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The Hohenstein Institute Now Offers Allergen-Resistance Testing as an Accredited Service

Oct 1, 2014

Germany based, The Hohenstein Institute now offers allergen-resistance testing of mattress and bed covers using real dust mite excrement as an accredited service. In the test, all components of the encasing or what is called the textile ...

Tags: Certification, Textile, Mattress

Cal-Maine Foods Reported Its First-Quarter Profit Surged From Last Year

Sep 30, 2014

Cal-Maine Foods, a producer and marketer of shell eggs, reported that its first-quarter (Q1) profit surged from last year, with boost in net sales due to higher volumes and average selling prices. Quarterly net sales were $356.94m, an ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, shell eggs

US Imported a Total of 3,667,000 Net Tons Nt of Steel in August

Sep 26, 2014

Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that the US imported a total of 3,667,000 net tons nt of steel in August, including 2,768,000 net tons (nt) of finished steel (down 5.0 ...

Tags: Steel Imports, Iron, Steel

US Holiday Sales in The $981-986 Million Range for The Nov.-Jan. Timeframe

Sep 24, 2014

The holiday forcast from Deloitte estimates total holiday sales in the $981-986 million range for the Nov.-Jan. timeframe, a moderate improvement from the 2.8% gain generated during the 2013 season. Deloitte is also forcasting a 13.5-14.0% ...

Tags: holiday sales, shopping visits

Every Can Counts Has Helped to Ensure That Over 80% of Waste Is Recycled

Sep 23, 2014

Due to be introduced on January 1st 2015, the new waste regulations mean that businesses, including shopping centres and retail outlets in England and Wales, will be required to separate waste paper, metal, plastic and glass for collection. ...

Tags: Can Counts, Shopping Centres, Printing

Moody's Announced The Outlook for The European Steel Industry Will Remain Stable

Sep 22, 2014

International credit rating agency Moody's has announced that the outlook for the European steel industry will remain stable until 2015, despite anticipated capacity utilization and profitability improvements. According to Moody's report, ...

Tags: steel industry, Moody's

U.S. Imports in September to Remain at Above-Average Levels

Sep 22, 2014

U.S. imports in September are forecast to remain at above-average levels although off slightly from a record August as retailers continue to stock up inventory ahead of the Holiday season. Import volumes are expected to reach 1.47 million ...

Tags: Sporting Goods, import level

Frontiers Will Open a Satellite Office at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany, New York

Sep 17, 2014

Graphene is an allotrope of carbon, whose structure is one-atom-thick planar sheets of sp2-bonded carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice. Frontiers, a manufacturing company that began at the University of ...

Tags: Frontiers, Expand, Electrical

NEXT Achieved Sales and Profits Ahead of Its Original Expectations for the first six month

Sep 13, 2014

In its interim results for the first six months ending July 31, 2014, UK-based fashion retailer NEXT said it had a good first half, achieving sales and profits ahead of its original expectations. Led primarily by retail stores sales ...

Tags: Apparel, Fashion Apparel

Nyse-Listed Burlington Stores Adjusted Ebitda Zoomed 23.8% at off-Price Retailer in Q2

Sep 11, 2014

Adjusted EBITDA zoomed 23.8% year-on-year at off-price retailer of high-quality branded apparel and NYSE-listed Burlington Stores, Inc. in the second quarter ended August 2, 2014. Burlington Stores said its adjusted EBITDA increased 23.8% ...

Tags: Apparel, Apparel Retail, Apparel Economy

Hancock Fabrics, Inc Climbes Nearly 27% of Net Loss in Q2 Ended July 26, 2014.

Sep 11, 2014

Net loss climbed nearly 27% from a year earlier at Hancock Fabrics, Inc., a retailer of fabrics, sewing materials, etc, in its second fiscal quarter ended July 26, 2014. Hancock reported a net loss of $3.3 million, or negative $0.16 per ...

Tags: Textile, Fabric, Hancock Fabric

Campbell Soup Company Today Reported Its Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results for Fiscal

Sep 9, 2014

Campbell Soup Company today reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results for fiscal 2014. The company reported earnings from continuing operations for the quarter ended Aug. 3, 2014, of $137 million, or $0.43 per share, compared with ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

Diluted Eps Skyrocketed 62.5% Year-on-Year at Zumiez Inc

Sep 9, 2014

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 ...

Tags: Apparel, Accessories

Activewear Sales Has a Percentage of 16 in The Us Apparels Market and Grow One Percent

Sep 6, 2014

Activewear sales account for 16 percent of the US apparels market and recorded a one percent growth in sales in the 12 months to June 2014, period. Activewear sales rose one percent and accounted for $33.7 billion or 16 percent of total ...

Tags: Sportswear, Activewear

Activewear Sales Account for 16 Percent of The US Apparels Market

Sep 6, 2014

Activewear sales account for 16 percent of the US apparels market and recorded a one percent growth in sales in the 12 months to June 2014, period. Activewear sales rose one percent and accounted for $33.7 billion or 16 percent of total ...

Tags: Sportswear, Activewear

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