Smithfield Foods, Inc., a wholly owned independent subsidiary of WH Group Limited, reported record 2014 first quarter results. All comparisons are to the first quarter of 2013. Sales for the first quarter of 2014 were $3.4 billion, up 3%. ...
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J. C. Penney Company, Inc. announced financial results for its first quarter ended May 3, 2014. First Quarter Highlights: -Same store sales increase 6.2%, exceeding guidance; second consecutive quarter of growth -Gross margin ...
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British Retail Consortium releases online retail sales monitor figures for April 2014. BRC-KPMG Non-Food Retail Sales Year-on-Year Growth: Clothing In contrast with March, the fashion categories growth were negatively affected by ...
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The sporting goods/hobby/book and music store segment posted an adjusted decline in April sales to $7,134 million from $7285 million. On an unadjusted basis, segment sales were down 06% to $6285 million from $6323 million. The result, on ...
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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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Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.5 percent in May as negotiators prepare to begin talks on a new contract for West Coast dockworkers, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker ...
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Online sales of non-food products in the UK grew 11.2% in April versus a year earlier. In April 2013, they had increased by 6.3% over the previous year. In April, online sales represented 16.1% of total non-food sales of the BRC's ...
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First quarter 2014 net sales were $56.9 million, down 31 per cent compared to $82.9 million last year. LeapFrog has revealed the financial results for the first quarter of 2014 that ended March 31st, 2014. First quarter 2014 net sales ...
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Drinks Americas, the exclusive United States broker for leading premium authentic Mexican beers currently present in over 34 states, today is excited to announce that Fuddruckers Austin will host its festive Cinco de Mayo celebration ...
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As of May 6, inventory of iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports amounted to 108.95 million mt, up 640,000 mt or 0.59 percent compared to the inventory level recorded on April 28, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the same ...
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Rates and sentiment on the iron ore freight market got a boost Friday after Bocimar International NV was heard taking at least six ships in the Atlantic over the May Day holiday in Asia, putting an end to the downward spiral in Capesize ...
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Chinese aluminum stocks at Shanghai Futures Exchange warehouses fell 0.5% Wednesday, halting a 14-week upward trend in weekly stock levels, according to data released late Wednesday by the bourse. Aluminum inventories at SHFE warehouses ...
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ISPA's March 2014 Bedding Barometer reports that unit sales increased by 3.6% in March 2014 over the same month in 2013, while the wholesale dollar value of those units grew by 12.7%, compared to March 2013. The average unit selling price ...
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Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, a leading sporting goods retailer, reported financial results for the fiscal 2014 first quarter ended March 30, 2014. For the fiscal 2014 first quarter, net sales were $231.3 million, compared to net ...
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Japan's largest refiner, JX Nippon Oil & Energy, concluded its May Asia Contract Price for benzene at $1,268/mt CFR late Wednesday, up $3/mt from its April settlement, a company source said. Thursday was a public holiday in Singapore. ...
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