After a continuous decline in 2013, sales of luxury goods have shown no signs of rebounding in China in the beginning of 2014, after a tightened campaign against corruption, the Beijing Morning Post reported on Feb. 12. Many luxury brands ...
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Retail sales fell in January by the most in a year and a half, hurt by bad weather and slow growth in employment and personal income. Sales dropped 0.4%, the largest decrease since June 2012, the Commerce Department said Feb. 13. Poor ...
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MINNEAPOLIS—Mattress manufacturer and retailer Select Comfort said its fourth-quarter sales rose 4.7%,but profits fell almost 50%due largely to higher sales and marketing expenses. The company,which makes the Sleep Number ...
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R.G. Barry Corporation reported net earnings of $6.1 million, or 53 cents per diluted share, in its second quarter ended Dec. 28, up versus $5.3 million, or 46 cents per share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2013. Revenues reached $48.0 ...
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There is a growing need for Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy (CRT) due to the huge influx of soldiers returning from war zones with brain injuries, athletes with sports-related head injuries, and the growing population with age-related ...
Related 4K NPD: Growth Coming In 4K Desktop Monitors 4K Technicolor Certifies Seiki 4K Cable, Adapter 4K Morega Demos 4K HEVC SoC 4K Video Audio Center Is Ready For The Holidays Santa Clara, Calif. — Falling production costs and ...
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Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose to levels not seen since the start of the global economic crisis in 2008, increasing by 11 per cent in 2013 to an estimated $1.46 trillion, with the lion's share going to developing countries, ...
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Stanley Furniture Company reported sales and operating results for the fourth quarter and total year ending December 31, 2013. Fourth quarter 2013 highlights: • Net sales were $22.7 million compared to $23.4M in the fourth quarter ...
A new study finds that the rates are lowest in 40 years. Los Angeles Times: U.S. Abortion Rate In 2011 Lowest Since 1973, Study Says The U.S. abortion rate fell in 2011 to its lowest level since the 1973 Supreme Court decision ...
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Factory production in the United States fell in January by the most since May 2009 as winter weather slowed the economy, the Federal Reserve said. Production fell 0.8% in January after a December decline of 0.3% that was larger than ...
VF Corp reported revenues rose 8 percent in its fourth quarter to $3.3 billion, compared with the same period of 2012, driven by double-digit growth in its Outdoor & Action Sports, Sportswear, international and direct-to-consumer ...
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Popularity of ice cream tubs is melting, Roy Morgan Research Australians are becoming less tempted by tubs and cartons of ice cream, according to new findings from market research organisation Roy Morgan Research. The trend would seem to ...
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Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel(NLMK)has stated that in January this year it shipped around 208,000 mt of hot rolled flat steel products,down eight percent month on month,including 102,000 mt of products for export and 106,000 mt for ...
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In the third quarter of 2013, world stainless crude steel output stood at 9.32 million mt, up 8.6 percent year on year and up one percent quarter on quarter, according to the preliminary report released by the International Stainless Steel ...
For its fiscal second-quarter 2014 (ended 28 December 2013), JDSU of Milpitas, CA, USA has reported revenue of $447.6m, up 4% on $429m last quarter and $429.4m a year ago (and above the guidance of $420-440m). By sector, 44.2% of revenue ...