Orkla has reported a 10% increase in operating profit , totalling NOK 725m in the first quarter of 2015. The Branded Consumer Goods business achieved EBIT (adj.) of NOK 769 million, an improvement of 11% from the first quarter of 2014. ...
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According to NBS's report, China's CPI grew 1.5% year on year in April. On a monthly basis, the CPI fell by 0.2%. Both CPI and PPI inflation came in below expectations. uted level of inflation highlights weak demand growth and makes it ...
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Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc., the parent of Trotters and SoftWalk, reported first-quarter sales grew 16.7 percent to to $6.7 million from $5.7 million a year ago. The company saw growth in both its Trotters and Softwalk brands during the ...
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Briscoe Group Ltd of New Zealand reported sales at its Rebel Sports stores increased by 10.91 percent to NZ$46.7 million in the fiscal first quarter ended April 26, compared with the year earlier quarter. Same-store sales at the full-line ...
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Crocs Inc reported sales slumped 16.1 percent in the first quarter, to $262.2 million, in line with expectations. On a currency-neutral basis, revenue decreased 8 percent. The company showed a loss of $6.0 million, or 8 cents a share, ...
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Gaiam Inc. reported net revenue in the first quarter ended March 31 was flat with a year earlier at $37.6 million as it pruned catalog sales ahead of a massive launch of its yoga line at 1,100 Kohl's department stores that kicked off April ...
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The diamond market is slowly becoming more disciplined. It needs to. With high rough prices, declining polished, less available credit and lower retail inventory levels, it has become increasingly difficult for diamantaires to turn a ...
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U.S. jewelry and watch sales across all channels fell 1.7 percent year on year to $5.386 billion in March, as estimated from preliminary government figures. According to Rapaport News calculations, jewelry sales dropped 1.5 percent to ...
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Digital security firm Gemalto has launched Sealys Premium inlays and eCovers to enable manufacturers produce thinner electronic passports. Sealys Premium inlays and eCovers promises thinner, flatter and more aesthetic passports by ...
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Ford is planning to offer 2016 F-150 powered by clean, low-cost compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane, a move that makes Ford the only manufacturer of a CNG/propane-capable half-ton pickup. The 2016 Ford F-150 with five liter V8 ...
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China's exports are mainly labor-intensive products, and the export of high-tech and high added-value products need to be promoted. Trade frictions dented exports of high-tech products and become a new concern for China and its trading ...
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that the Nissan Teana received the 2014-2015 Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP) Five Star Award, the highest rating in JNCAP's new overall safety performance evaluation. The Japan New Car ...
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Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power has launched a new fleet of plug-in electric hybrid Chevy Volts. The company has added 32 new electric vehicles (EVs) to its fleet, demonstrating flexibility of driving electric. Georgia ...
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According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research “Smart Lighting Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 - 2020,” global smart lightning market was valued at ...
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At this year’s SNEC tradeshow, many PV module manufacturers and PV system developers focused on prompting their solar projects. With optimistic outlook of demand for both ground-mounted and distributed generation projects, exhibitors ...