The U.S. manufacturing sector is in the midst of a technology renaissance that has the potential to bring manufacturing work back to North America for years, according to Manufacturing Engineering's annual trends report released with its ...
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A particularly mild winter has aided sales at family-owned home department stores Leekes, which has reported a strong performance over Christmas and the new year. The retail business saw an overall 20% increase in visitor numbers across ...
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Food packaging serves multiple purposes. It protects the foodstuff from moisture, dust, microbes, and other contaminants, it facilitates easy handling during transit and storage, guards against any physical or chemical damage and at stores ...
Ross Stores recently opened a total of 30 Ross Dress for Less and 7 dd's DISCOUNTS stores in 14 different states. These openings are part of the off-price retailer's 2014 expansion plans to continue to build presence in existing markets and ...
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After wowing crowds and early adopters alike at the International CES in Las Vegas earlier this year, the Pebble Steel smart watch is set to get Australian retail distribution, with Dick Smith picking up exclusive rights to the device. ...
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Greenville-based electronics components maker AVX Corp. filed a shelf registration statement for nearly $141 million on its S-8 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Friday. The statement will allow AVX to issue up to 11 ...
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MIT chemists have devised a way to trap carbon dioxide and transform it into useful organic compounds, using a simple metal complex. More work is needed to understand and optimize the reaction, but one day this approach could offer an ...
The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., the largest pure-play children's specialty apparel retailer in North America, announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2013 periods ended February 1, 2014. Fourth Quarter ...
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Alco Electronics is introducing the RCA Internet Music System combines Internet streaming capability, traditional CD and FM radio playback, and even Bluetooth and HDMI connectivity to other devices. The system, available now at Walmart ...
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Related sony Tretton To Leave Sony Computer Entertainment sony Sony Continues To Sell Off Buildings sony Sony U.S. Restructures; Will Close 20 Stores sony Sony Adds 4K Smartphone, Tablet; Details Smart Band Tokyo — Sony and ...
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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 ...
John Lewis Partnership plc announces Unaudited results for 52 weeks to 25 January 2014. Financial Highlights -Gross sales exceed £10bn for the Partnership, £6bn for Waitrose and £4bn for John Lewis -Revenue ...
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Gap Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ended March 1, 2014 were $929 million compared with net sales of $966 million for the four-week period ended March 2, 2013. Gap Inc.’s comparable sales for February 2014 were down 7 ...
L.L.Bean announced a positive close to its 2013 fiscal year. On the basis of the business performance for 2013, the company announced its intent to pay 8% performance bonuses to approximately 5,000 full and part-time employees. ...
The volume of crude from the northern Iraq region of Kurdistan being held in tanks at Turkey's Mediterranean oil hub of Ceyhan has reached 1 million barrels, Turkish energy minister Taner Yildiz told reporters Wednesday in a press ...