The new range includes a UK debut for the Karcher High Pressure Cleaner. Trends UK is feeling confident ahead of the New Year thanks to a “very strong line-up” for spring 2015. The firm will boast Bendastix, Color Me Mine, ...
About 2/3 of the nation's corn crop is out of the field, while farmers have caught up with the average pace with soybean harvest, according to Monday's USDA-NASS Crop Progress report. Eighty-three percent of the nation's soybean crop has ...
Tags: Corn, Soybean Harvest
Columbia Sportswear Company reported record net sales of $675.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $152.2 million, or 29 percent, compared with net sales of $523.1 million for the same period in 2013. Third ...
U.S. wholesale shipments of tennis products in the third quarter indicate market conditions may be improving, according to figures released by Tennis Industry Association. Tennis Balls Compared to Q3 of 2013, tennis balls, one of the ...
Tags: Tennis Market, tennis products
Shimano Inc. reported sales for the nine months ended Sept. 30 were up nearly 21 percent compared with the same period last year thanks in part to a weaker yen. Sales of of Bicycle Components were brisk in North America, while sales of ...
Tags: Bike Components, Sporting Goods
Corn harvest is almost to the halfway point in what some farmers are starting to say will be a "long fall," while soybean harvest continues to progress closer to the average pace, according to Monday's USDA-NASS Crop Progres report. ...
Just in time for the cooler weather and the upcoming holiday season, leading juice innovator Old Orchard Brands introduces a new line of limited-edition fruit juice cocktails that celebrate the iconic flavors of fall. Apple Pie, Caramel ...
Retail sales volumes continued to grow in the year to October, with another strong rise expected in the month ahead, according to the CBI. The CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey of 124 firms showed a third successive ...
Tags: High Street Sales, Furnishing
Clarity on available cotton stocks is not anticipated until December and concerns remained regarding the volumes of high-grade cotton that will be produced. "The CIF Bremen index remained relatively stable during last week and inquiries ...
This week produced a mixed picture for trade for John Lewis, with the overall outcome a sales increase on last year of 6.3%. Although the continuing unseasonable warm weather had an impact, online sales were strong at 25.9% up on last year, ...
Tags: Furniture, John Lewis, Furnishing
China's air pollution problems are more severe and widespread and it has caused a jump in chronic lung diseases usually associated with the elderly among people in their 30s, state media said. However, there are tips for coping with ...
Tags: air pollution, face mask, air fliter
In the year 1920 in China, women still bound their breasts and those who wore low-cut clothing revealing even the slightest bit of skin risked being arrested by outraged authorities. But only seven years later, the Chinese government ...
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“With the addition of the Avalanche R G2, we have created a winter line-up that gives dealers the opportunity to recommend a Hercules tire to almost any customer putting winter tires on their vehicle," says Joshua Simpson The new ...
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This week has seen a steady increase in sales for John Lewis as the cooler weather starts to have a positive impact across all directorates. The start of the week was particularly strong, with sales softening slightly approaching the ...
Tags: John Lewis, Home Category Sales
As December declined 38 points to close at 63.56 cents/lb, while March shed 56 points to close at 61.71 cents/lb, New York cotton futures moved slightly lower this week. Another round of severe weather in the Delta and Southeast ...
Tags: Cotton Futures, cash cotton