Activity in China's services sector grew modestly in February as new orders rose at their quickest pace in three months, a private survey showed just a few days after the central bank cut interest rates to stimulate the world's ...
Tags: HSBC Services, PMI
Indian e-commerce site Jabong showcased Spring/Summer 2015 pieces from its global label offerings at the Delhi instalment of India Kids Fashion Week (IKFW), a runway platform aimed to encourage the country’s burgeoning childrenswear ...
Tags: Jabong, Global Labels
HE Spring Festival holiday last week did not upset plans for the East China Fair which will open tomorrow as originally scheduled, although some small firms decided not to attend, the fair organizers said yesterday. The fair, the ...
Tags: Economy, East China Fair
Chinese consumers spent lavishly on travel, movies and gifts during the lunar New Year holiday. While hoards of travelers were on their way home on Feb. 18, New Year's Eve in China, Wu was enjoying the sunshine in Bali with her family, ...
Tags: Holiday Consumption, travel, movies, gifts
In its 2015 economic forecast, the National Retail Federation (NRF) projected retail industry sales, excluding automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants will increase 4.1 per cent*, up from the 3.5 per in 2014. The 4.1 per cent growth ...
Tags: automobiles, gas stations, Textile
Valentine's Day brings bonanza for boxed bouquets of blossoms Florists recorded a surge in sales of roses in the week leading up to Valentine's Day, with more people ordering luxurious bouquets of roses packed in boxes. Flower retailers ...
Tags: Valentine's Day Roses, Red Rose
One week ahead of Spring Festival, China's firework companies are feeling heavy pressure as they face a stagnant market going into their busiest sales period, with demand shrinking amid bans on firework displays. Setting off fireworks ...
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For the second fiscal quarter ended January 3, 2015, sales from continuing operations were up 4.6 per cent from the year ago quarter at apparel retailer and NASDAQ listed, Bebe Stores. Net sales from continuing operations increased 4.6 ...
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Visa Inc, the world's largest credit and debit card company, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday due to a good holiday season and a strengthening U.S. job market that encouraged people to spend. The company said ...
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Thank you, Holly. Good morning. I would like to welcome you to the AVX conference call regarding the results for the third quarter that ended in December. I’m John Gilbertson and with me today is Kurt Cummings, AVX’s Chief ...
Tags: holiday product, Electrical
AVX Corporation (NYSE:AVX) today reported preliminary unaudited results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2014. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John Gilbertson, stated, “The quarter was not as active as last year as ...
For fiscal second-quarter 2015 (ended 28 December 2014), Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported revenue of $413.2m, down 3.4% on $427.7m last quarter but similar to $415.1m a year ago and in the upper half of the target range of $400-420m ...
Tags: LED Demand, LED Lighting Offsets, Electrical
US-based establishment Holiday Foods is recalling close to 1,819 pounds of beef, chicken and pork products as they may contain peanuts which are not mentioned on the label, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food ...
Tags: Food Safety, label, Agriculture
True Fit, a retail SaaS company, which helps consumers find apparel and footwear styles that fit and flatter said, it reported a strong growth in 2014 and also received $15 million in equity funding. In 2014, True Fit said it doubled the ...
Tags: footwear styles, apparel, Textile