Firm's mobile chipset shipments rose 17% during the quarter to 182 million. Qualcomm has reported a 29% rise in its revenues during the first quarter of 2013 to $6.02bn. The company's Q1 profit rose 36% to $1.91bn, while its operating ...
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The National Retail Federation released its 2013 economic forecast today, projecting retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) will increase 3.4 percent, slightly less than the preliminary 4.2 percent ...
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Acer’s still hoping for Windows 8 sales to take off, but in the meantime, the company has been pleasantly surprised with sales of its Chromebooks. Since November, Chromebooks have accounted for 5 percent to 10 percent of ...
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Given the fact that retail sales and consumer spending represent roughly two-thirds of total economic activity in the United States, it is fairly east to surmise that the current numbers are not where they need to be to lift economic growth ...
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Hasbro plans to cut back in order to save $100 million per year by 2015. The toy giant made the announcement as part of its preliminary full-year financial results for 2012, following weaker than anticipated consumer demand for toys ...
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Whether you're looking for a table to set out the goodies at your next picnic or planning an office seminar, you'll find a great solution with a folding table. Not only are they affordable, they are also low-maintenance and can be easily ...
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Lululemon athletica, the US-based yoga inspired athletic clothing company, has stitched plans to focus on menswear collection for future growth of the company by investing more in the sector. Mr. Christine Day, CEO of Lululemon, said the ...
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How Dell will fare in private hands – if a buyout is indeed imminent – depends entirely on how the company’s management will react to the declining revenues from its PC business, and how it will develop other areas of its ...
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Apple on Friday will bring its 3G enabled fourth-generation iPad and iPad mini to China, a market where the company's tablets continue to dominate. The devices are being launched during the holiday season in the run up to Chinese New Year ...
Two of America’s largest retailers reported their earnings from the Christmas holiday shopping season and the results are confusing, to say the least. Tiffany & Co., said sales in the Americas region (mostly consists of the ...
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December retail sales were up compared to November and also on an annual basis, to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that December retail sales at ...
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Vendor earnings, market research reports and the International CES in Las Vegas this week highlighted the hardware arena, which appears to be a tale of two sectors with very different fates: PCs and mobile devices. The PC market continues ...
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Despite a major push by rival Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard has held onto its position as the top seller of PCs worldwide, according to IDC. The researcher Thursday reported that HP maintained its worldwide PC lead in the fourth quarter despite ...
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Analyst firm says vendors missed the potential excitement of touch Analyst firm Gartner says that the launch of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system had little effect on PC shipments in the fourth quarter. The firm's analysts said that, ...
Toys R Us Inc,.the world's largest dedicated toy retailer,reported same-store sales in the U.S.fell 1.8 percent in December. The stakes were high for the retailer this holiday season as it has yet to return to being a public company after ...
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