The Ikea group increased retail turnover in the 2011/2012 financial year by 9.5% to €27.628bn. Adjusted for currency-exchange effects, this represented growth of 7.1%, while adjusted for selling space and currency-exchange effects, ...
On January 28, Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Co. (WISCO) announced that it has set up a trading office in the Russian capital Moscow after receiving approval from Russia’s justice ministry. ...
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The Ikea concern increased retail turnover in the 2011/2012 financial year (31 August) by 9.5% to €27.628bn. Adjusted for currency-exchange effects, this represented growth of 7.1%, while adjusted for selling space and ...
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Lexus IS chief engineer, Junichi Furuyama (above left), has confirmed that small capacity turbocharged four-cylinder engines are being considered for the new sedan, while a wagon variant has been rejected. Speaking at the Detroit auto ...
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Sales of traditional toys in the industry’s five largest European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) fell by 2% in 2012, according to the latest data published by the NPD Group. This was the first time the combined ...
Market statistics released today at Toy Fair by NPD show that the UK toy industry stood firm in 2012 - in the face of poor retail performance overall and in comparison with like for like industry sectors. NPD figures show that UK toy ...
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Benzene prices continued the downward trend in Europe and US in the week ending January 12, 2013. In Europe, prices were assessed in the range of US$ 1390-1495/ton FOB Rotterdam, lower by 6% w-o-w. Prices showed similar trend in US as ...
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GOLDWIN Inc. is unveiling its revamped 2013-14 collection to the North American and European markets, including the limited edition "Exclusive Model" line - designed and hand crafted in Japan. This collection will debut in Europe at "ISPO ...
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Social entertainment company, We R Interactive, has today announced that its popular music game, LYROKE, is now available to play on mobile. The LYROKE app is storming the charts globally, already ranking as the number two iOS music ...
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The Association of the German Furniture Industry (VDM) predicts turnover in the furniture industry to remain stable at last year‘s level for 2013. This was announced by VDM chief executive Dirk-Uwe Klaas on 9 January at the press ...
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Chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli has reported a 7% rise in net sales for 2012 and estimated that profit margins widened during the year. For the 12 months to the end of December, Lindt reported sales of CHF2.67bn (US$2.8bn), ...
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In 2012, Sika lifted sales by 5.8% to CHF 4.82 billion. This was largely attributable to Sika's strong global presence, which enabled the company to offset fall-offs in demand in European markets. 10.7% growth was achieved in the emerging ...
The first official images and details of the Renault Captur have been revealed ahead of the stylish compact SUV’s debut at the 2013 Geneva motor show in March. Taking its name from the high-riding crossover coupe concept that turned ...
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In the midst of global economic downturn,some Taiwanese textile companies have performed well by continuous R&D of new products."Although Taiwan's textile industry was under the influence of global economic downturn,especially the European ...
Sika Corp. has announced its annual sales for 2012 increased 5.8 percent to CHF 4.82 billion (5.22 billion USD). The company attributes this growth to a strong global presence which it says "enabled the company to offset fall-offs in demand ...