Gap Inc. reported fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 results and provided guidance for fiscal year 2014. Delivering another consecutive year of double-digit earnings per share growth, the company increased earnings per share 18 percent to ...
Gap Inc. announced Old Navy’s opening of the brand’s first store in China, continuing its expansion outside the U.S. With the debut of Old Navy’s first company-operated store, opening March 1 on Shanghai’s ...
Kohl’s Corporation. Kohl’s Corporation reported results for the quarter and fiscal year ended February 1, 2014. Impact of 53rd Week in Fiscal 2013 The retail calendar for fiscal January 2013 included a fifth week, ...
Bata India, one of the largest and most trusted footwear brands announces the launch of their first premium global Hush Puppies store at Rajpur Road, Dehradun, India. This season the brand takes inspiration from getting out of the ordinary ...
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By design, Nokia's new Android smartphones will underwhelm users of high-end phones. The Nokia X line was created with emerging markets in mind, so the company emphasized keeping prices low, meaning the user interface is relatively simple. ...
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The head of BlackBerry’s enterprise services business is plotting an aggressive launch of a new version of the company’s core enterprise server later this year as BlackBerry seeks to regain some of the ground it’s lost ...
First three kits in the GoldieBlox series to launch in the UK this July. GoldieBlox, the US toy company that found fortune through crowdfunding in 2013, has appointed Interplay as its exclusive UK distributor. The construction toy firm ...
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New Whole-Farm EncircaSM service Offerings Unveiled MIAMI, Feb. 27, 2014 – DuPont Executive Vice President James C. Borel outlined growth drivers across the seed, crop protection and nutrition and health businesses today at the ...
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According to the preliminary report released by the South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI), in 2013 apparent steel consumption in ASEAN countries increased by 8-10 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the given year the region's ...
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Global steelmaker ArcelorMittal has announced that, together with Japan-based Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC), it has completed the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, a steel processing plant in Calvert, Alabama, ...
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Following a review of the current situation and delays in commencement of production, Wales-based hot rolled coil (HRC) producer MIR Steel (formerly known as Alpha Steel) has announced that some of the workforce have been placed on ...
Kazakh mining company Kazakhmys Plc has announced that in 2013 it recorded a net loss of $2.032 billion, compared to a net loss of $2.270 billion in 2012. In 2013, the company's revenues fell by 7.6 percent to $3.099 billion as compared ...
VisLab of the University of Parma has entered into a technical-scientific collaboration agreement with Italian auto components maker Magneti Marelli to study the intelligent vehicles and autonomous driving concept. As part of the deal, ...
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Lay's Kettle Cooked - one of the many brands from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division - today announced the expansion of its hard-bite potato chip line-up with the addition of two new flavors. Introducing Lay's Kettle Cooked 40 Percent Less Fat ...
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US-headquartered HJ Heinz plans to shut two of its manufacturing sites in Europe, a move which would lead to 350 job losses. Plant closures in Belgium and Germany are part of the company's efforts to improve its overall efficiency. The ...
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