British Retail Consortium releases online retail sales monitor figures for April 2014. BRC-KPMG Non-Food Retail Sales Year-on-Year Growth: Clothing In contrast with March, the fashion categories growth were negatively affected by ...
Tags: Online Garment, Online sales
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.5 percent in May as negotiators prepare to begin talks on a new contract for West Coast dockworkers, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker ...
Tags: Retail Imports, retail container
Online sales of non-food products in the UK grew 11.2% in April versus a year earlier. In April 2013, they had increased by 6.3% over the previous year. In April, online sales represented 16.1% of total non-food sales of the BRC's ...
Tags: non-food products, Economy
The UK's Rough gas storage facility, the country's main gas storage site, could be completely refilled by as early as the start of August, months ahead of last year, according to Platts analysis of past injection rates. Rough storage ...
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US toy firm has seen net sales drop five per cent with a reported $11.2 million net loss. Mattel is optimistic that its new brands and launches will help drive business for 'this year and many years to come,' following disappointing ...
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The ToyNews Retail Advisory Board gives its views on the first major holiday of this year "Easter is the second biggest selling time behind Christmas," according to some of the UK's leading toy retailers. Traditionally a gifting period ...
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Intimate Street brings Europe’s latest trends to India this summer. With Mercury dripping and holiday season on, everyone seems to be planning their getaway trips to the beach. It's high time for some relaxation in the sun and ...
Tags: Swimwears, Swarovski, Europe's latest trends
Zumiez Inc., a leading specialty retailer of action sports related apparel, footwear, equipment and accessories, announced that total net sales for the four-week period ended March 1, 2014 increased 8.8% to $48.4 million, compared to $44.5 ...
Dorel Industries reported that its Recreational/Leisure Segment lost $5.4 million after mostly non-cash restructuring charges that reduced its overall earnings by about half. Dorel warned investors in early February that continued ...
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Many called 2013 "the Year of LVT." And with good reason: Resilient has been the fastest growing flooring category, and within this rapidly growing segment, luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is thriving (Editor's note: For the purposes of this ...
Tags: Opportunities for Retailers, the Year of LVT, LVT's durability
Sony on Monday appeared to be winning the latest battle in a long-running videogame console war. The Japanese consumer electronics and entertainment titan announced that it has sold more than 5.4 million PlayStation 4 (PS4) consoles since ...
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Intel is expecting its next Atom tablet chip, code-named Cherry Trail, to be in devices by the end of this year, the company said this week. A detailed update on Cherry Trail may be provided around the middle of this year, likely around ...
Kohl’s Corporation. Kohl’s Corporation reported results for the quarter and fiscal year ended February 1, 2014. Impact of 53rd Week in Fiscal 2013 The retail calendar for fiscal January 2013 included a fifth week, ...
Rocky Brands, Inc. announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. Fourth Quarter 2013 Sales and Income Fourth quarter net sales increased 5.7% to $61.6 million, which included zero revenue ...
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Washington – Sales at CE and appliance retailers fell 4.7 percent to $8.1 billion in January as severe winter weather compounded soft demand. According to the U.S. Commerce Department’s monthly sales projections, total U.S. ...