The facts below got Sergei Plishka of Outerspace Design thinking: "Australians are among the most prolific waste producers in the world at 1.9 tonnes per person per year. "While consumers are increasingly concerned about the ...
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Canadian fashion retailer Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) has announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend for holders of the Company’s common shares in the amount of $0.05 per common share. ...
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Dairy Crest Group, Britain's largest dairy food company, plans to slash about 260 jobs and close its Hanworth glass bottling dairy and Chard facility, owing to lower demand for glass bottles and financial viability. As part of the plan, ...
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General Mills is planning to halt operations at its cereal plant and yogurt factory in the US, a move that would cut down the company's workforce by 600. The move is in line with the company's previously announced strategy to save $100m ...
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Patagonia will close all four of its stores in New York City until 3 p.m. Sunday to support the People's Climate March, President and CEO Rose Marcario announced on a company blog. "The People’s Climate March in New York City on ...
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a body recognised for fire safety, signed a partnership which will guide garment factories adopt best practices and most up to date standards for ...
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Kumho Tire Co. posted net profit of 52.6 billion won on net sales of 895 billion won for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. That compares to income of 50.8 billion won on sales of 1 trillion won for the second quarter of fiscal 2013. ...
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Packaged food company General Mills has reported first-quarter net earnings attributable to the company of $345.2m, compared to $459.3m in the previous year same period. For the 13 weeks ended 24 August 2014, net sales declined 2% to ...
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Iron ore declined sooner than expected this year as supplies exceeded demand and prices are unlikely to recover, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which said 2014 will mark the end of a so-called iron age. This year “is the ...
The investment was approved by the company’s board of trustees in a recent meeting, according to a Securities Times report. To build another LED factory, the company plans to raise financing to purchase 199 hectares (300 mu) of land ...
In August, China's finished steel output increased slightly, while domestic finished steel prices continued to soften in the given month due to slower economic growth, with the finished steel price decreases contributing to significant ...
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Supported by favorable government policies China’s LED industry initiated a new round of financing during the first half of 2014, according to a Chinese-language report by Consumption Daily. Innovative technology and new products ...
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In its interim results for the first six months ending July 31, 2014, UK-based fashion retailer NEXT said it had a good first half, achieving sales and profits ahead of its original expectations. Led primarily by retail stores sales ...
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Red ink was splashed across all financial parameters, including revenue and net loss at womenswear apparel retailer The Wet Seal in the fiscal second quarter ended August 2, 2014. The Net sales were down 11.2% to $121.2 million in the ...
Tags: Apparel, Textile, Womenswear
NYSE-listed apparel retailer, Oxford Industries, Inc. reported rise in net sales of 5% to reach $246.2 million in second fiscal quarter ended August 2, 2014, compared to $235.0 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2013. On an adjusted ...