ASOS plc,global online fashion store releases trading statement for the 3 months ended 31 August 2012. Q4 Highlights ·Retail sales+31%year on year(UK+15%,International+42%) ·International sales 65%of total(60%last year) ...
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Amazon will create more than 2,000 permanent jobs in the next two years with the opening of three more distribution centres. Another 3,000 temporary jobs will also be created at the new centres during the Christmas peak period. Further ...
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X5 Retail Group has booked a 20.6% decline in first-half profits, with declining sales and margins hitting the bottom line and currency exchange dampening comparisons. The company said today (21 August) net profit slipped to US$135.2m in ...
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Logwin AG of Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, which provides procurement, warehousing, distribution and valued-added services, says that it has been chosen to manage the logistics of LED chip and luminaire maker Optogan of St Petersburg, Russia. ...
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Swiss food and dairy giant Nestle has opened two production plants in South Africa. The facilities, based in the town of Babelegi in Gauteng province, will manufacture Milo and Cheerios breakfast cereals and Maggi noodles. This will be ...
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Russian LED company Optogan has recruited logistics service provider Logwin to manage distribution of its products in Europe and Asia. Their cooperation can date back to the end of 2011. At that time,Optogan has opened a production ...
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Higher sales in the UK have led discounter Aldi to outline plans to create more jobs in the country. Aldi said today (31 July) it would create "up to" 3,000 jobs in the next 12 months as it continues its expansion in the UK. The new ...
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Dialight has secured a European order for 1,149 of its high lumen output DuroSite®LED High Bay lighting fixtures for a large distribution centre in Germany. The customer,a leading online retailer with more than 25 sites in ...
Canadian retailer Metro Inc has broken ground on a produce and dairy products warehouse in Quebec. The Laval-based facility, set to open in March 2013, will replace the firm's warehouse located in Montreal's east end, it said. Built at ...
Edwards Dunlop Office Products has promoted national sales manager Dragi Ristevski to the position of general manager, effective 1 July. Former general manager Lou Tsoukalas will take up a new senior role with the BJ Ball Group. ...
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Intelecom, a provider of cloud-based contact centre solutions, announced that Figleaves, the ultimate online destination for lingerie, loungewear and swimwear, is using its' cloud-based contact management portal Connect. Figleaves's central ...
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Womenswear retail group Jacques Vert, which manages over a thousand outlets in the UK, Canada and Ireland, has reduced costs, minimised discounting and improved stock management after implementing new merchandise planning and supply chain ...
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MP Yvette Cooper at the official opening of the new British Electric Lamps national distribution centre Lighting manufacturer British Electric Lamps marked the opening of its new site with an appearance from local MP Yvette Cooper. The ...
Ingram Micro reported an operating loss for its Australian division of around $10 million in the first quarter, although the result was an improvement on the previous year. In releasing its first quarter sales results, Ingram Micro said ...
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Braun Lighting Solutions and Future Lighting Solutions have joined forces to provide LED lighting to historic Schinkel street, located in the city of Leipzig. Braun Lighting Solutions of Berlin and Future Lighting Solutions have equipped ...
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