Footfall in January was 1.2% lower than a year ago, down on the 0.7% fall in December. Shopping centres reported the largest decline, falling 2.8%, while high streets experienced a 1.6% decline in footfall, up on the 1.8% fall in December. ...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Footfall
Ronnoco Coffee, the portfolio company of Huron Capital Partners, has acquired US Roasterie, a private label manufacturer of coffee. This forms a part of the company's strategy to grow in terms of geographic presence and market share. ...
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Lower-tier cities will be focal point for expansion this year The fast-moving consumer goods market recorded slower growth last year, although momentum picked up in fourth-tier cities. The FMCG sector expanded 5.4 percent last year, ...
Quarterly solar photovoltaic (PV) module revenues (excluding processing service revenues) by the 20 leading global suppliers increased to US$5.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to IHS. Quarterly module revenues of the 20 ...
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Irrespective of the fine print in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, expected to be signed this year, Vietnam’s apparel industry is likely to benefit at the expense of its South Asian competitors like Bangladesh and Sri ...
Tags: Apparel Industry, Apparel
Nut spreads brand Kraft nuts has launched a new range of eight products in Australia, including a crunchy hazelnut spread and the brand’s first ‘natural’ peanut butter. The new Kraft Nuts alternative nuts range ...
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The Philippines division of Japanese auto maker Mitsubishi Motors has started production of vehicles at the company’s new plant at Santa Rosa, Laguna province. The new plant occupies around 21.4 hectors, and is expected to have ...
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Leading suppliers of LED components are increasingly diversifying, in order to produce LED modules and light engines, according to the latest Research Note from market analyst firm IHS Inc, whose 'Next Generation Lighting' report projected ...
Tags: LED market, Lighting market
Solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) on February 3 reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.538 billion (US$48.6 million) for January, increasing 16.68% on month and 14.71% on year. GET has utilized over ...
Revenue for gallium nitride (GaN) RF devices in both military and commercial applications will grow at a compound average annual growth rate (CAAGR) of more than 20% to nearly $560m in 2019, according to the Strategy Analytics Advanced ...
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Luxury car maker Porsche is reportedly planning to enter into the electric car market with the ‘baby version’ of its existing Panamera S E-Hybrid. The car nicknamed 'Pajun', is expected to compete with Electric car maker ...
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Global smartphone shipments grew 31% annually from 290.2 million units in fourth-quarter 2013 to a record 380.1 million in fourth-quarter 2014, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. "An impressive 1.3 billion ...
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China's top smartphone companies challenged Samsung and Apple with surging sales and revenue in 2014, vowing to scramble for a larger share in a global turf war with the top two makers. As one of the major competitors, telecom behemoth ...
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XCMG cooperates with KAMAZ, the biggest truck manufacturer in Russia, in the field of special vehicles such as truck mounted cranes, forestry cranes, and hook arm for sanitation trucks. As the biggest construction machinery manufacturer ...