John Lewis launched its first How We Shop, Live and Look report, which offers a fascinating insight into what and why we bought and how we bought it, over the past twelve months. It is the most comprehensive review of data that the retailer ...
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The HUGO BOSS Group increased sales and earnings in the first nine months of 2013. All regions contributed to the currency-adjusted sales improvement. The Group’s own retail activities posted significant double-digit growth and more ...
Crane Co. reported third quarter 2013 earnings of $0.97 per diluted share, compared to $0.99 in the third quarter of 2012. Third quarter 2013 results included transaction-related costs of $4.1 million, or $0.07 per share, related to the ...
Exxon Mobil Corporation announces results for the third quarter 2013. THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS - Earnings of $7,870 million decreased $1,700 million or 18% from the third quarter of 2012. - Earnings per share (assuming dilution) were ...
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The Cotton Advisory Board (CAB), the Government of India’s body that estimates cotton production, consumption, exports and imports in the country, has forecasted India’s cotton production for the ongoing season (October ...
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It has been a big news week for Canada's biggest trucking company. Last week Montreal-based TransForce announced that profits for Q3 were down from 2012; that it was buying Clarke Transport Inc., and Clarke Road Transport Inc., two ...
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Worldwide tablet shipments grew to 47.6 million units in the third quarter of 2013, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. While slightly below the firm's forecast, the number still represents 7% ...
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Net sales in the third quarter of 2013 were $1.78bn, up 2% over the prior year third quarter. Volume, in terms of tonnes shipped, increased 2% year-over-year. Europe volume increased 7% on growth in wine, food and beer. Segment operating ...
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Jiangxi Province-based Chinese steelmaker Xinyu Iron and Steel Co. announced that in the January-September period of the current year its operating revenue amounted to RMB 25.283 billion ($4.14 billion), down 6.33 percent year on year, ...
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When Guangxi Liugong Machinery was bidding to sell wheel loaders to a Thai rice merchant a few years ago, company president Zeng Guangan knew he needed to customize his equipment to beat off Komatsu Ltd and other Japanese rivals. ...
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Facebook has admitted that teen interest in the popular social media website is waning, even though the number of users grew marginally in the last quarter. "We did see a decrease in [teenage] daily users [during the quarter], especially ...
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Kraft Foods Group, Inc. today reported third quarter results that reflected significant cost savings that outpaced brand-building reinvestments, as well as a negative impact from comparisons with unusually high product shipments in the ...
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Air freight markets stabilised in September, after an extended period of slow increase. Global freight tonne kilometres were up 0.5% in September year-on-year, a slowdown on the 3.4% growth in August, and there was no increase in volumes ...
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Financial stress in Australia has stabilised near a two-year low as a combination of post-election confidence, low interest rates and increased savings help to bolster consumer demand for credit and their capacity to repay. The financial ...
Evonik Industries AG announces Q3 results ended on September 30, 2013. -Operating performance in the first nine months of 2013: -Slight organic decline in Group sales to €9.7 billion on price grounds despite upturn in demand ...
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