In an economic environment marked by continuing uncertainty, specialty chemicals Group LANXESS has narrowed its guidance range for the full year 2013: EBITDA pre exceptionals is expected to be between EUR 710 million and EUR 760 million, ...
Royal DSM, the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, reported a third quarter EBITDA of €342 million compared to €270 million in Q3 2012. This improvement of 27% was realized despite an ongoing challenging macro-economic ...
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 ...
Swedish retailer Ikea said worldwide sales rose 3.1% to 27.9 billion euros in the fiscal year ended Aug. 31. The sales figure, which equals about $37.38 billion, includes same-store sales growth of 1.8%. In a press release announcing ...
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Hennes & Mauritz reported results for the third quarter and for nine months (1 December 2012 – 31 August 2013). NINE-MONTHS - The H&M Group’s sales including VAT increased in local currencies by 8 percent in the first nine ...
The overall Technical Consumer Goods (TCG) market in Western Europe achieved a sales volume of €44.3 billion in Q2 2013. This corresponds to a decrease of 3.8%. In the first half of the year sales volume amounted to €92.5 billion, ...
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Tempur Sealy International is restructuring its domestic sales functions in what it describes as a strategic move to drive growth and profitability. Beginning this month, the Tempur-Pedic and Sealy businesses will be managed under an ...
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Creative Materials Corporation, a national distributor of porcelain tile, brick, stone and paver products to commercial building projects, announced that Tim Maiuri has joined the company as Strategic Accounts Manager. In his role, Mr. ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, commercial building projects
Careington International Corporation has signed an agreement with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to offer a no-cost discount prescription card. Offered through MetLife's US Sponsored Direct business channel, the card allows members ...
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According to executives from Herman Miller Inc. and Steelcase Inc., both of which recently reported quarterly results moderate sales growth through the summer was very much expected. Zeeland-based Herman Miller, after reporting strong ...
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Sealed Air has introduced a new protective packaging solution, the PakNatural Biodegradable Cushion Bag for cushioning and void-fill shipping applications. Expected to meet sustainability requirements for performance and environmental ...
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German specialty chemicals company LANXESS has announced strong figures for the past fiscal year, with improvements in key reported numbers. “2012 was the best year in our growth story so far. Our business model proved itself once ...
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Bedding veteran Ron Passaglia, president and chief marketing officer at Top 15 bedding producer Restonic, has been elected chairman of the International Sleep Products Assn. Also elected to a leadership post at ISPA was Kathryn Roedel, ...
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The luxury segment in Germany is booming thanks to its considerable strengths. High quality, technological innovation and unique design demonstrate the expertise of luxury companies and their employees. These virtues are paying off: all ...
Clariant announced full-year sales 2012 from continuing operations of CHF 6.038 billion compared to CHF 5.571 billion in the previous-year period. This corresponds to an increase of 8% in local currencies and in Swiss francs. The 8% ...
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