Asics America Group, which includes the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, reported that net sales increased by 3 percent in the third quarter of 2015 and grew 8.5 percent on a currency-neutral basis. Asics America Corporation, which ...
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The global market for laser materials processing systems reached a new record high of €7.9 billion in 2012. Measured in euros the market grew 9 % over 2011, while measured in US-dollars the market grew only by 1 %. These observations ...
Pricing pressures and a varied international outlook are still facts of life for industrial laser vendors, but overall demand remained in line with expectations during the first quarter of 2014. The regular survey of vendors carried ...
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The global market for laser materials processing systems reached a volume of US$ 11.6 billion in 2014. According to a preliminary analysis of 2014 data produced by Optech Consulting, based in Taegerwilen, Switzerland, that figure is up 8% ...
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Chocolate manufacturer Hershey’s is introducing its Kisses candy in double-size in the US. Called Hershey's Kisses Deluxe, each piece of candy comes with a hazelnut center and has chocolate with crisped rice. The product is ...
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Everlight Chairman Robert Yeh recently refuted market rumors in Taiwan claiming the company’s decision to use Chinese manufacturers LED chips in its products has impacted Epistar’s revenue performance, according to a UDN report. ...
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Smurfit Kappa’s Shelf Smart service is revolutionising the impact of Shelf Ready Packaging (SRP) as a shopper marketing tool driving sales increases of up to eight percent for leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brands, ...
AkzoNobel has announced plans to invest in its Performance Coatings business in Vietnam. As well as doubling capacity at its powder coatings facility in Dong Nai, the company also intends to open a new office for Performance Coatings in Ho ...
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Pinnacle Foods reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 28, 2015 and raised its guidance for full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share to $1.89 to $1.91, representing the high end of its previous $1.86 to $1.91 ...
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Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited, the world's largest branded footwear manufacturer, reported net consolidated operating revenue grew 1.5 percent to $665.5 million in August, thanks to continued double-digit growth at its Chinese ...
UK-based supplier of dried fruits and nuts Whitworths, has added a new line to its snacking range. Whitworths Fusions takes the tastiest ingredients nature has to offer, expertly sourced, and blends them together in creative new ways - ...
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While many domestic cosmetics brands are challenging international giants like L'Oreal and Estee Lauder in China, one brand is slowly encroaching on their home turf. Herborist, a herbal medicine-based cosmetics line owned by Shanghai ...
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Dos Equis, a premium Mexican beer brand in the US, is set to introduce new limited edition Exploration variety pack. The new limited edition pack will be available in a 24-bottle pack, including six bottles each of Dos Equis Lager and ...
For full-year fiscal 2015 (ended 28 June), Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported revenue of $1.63bn, down just 1% on fiscal 2014's record $1.65bn. Specifically, revenue for Lighting Products (mainly LED lighting systems and bulbs) grew ...
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Apart from monetary easing moves, there is room for China to achieve faster and more balanced growth by cutting the private sector's tax burden, a major Chinese investment firm said Monday. China's central bank has cut benchmark interest ...
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