World-renowned clothing brands such as Zara, United Colors of Benetton, Gruppo Marzoto, Lanerossi, Marchi e Fildi S.P.A, Fratelli Piacenza S.P.A and H&M would be using Kazakhstan wool for manufacturing their apparel products, as a result of ...
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Inditex's net sales increased by 5% in FY13 (1 February 2013 - 31 January 2014) to €16.7 billion. Sales in constant currency terms grew by 8% and like-for-like sales grew by 3% during the same period, on top of the 6% achieved in FY12. ...
Home prices continued to show solid growth in most of the country due to limited inventory conditions, but rising prices and severe winter weather caused existing-home sales to slip in February, according to the National Association of ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in February this year Turkish producers' foreign sales price index (PPI)* in general rose by 0.07 percent over January and was up 21.99 percent year on year, ...
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Global crude steel production in February this year increased by 0.6 percent year on year to 124.99 million metric tons, while a 3.69 percent decline was observed on month-on-month basis, according to the World Steel Association ...
According to the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr), Brazilian crude steel production in the first two months of the current year amounted to 5.35 million metric tons, 0.1 percent lower year on year. In the same period, Brazilian rolled steel ...
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India's finished steel consumption totaled 67.25 million mt in the first 11 months of the current Indian fiscal year (started April 1, 2013), with a 0.7 percent year-on-year increase, according to provisional estimates released by the Joint ...
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In February this year, Taiwan's basic metal and basic metal product export orders amounted to $2.10 billion, down 11 percent compared to January and increasing by 10.6 percent compared to February 2013, according to Taiwan's Ministry of ...
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German automaker Daimler is set to invest EUR500m to expand its Mercedes-Benz Bank unit in Europe. This move is aimed focusing on customer loans to its product offering. The company currently offers its loans to dealers. Mercedes-Benz ...
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Cintas Corporation reported results for its third quarter ended February 28, 2014. Revenue for the third quarter was $1.13 billion, representing a 5.1% increase compared to last year’s third quarter. Adjusting for one more workday in ...
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In another first for South African retail, Woolworths is inviting South Africans – women and men – to become part of a national sizing survey. Themed ‘find your perfect fit’, the aim of this survey is to ensure that ...
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The Canadian Competition Bureau has approved Mexican firm Grupo Bimbo’s proposed acquisition of Canada Bread. In February, the Mexican firm agreed to acquire Canada Bread for C$1.83bn ($1.66bn). Canada Bread is the bakery products ...
In the first two months of the current year, new car registrations totaled 1,796,787 units in the European Union (EU), with an increase of 6.6 percent year on year, according to the latest figures issued by the European Automobile ...
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According to the data released by the Japan Ship Exporters'Association(JSEA),Japanese new ship export orders in February this year increased by 38.08 percent on tonnage basis compared to January,amounting to 47 ships compared to 26 ships ...
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Nationwide housing starts were virtually unchanged in February,inching down.2%to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 907,000 units,according to newly released data from the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S.Census ...
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