International food retailer Delhaize has reported a rise in sales for 2012, but charges and lower profits dampened its performance. Delhaize said in an interim statement today (17 January) that net sales rose by 7.7% in 2012 versus 2011, ...
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Dutch retailer Ahold today (17 January) booked an increase in fourth-quarter and full-year sales, which were boosted by gains at its domestic and US units. The company said sales rose 8.5% in fiscal 2012. Stripping out currency exchange, ...
Higher sugar sales and strong growth at the Primark clothes retailer helped Associated British Foods to insulate itself against tough conditions in the UK food grocery market in its first fiscal quarter. For the 16 weeks to 5 January, ...
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The board of Russia's X5 Retail Group has nominated interim CEO Stephan DuCharme to take the post permanently, as new figures show that store openings lifted the firm's sales in 2012. DuCharme, who's appointment is still subject to ...
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UK-based luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has reported a 30% rise in the global sales with 357,773 units sold in 2012 compared to the 2011 sales. The carmaker sold 71,940 vehicles up by 71% in China, followed by the UK with sales ...
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Portugal and Poland-focused retailer Jeronimo Martins has seen strong growth at its Biedronka chain lift the group to a double-digit sales rise for 2012. For the 12 months to the end of December, Jeronimo Martins reported net sales up by ...
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Marks and Spencer's share price has taken a hit after the retailer reported worse-than-expected third-quarter sales figures, despite strong demand for food over Christmas. Shares in the UK retailer dropped by around 5% today (10 January) ...
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Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, has reported sales of 336,441 units in 2012 a 26% increase compared to 2011 in the US. The company expects to continue the increase in future sales through all processes in ...
Emmi has continued to see its share price rise after another acquisition deal to improve the Swiss dairy giant's presence in key international markets. This week, Emmi announced it has acquired 70% of Netherlands-based AVH Dairy Trade, ...
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Swiss meat processing company Bell Group said it saw "stable" sales development in 2012, despite a "difficult" market environment. In the 12 month period, sales edged up 0.4% to CHF2.52bn (US$3.29bn), the company reported today (7 ...
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Shanghai based SAIC Motor Corp China's largest publicly traded automaker reported it sold 4.49 million vehicles last year, a 12% increase from 2011. The figure includes 1.39 million units sold by Shanghai General Motors and 1.28 million ...
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PTI reported that Suzuki Motorcycle India has reported a 23.89% rise in sales at 33,753 units for December 2012. Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd in a statement said that it had sold 27,244 units in the same month of 2011. Mr Atul Gupta ...
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Surprise acquisitions,top level exec changes,retail casualties and the London 2012 effect,the continued dominance of LEGO and Moshi Monsters in-store–not to mention some eye-watering charity challenges…the toy business has ...
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Dutch supermarket operator and wholesaler Sligro has survived a fourth-quarter slowdown to report a 2% lift in full-year sales. For the 12 months to the end of December, Sligro said today (2 January) that net sales increased by 1.9% on ...
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Dell, once the world's biggest PC maker, has seen its quarterly profits slump by 47 per cent year on year to $475m (£300m), with sales to both consumers and businesses down. Third-quarter revenues from consumers were hit ...
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