Dutch brewing company Heineken is planning to build a new brewery in northern Mexico, which will see an investment of around $470m. The proposed plant will be capable of producing nearly 5 million hectoliters of beer annually. The ...
Gross profit at apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters surged 13 per cent year over year in the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2015 driven primarily by reduced markdowns. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, gross profit ...
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Net sales for the fourth quarter of 2014 ended January 3, 2015 at US based and NYSE listed apparel marketer, Kate Spade & Company zoomed 44.7 per cent year on year. Net sales for the fourth quarter of 2014 totaled to $399 million, up a ...
Last year definitely ended with two widely differing stories in the fashion world in China, with traditional well-known luxury brands experiencing a downturn while more affordable luxury products and fast fashion brands turning in ...
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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 ...
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For full-year 2014, specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has reported revenue of $508.2m, up 10.7% on $459m for 2013. 5N Plus provides purified metals such as bismuth, gallium, ...
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In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 which had 14 weeks, net sales at kids apparel retailer, Carter’s, Inc rose 12.9 per cent from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 which had 13 weeks. Carter’s said, consolidated net sales ...
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On back of improved comparable store sales, US based retailer and NYSE listed, Kohl’s Corporation posted better than expected results in the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2015. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, driven ...
In the fourth quarter of 2014, adjusted earnings per share at retailer Target Corporation grew 14.9 per cent from the same quarter of 2013. Adjusted earnings per share rose to $1.50, up 14.9 per cent from $1.31 in 2013, while full-year ...
NYSE listed and US based apparel retailer, Macy’s, Inc said it reported its sixth consecutive year of double-digit growth in adjusted earnings per share in the fiscal month ended January 31, 2015. According to Macy's, in fiscal ...
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For the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2015, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, the biggest global retailer posted a 1.4 per cent year over year hike in consolidated net sales. Consolidated net sales for the fourth quarter amounted to $130.7 ...
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According to new data from IDC, large format printer (LFP) shipments grew 3.5% in 2014 when compared to 2013 while revenues declined by less than 1%. Product mix changes and some very aggressive price promotions were responsible for the ...
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Global smartphone revenue grew 20% year-on-year to a record $115bn in fourth-quarter 2014 as unit sales rose 19% to almost 346 million (totalling over 1.2bn in full-year 2014), according to market research firm GfK. In Q4/2014, all ...
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Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue for full-year 2014 of $392.9m, up 18% on $331.7m in 2013. Fourth-quarter 2014 revenue was $113.6m, up 22% on $93.3m last ...
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has received orders with shipments scheduled through the end of the first quarter of 2015 and consequently is expected to see consolidated revenues for the quarter grow sequentially by 20-25% and ...