Maidenform Brands, Inc., a global intimate apparel company, reported second quarter 2013 net sales of $145.4 million and earnings per share of $0.34. On July 23, 2013, Maidenform entered into a definitive agreement with Hanesbrands Inc. ...
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Good rains that are likely to remain strong for the rest of the monsoon are set to keep cement demand under pressure in the ongoing July-September quarter. While demand for cement between May-end and June was supported by pre-monsoon ...
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The European Furniture Industries Confederation (EFIC) and the Austrian Furniture Industry Association have joined in the criticism of the new French furniture-recycling system. The two associations criticize in particular what is in their ...
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The HSBC purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China declined to 47.7 in July from 48.2 in June, declining for a third straight month to its lowest reading since August 2012.A reading below 50 indicates a contraction of activity while one ...
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Garmin is reporting strong fitness sales in its second quarter and said its long-anticipated Vector power meter is now in "mass production and will be delivered to retailers soon." The Vector, a pedal-based system, has been delayed ...
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Greencore's third quarter (Q3) results tell a tale of two regions, with strong progress in the US offsetting declines in its UK home market. Greencore's product mix includes a range of prepared meals Italian ready meals, poor weather ...
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In July this year, the average prices of residential housing in 100 major cities in China rose by 0.87 percent compared to June, rising to RMB 10,347 per square meter, as announced on August 1 by the China Index Academy, a Beijing-based ...
The British floor covering distributor Headlam expects a 10% drop in net profits vis à vis the comparative period last year for the first half of this year. In the first six months of 2012 the group achieved period profit of ...
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The global market for solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters is forecast to decrease by 5% to US$6.7 billion in 2013, according to research firm IMS Research. Despite PV inverter shipments rising to 34.2 gigawatts in 2013, average global ...
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As coal prices remain lackluster due to sluggish demand, Shanxi took measures to stabilize the local coal market and ease the mounting pressure that coal producers in the province have been feeling since January. The Shanxi provincial ...
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Marking the end of more than two years of sharp declines, pricing for solar photovoltaic (PV) modules achieved stability in the first quarter of 2013, paving the way for a rise in industry gross margins and return to profitability for some ...
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Monro Muffler Brake Inc. reported net income of $13.6 million on net sales of $206.2 million for its first quarter ended June 29, 2013. That compares to net income of $11.6 million on sales of $169.2 million for the prior year’s first ...
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UK-based SABMiller's lager sales declined by 1% in the first quarter of 2013 due to cold weather conditions in Europe and China, even though the revenues grew 2% on a like-for-like basis. In Latin America, the company's group revenue ...
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Driven by feed-in tariffs (FITs) and the commoditization of photovoltaic (PV) modules—along with leasing programs for residential solar installations—Navigant Research expects distributed solar PV systems to see double-digit ...
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Corrugated specialist RockTenn adjusted earnings shot up 127% to $2.16 per share in the third-quarter of fiscal 2013 (ended Jun 30, 2013) from 95 cents a share in the year-ago quarter. Total revenue improved 6% year over year to $2.448 ...
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