Packaging and distribution of goods is a multi-billion dollar industry. Yet damage to goods while in transit has a financial impact on companies and consumers, also in the millions of dollars, according to national industry advisory ...
Big box warehouse retailer Costco's US parent company, Costco Wholesale Corporation, has reported its sales and earnings for the second quarter of its fiscal year (ending 31 August 2014) and for the half year to 16 February 2014. Net ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
The latest ABS Retail Trade figures show that Australian retail turnover rose 1.2 per cent in January 2014, seasonally adjusted, following a rise of 0.7 per cent in December 2013. Turnover rose in cafes, restaurants and takeaway food ...
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The last day of February is here, bringing with it the last day of summer, and as Australians prepare to march into March, they are also preparing for colder weather. Off the back of this autumnal shift, Fujitsu General has launched its ...
According to a report released Monday by Statistics Canada, the Canadian Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) rose 1.4 percent in January, after advancing 0.6 percent in December. This was the third consecutive increase and the largest ...
Tags: Raw Material, Industrial Material
Federal efforts to combat health care fraud recovered a record $4.3 billion in fiscal 2013 and have recouped more than $8 for every $1 spent on enforcement over the past three years, according to an annual report released Wednesday. ...
Tags: Health Care, Fraud, Recovered
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.31 per share, payable Tuesday, April 15, 2014, to shareholders of ...
Tags: Family Dollar, Apparel
Bitcoin has been in the headlines a lot lately due first to news that criminals have been using it for transactions, and more recently because of the collapse of its biggest currency exchange. Now comes news of a new type of virtual ...
Tags: Bitcoin, Virtual Currency, math problem
The rally in the gold price lost some steam on Wednesday, after traders booked profits from the metal's strong showing in February and a stronger dollar curbed demand. In lunchtime trade on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile ...
Tags: Gold Market, Precious Metals
"The result for the first half of the financial year reflected solid growth in emerging markets, ongoing operating improvements and the benefits from recent acquisitions. Earnings per share, for the continuing operations, increased 22% to ...
Tags: Packaging&Printing, Amcor
European prices for polyethylene terephthalate have fallen to their lowest levels since August 2010 according to Platts data, and many sources expect further declines in March. The falls were driven primarily by import competition and ...
A British scientist whose work helped form the basis for flat-screen TVs, computers and mobile phone displays has won AkzoNobel's UK Science Award for 2014. Professor John Goodby, FRS, Chair of Materials Chemistry at the University of ...
Tags: Construction&Decoration
The federal government substantially lowered its estimate of how much the U.S. economy grew in the fourth quarter to reflect more comprehensive data showing consumer spending grew more slowly than first thought. Real gross domestic ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
France-based pipe manufacturer Vallourec has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2013, while also stating that for 2014 it expects a stable to moderate increase in sales and EBITDA. According to ...
Tags: Mineral, Vallourec's sales
Today, during Samsung's Developer Day keynote at the Mobile World Congress, lark CEO Julia Hu unveiled lark's Personal Assistant for Health and Wellness software on Samsung's flagship Galaxy S5 as part of newly announced S-Health. lark is a ...