In June 2013, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 1,882.7 billion yuan, up by 13.3 percent year-on-year (nominal growth rate. The real growth rate was 11.7 percent. The follows are nominal growth rates if there’s no ...
Tags: Total Retail Sales, Consumer Goods
Soraa Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops solid-state lighting technology built on ‘GaN on GaN’ (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) substrates, has appointed George Stringer as senior VP of North America Sales and Nick ...
Tags: Soraa, GaN-on-GaN, LED MR16 Lamps
Olde Thompson is recalling 1,075 cases of Earth’s Pride Organics Organic Oregano packed in 2.2oz. glass jar due to possible contamination by Salmonella, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recall affects ...
Global multiline property and casualty insurer the ACE Group has expanded critical catastrophe limits to $30m, throughout all its North American retail and wholesale broker-distributed commercial property lines of business. The company ...
As reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in June of the current year the wholesale selling prices of industrial products in Germany were 0.7 percent higher compared to June 2012, following the 0.1 percent year-on-year ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Oil
Shale gas production in the UK could boost tax revenues and improve the nation's trade balance, but is unlikely to reduce gas prices, and is no short-term fix for national energy needs, according to Howard Rogers of the Oxford Institute for ...
Burberry plc reports first quarter trading update ending June 30, 2013. Highlights for the three months to 30 June 2013 - Retail revenue £339m, up 18% underlying - Comparable store sales up 13%, in line with our expectations for the ...
The prospect of downloading data, sending text messages and making calls without incurring huge roaming charges while travelling in Europe came a step closer on Tuesday when politicians voted in favor of new legislation. A call to end ...
Tags: Abolishing Roaming
European over-the-counter natural gas market volumes in June jumped 20.6% from the previous year, boosted by strong growth on the German GASPOOL, French PEG Nord and Austrian VTP hubs, according to data published by the London Energy ...
Clearwire shareholders approved Sprint Nextel's takeover of their company on Monday, ending a saga that had included years of uncertainty and finally a bidding war for the spectrum-rich wireless network operator. Sprint co-founded ...
Tags: Computer Products, 4G, softwrae, wireless network
Driven by double-digit increases in its wholesale and retail divisions, Bassett Furniture Inds. said second-quarter sales rose 20.4%. It marked the third straight quarter in which sales were more than 20% ahead of the same quarter the ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
American Apparel, a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of branded fashion, announced preliminary sales for the month ended June 30, 2013. On a preliminary basis, total net sales for June 2013 were $55.9 million, ...
Tags: American Apparel, branded fashion
FX Networks, owner and operator of a national network in New Zealand, has selected Infinera Corp's DTN-X platform for its nationwide network. Infinera, of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, is a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
UK-based cheese manufacturer Futura Foods has sold 44% stake to Danish dairy firm Nordex Food for an undisclosed amount, as part of its efforts to strengthen its presence and bring Nordex's into the country. Nordex Food is a privately ...
Tags: Futura Foods, Nordex Food
The bedding industry posted modest gains in May, with units rising 1.3% while the dollar value of wholesale bedding shipments increased 2.0%. The International Sleep Products Assn.'s May Bedding Barometer report shows that overall ...
Tags: bedding industry, Daily Use, Light Industry