As part of its continuous assessment of stores and ongoing action programme, KappAhl has decided to close down its five stores in the Czech Republic. The general market situation in the Czech Republic has deteriorated since KappAhl opened ...
Amid falling prices and rising consumer acceptance, light-emitting diode (LED) technology is taking over the lighting business, spurring a 96% increase for global revenue for packaged LEDs used in lighting applications, from $3.6bn in 2013 ...
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Alcoa kicked off the much-watched third quarter earnings season with much better-than-expected results. Analysts were calling for the No. 1 aluminum maker to report an adjusted five cents a share profit. Alcoa ended up reporting an ...
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Custom clothing maker Starlight is offering a new program to help custom clothing customers promote and support non-profit organizations. Starlight's Band Together program incorporates a colored band on the sleeve of custom jerseys and ...
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TCL Corporation predicted net profits attributable to shareholders will be CNY 950 million to CNY 1.15 billion in the first three quarters of 2013, growing about 95% to 136% over a year earlier. Net profits are predicted to hit CNY 320 ...
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Semprius Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which designs and makes high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, has delivered its technology in support of the 17.5kW DC demonstration system of aerospace & defense firm Aerojet Rocketdyne of ...
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Chinese shipbuilders have been sailing toward bankruptcy in recent years, with China trying to consolidate the industry and bail it out from the woe of overcapacity. With delays in deliveries, order cancellations and price decreases for ...
The search engine firm has sparked further debate over tax affairs. Google shifted €8.8bn of revenues to Bermuda last year, up a quarter on 2011, sparking further debate over search engine's tax affairs. The tech giant has reduced ...
Cargill, a US-based agribusiness company, has reported a 41% drop in net earnings to $571m, for the first quarter of 2014 over stale performance in its global grain trading and processing business, affected by 2012 drought. Net sales for ...
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Mullican Flooring, a leading manufacturer of quality hardwood floors, has been named a title partner for the 2014 Southern Living Showcase Home, which will be opening in the spring of 2014. The Southern Living Showcase Home is an ...
After years of growth in a row, Chinese medium and heavy truck market suffer dramatic decline since the second half of 2012. The decline rate outnumbers 30%. Is it a cold winter or a rational fall? People hold different opinions on it. ...
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Widespread improvement in a number of indexes suggests optimism for the manufacturing sector in the next three to six months, according to the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) Business Outlook. The ...
It doesn’t take much to please Hewlett-Packard’s investors these days. HP confirmed Wednesday that its revenue will decline slightly next year, but the mention of “pockets of growth” sent hearts aflutter. HP is ...
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Why did the significant growth observed in Turkish steel output following the 2008 economic crisis start to be replaced by reduced outputs this year? Will this declining trend in output slow down in the remainder of the year? After 2008, ...
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Todson, Inc. , which recently updated its minimum advertised pricing policy for its Topeak accessories line, has now done the same for its OnGuard locks. As with Topeak, the OnGuard MAP is now tied to the MSRP, with two promotional ...
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