Genesco Inc. announced that comparable sales, including both stores and direct sales, increased 10 percent for the quarter-to-date period ended Jan. 3, from the equivalent period last year. Same store sales increased 9 percent and sales ...
Switching to vaping is definitely a smart decision. Yet, this does not mean that all ecig products out there are worthy purchases. Knowing about shopping for electronic cigarettes wisely can help guarantee that your hard earned money is ...
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Did You Know?Linoleum was discovered in 1855 by Englishman Frederick Walton who thought of it as an alternative to the expensive India rubber.If your home space is a center to juice spills, skateboard activities, pets, damp footwear, and a ...
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Overall shop prices reported deflation for the 20th consecutive month, decelerating to 1.7% in December, after reporting deflation of 1.9% in November, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index. On a 12-month average basis, the ...
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Supplier of uniforms, UniFirst Corporation said its revenues climbed 6.8 per cent and net income 8.6 per cent; both from a year ago quarter for its fiscal 2015 first quarter ended November 29, 2014. First fiscal quarter of 2015 revenues ...
Tags: uniform, workwear programs, facility service programs, Apparel
Diamantaires were happy to see the back of 2014. After all, it was a tough year in which polished diamond prices declined, accelerating the general downtrend evident since mid-2011. Therefore, there is understandably some uncertainty about ...
The prices of both imported and domestically produced LPG rebounded in East and South China this week, after falling 21-34% over the previous five weeks, supported by increasing demand and improving sentiment, trade sources said Friday, ...
The reduction of bank credit available to the diamond industry is a game changer that will influence the market for many years to come. Therefore, this column has chosen bank credit as its most important story of 2014, rising above other ...
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UK smoking rate has been reduced to its lowest ever level since the recording commenced in the 1940s. Official figures are suggesting that the smoking prevalence among older than 18 years old users decreased from 19.8% back in 2012 to 18.7% ...
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In Japan, core machinery orders in October fell for the first time in five months, down 6.4% on year. The orders, widely regarded as a leading indicator of capital spending, signals the corporate sector has become cautious about boosting ...
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Spot export offers for Chinese magnesium ingot on a FOB basis generally remained steady, supported by stable domestic prices in steady trading volumes, industry sources said Thursday. Platts assessed its weekly magnesium ingot (minimum ...
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This year,China has cut off oil exports to north Korea and north Korea promised to stop nuclear development and announced a return to the six-party talks to resume the conditions for export. This is an action to continue to pressure on ...
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Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall by 2.7% in 2014, an improvement from the previous forecast of negative 3.7%, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Although third-quarter results were a few points ahead of forecast ...
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The Grib diamond mine in Russia, owned by the somewhat unlikely candidate of oil supplier Lukoil, is arguably the most prospective of the new generation of diamond mines. Therefore, its launch of commercial mining earlier this year and the ...
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While, New York cotton futures for the November trading month tended to be firm, the CIF Bremen Index remained almost unchanged in the current week. According to reports, various reasons were said to contribute to the strong December NY ...