'Made in China' gains credibility, as makers of home appliances expand Chinese home appliances and electronics are increasingly gaining popularity among European consumers because of their price advantages and innovation. Leading the ...
Tags: Home appliances, Electronics
Valentine's Day brings bonanza for boxed bouquets of blossoms Florists recorded a surge in sales of roses in the week leading up to Valentine's Day, with more people ordering luxurious bouquets of roses packed in boxes. Flower retailers ...
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Manchester United reported that revenue from its Nike managed merchandising business, which Adidas will take over next season, continued to decline in the fiscal second quarter. Man U reported Retail, Merchandising, Apparel & Product ...
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Advanced Photonix Inc (API) of Ann Arbor, MI, USA (which designs and makes APD, PIN, and FILTRODE photodetectors, HSOR high-speed optical receivers, and T-Ray terahertz instrumentation) and Luna Innovations Inc of Roanoke, VA, USA (which ...
Akzo Nobel N.V. has reported positive volume growth and an improvement in return on sales (ROS) for the full-year 2014. Excluding incidentals, ROS was 7.5 percent (2013: 6.1 percent). Operating income excluding incidentals grew 20 percent ...
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Australian salmon producer Tassal is contemplating the acquisition of private seafood business De Costi. This is in line with Tassal's strategy of increasing its product range from salmon to other seafood. The company, which has ...
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For the first fiscal quarter ended December 27, 2014, net loss climbed to $4.2 million or $0.53 per diluted share from a net loss for the prior year quarter of $1.6 million or $0.20 per share at Delta Apparel. “While lower sales ...
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Brand & Retail, the branded apparel segment at textile and denim major, Arvind Ltd witnessed sales surging 21.1 per cent year on year in the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014. Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 in ...
Quarterly solar photovoltaic (PV) module revenues (excluding processing service revenues) by the 20 leading global suppliers increased to US$5.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to IHS. Quarterly module revenues of the 20 ...
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Unit shipments of LED lamps and luminaires are expected to total 10.7 billion from 2014 through 2023, according to the report 'Energy Efficient Lighting for Commercial Markets' from Navigant Research. As new LED products have reached the ...
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Vertically-integrated LED firm Lextar Electronics expects the revenue proportion for LED lighting products in 2015 to rise to 30-40%, approximately double the level in 2014, according to the company. Lextar said it has received orders for ...
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Japanese beverage maker Suntory intends to double the revenue at Beam spirits business to $10bn over the next five years. The firm plans to leverage on the growing demand for drinks such as whiskey and bourbon. In addition, it is ...
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Despite a delayed 2014 winter, sales in the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014 at fashion apparel marketer Monte Carlo Fashions, surged 18.7 per cent from a year earlier quarter. Monte Carlo said revenues rose 18.7 per cent to ...
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The Consumer Products arm of The Walt Disney Company has reported a 22 per cent increase in its revenues for the first quarter - mainly thanks to Frozen. The firm reported CP revenues of $1.4 billion for the period ending December 27th, ...
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For its fiscal second-quarter 2015 (ended 27 December 2014), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $86.8m, down 15.6% on $102.9m a year ago and ...
Tags: end-market, Telecoms