Switzerland based global manufacturer of textile spinning machinery - Rieter Holding Ltd said it is issuing a fixed rate bond amounting to CHF 100 million. Rieter said the bond is due on September 29, 2020, will pay an annual coupon of ...
Driven by strong performances at its Anthropologie and Free People brands, NASDAQ-listed Urban Outfitters, Inc., a garment retailer was able to post record sales in the fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2014. Net sales for the second quarter ...
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Furniture was the best-performing product category in July, reporting its highest growth since January (excluding Easter distortions), according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. Although GfK’s Climate for Major Purchase ...
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According to the BRC-KPMG Online Retail Sales Monitor, in July, non-food online sales growth was 14.9% over the previous year, roughly in line with the 12-month average of 14.7%. This long-term average represents a clear acceleration over ...
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Sales of outdoor products look to be picking up steam this summer as sales of outdoor footwear, apparel and hardgoods increased 6.8 percent to $1.18 billion in the five-week fiscal month of June. The growth trend for the month represented ...
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In the first six months of 2014, while releasing its interim report, Finland-based Marimekko Group, said that despite decline in net sales, operating loss fell by half from the same period of 2013. In the period January to June 2014, net ...
In the second quarter of 2014 ending June 30, 2014, NYSE-listed Kronos Worldwide, Inc. a global manufacturer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) posted a positive net income, when compared with a net loss in the corresponding period of 2013. ...
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Lift has been driven by seasonal products, electrical, video gaming and TV sales. Argos has seen a rise of 4.9 percent in like-for-like sales in its first quarter of 2014, driven by seasonal products and continued growth in electricals. ...
UK retail sales were up 0.5% on a like-for-like basis from May 2013, when they had increased 1.8% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 2.0%, against a 3.4% rise in May 2013. Clothing was the best performing category, ...
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US residual fuel oil implied demand was slightly higher in March than in February, but just half what it was in March 2013, according to US Energy Information Administration data published Thursday. March fuel oil demand in the US was ...
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Euclid, the leader of in-store retail analytics, releases its monthly retail benchmarks report to analyze shopper activity and behavior during the month of April. This month’s report measured data from tens of millions of domestic ...
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The Dixie Group, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 29, 2014. For the first quarter of 2014, the Company had sales of $85,313,000 and income from continuing operations of $3,308,000, or $0.24 per diluted ...
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R.G. Barry Corporation, the parent of Dearfoams, signed a merger agreement pursuant to which Mill Road Capital, a private equity firm, will acquire all of the outstanding shares of R.G. Barry for $19.00 per share in cash, reflecting an ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
UK retail sales were down 1.7% on a like-for-like basis from March 2013, when they had increased 1.9% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were down 0.3%, against a 3.7% increase in March 2013. The Food and Home categories, ...
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UK retail sales for March were down 1.7% on a like-for-like basis from March 2013, when they had increased 1.9% on the preceding year, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales were down 0.3%, against a ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, retail sales