diamond Tracking
Apr 30, 2019What business does a gemological laboratory have telling stories about diamonds? That was the unspoken question Matt Crimmin had to answer in his presentations at JCK Las Vegas earlier this month. As vice president of lab operations for ...
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US Spirits Sales Soar in 2017
Feb 8, 2018The Distilled Spirits Council reported that spirits experienced record sales in the US in 2017, hitting $26.2bn. The Distilled Spirits Council reported at its annual economic briefing record spirits sales and volumes in addition to ...
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Late Easter Spurs UK Retail to Biggest Monthly Increase Since April 2006
May 10, 2017Over the three months to April, non-food retail rose by 0.3 per cent while online sales of non-food products were up by 8.2 per cent over the same period. In store sales fell 1.3 per cent. UK retail sales have registered their biggest ...
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PC Market Stabilizes with Solid 4Q16 Shipments
Jan 15, 2017Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totaled 70.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, posting an on-year decline of 1.5%, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device ...
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Parrish and Heimbecker Secures $10m From Canada for New Milling Plant
Nov 17, 2016Parrish and Heimbecker has secured a funding of $10m from the Canadian government to build a new wheat flour milling plant at Hamilton. The Canadian grain company’s new plant is expected to increase production capacity of wheat ...
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CIEH Rolls out Food Fraud Good Practice Guidance
Nov 10, 2016The food and drink industry is being urged to better protect itself from fraud in order to safeguard their businesses and consumers. The warning comes from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) on the same day the ...
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Walmart Outlines Plan to Win with Customers, including E-commerce Acceleration, at Meeting for Investment Community Today
Oct 13, 2016The company reiterates fiscal year 2017 GAAP EPS guidance of $4.29 to $4.49, or adjusted EPS1 guidance of $4.15 to $4.35. For fiscal year 2018, the company expects GAAP EPS to be relatively flat to fiscal year 2017 adjusted EPS1. ...
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Footfall Holding up Following Brexit Vote, Says
Oct 8, 2016UK retail footfall figures for August show that two months on from the Brexit referendum, the unexpected result has had little material impact on how people are going about their day-to-day lives, reports Ipsos Retail Performance. Often ...
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Global Fish and Seafood Market Likely to See Steady Growth Through 2020, Says MarketLine
Oct 8, 2016The global fish and seafood market has grown steadily in recent years, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8% between 2011 and 2015, according to data from research company MarketLine. MarketLine's latest report shows ...
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AMUSF Joins The Furniture Ombudsman
Sep 27, 2016The Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers (AMUSF) has joined The Furniture Ombudsman (TFO) as an affiliate member, to pledge its ongoing commitment to helping the industry improve. This means AMUSF is continuing to raise ...
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Sales Slow in August, Yet Furniture Remains Positive
Sep 13, 2016Sales slowed in August as the Olympics and outdoor activities diverted shoppers’ attention, reports BRC-KPMG in its latest Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales declined 0.3%, against a 0.1% increase in August 2015. This is ...
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Some Consumer Confidence Recovery in August
Sep 6, 2016GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index has increased by five points this month to -7, with retail transactions enduring post-Brexit decision as motivation to save collapses. All five measures used to calculate the index saw ...
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Online Sales Fare Well in July
Aug 15, 2016Online sales of non-food products in the UK continued to outperform the market in July, growing 11.2% YOY. This is lower than the above-trend growth of 14.7% seen in July 2015, but up from the previous month (9%) and in line with the ...
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China Passenger Car Sales on The Rise
Aug 15, 2016China's passenger car sales are on the rise, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). Auto sales growth reached 23.3 percent in July year on year, the third consecutive month of double-digit growth and the highest in 17 ...
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