USDA reduced the 2014 US cotton crop by 3 per cent to 15.9 million bales in its latest cotton crop forecast released this month; however, the estimate remains 3 million bales above the 2013 crop. While planted area rose 600,000 acres to ...
Occupancy and revenue figures for the 2014-15 ski and snowboard season continued their upward trajectory at 19 mountain resorts in six western states last month. As of Nov. 30, “on-the-books” occupancy is up a sharp 9.7 ...
Tags: Bookings, Sporting Goods
RPM International Inc. announced that it will release its fiscal 2015 second-quarter results before the stock market opens on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Management will host a conference call to discuss the results beginning at 10:00 ...
Dukane - Intelligent Assembly Solutions Dukane Corporation introduces ‘iQ Series Integrated Servo Driven Ultrasonic Welder’ with patented Melt-Match technology. Integrated Servo is a self-contained unit with Dukane's patented iQ ...
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The likelihood of tighter European Union regulations on air emissions being imposed on the European coatings and other industries has been receding as the EU gives top priority to economic growth at a time when many of the region’s ...
Tags: IAQ labelling system, volatile organic compounds, Construction
Carpetright plc has announced its interim results for the 26-week trading period ending 25th October 2014. In the UK, the group saw like-for-like revenues increase by 6.5%. The retailer's estate of stores was reduced by a net of nine ...
Tags: trading period, Furniture
A simple potato extract may limit weight gain from a diet that is high in fat and refined carbohydrates, according to research from McGill University in Canada. The study, published in the November 2014 issue of the Molecular Nutrition ...
Tags: Potato, Agriculture
Therapeutic lighting can be a prescription for better health, especially for seniors with dementia in long-term care facilities. Now, more and more-effective products are needed to implement the highly positive research results achieved to ...
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The firm is on track to hit 36.8 billion yen this year, thanks to the launch of the interactive figurines. Nintendo is experiencing a surprise comeback this year, as its profit triples thanks to its new interactive figures, Amiibo. The ...
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Driven by reduced markdowns, American Eagle Outfitters posted a 200 basis points from a year earlier quarter hike in gross profit margins for the third quarter ended November 1, 2014. Gross profit increased 6 per cent year on year to $315 ...
Tags: buying, occupancy, warehousing deleverage, Apparel
While the group has seen consolidated net sales decrease by 1.3 per cent versus the prior year period, Toys R Us has seen an improvement of 0.4 per cent in net sales, thanks to its raft of new stores this year. Toy retail giant, Toys R US ...
The 9th annual The Running Event (TRE) held in Austin on Dec. 2 to 5 played host to 872 retailer buyers from 24 countries, representing 368 unique ownership groups, up 12 percent from 2013, according to show organizers Formula 4 Media. ...
Tags: footwear, blinking lights, Sporting Goods
Footfall in November was 2.4% down on a year ago, down on the 0.8% fall in October and below the three-month average of a 1.4% decline, reports the latest BRC/Springboard Footfall Monitor, which covers the four weeks to 29th November 2014. ...
Tags: Footfall, free car parking, Furniture
The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) today announced a three-year communications effort to educate consumers. The goal is to reach beyond the seed industry to educate the general public about the role of seed and seed improvement in ...
Tags: Seed Improvement, Agriculture
Researchers at The University of New South Wales (UNSW Australia) have achieved what is claimed to be record solar system energy conversion efficiency of 40.4% (presented on 8 December at the Australian PV Institute’s Asia-Pacific ...
Tags: Solar System, energy conversion, Electrical