Italian fashion retailer Benetton said it has contributed an additional $1.1 million to the Rana Plaza Trust Fund, doubling the sum recommended in an independent assessment of its contribution by PwC. “This payment of $1.1 ...
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Understanding competing countries and potential customers is an important aspect of global agriculture. To learn more about agriculture in foreign countries, farmers and agribusinesses frequently travel abroad. David Miller, the director ...
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An independent investigation, overseen by NuVasive’s board, found Alex Lukianov had not complied with certain company expense reimbursement and personnel policies. NuVasive’s CEO has resigned from the company after an ...
Canadian apparel retailer Gildan Activewear said it has completed the implementation of its previously announced two for one share split of its outstanding common shares by way of a share dividend. The common shares started trading on a ...
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded that German apparel and footwear brands should promote workers’ rights in their global operations by publicly disclosing names of factories producing their products. “Supply chain ...
Move is precursor to further liberalization of interest rate system An insurance system for bank deposits will start on May 1, a step toward scrapping remaining controls on interest rates and allowing lenders to fail in a more ...
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Gildan Activewear Inc. completed its two-for-one share split. On March 27, 2015, each shareholder of record of the company at the close of business on March 20, 2015 received one additional common share for each common share owned. As a ...
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Volkswagen has announced that the company will be cutting a shift from its Russian plant in Kaluga, which will result in 150 job losses. The German automaker said, starting this April, the Kaluga car plant located in south of the capital ...
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For the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2015, net sales at New York & Company, a specialty apparel chain with 504 retail stores slipped marginally year over year. In a press release, New York & Company said net sales ...
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Net sales for the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2015 at NYSE listed and off price apparel retailer, Burlington Stores lifted 11.3 per cent from a year earlier quarter. Burlington said its net sales increased 11.3 per cent ...
George Osborne has delivered his sixth Budget, and the last of the current Parliament. The key points are as follows: Economy The UK grew 2.6% in 2014, faster than any other advanced economy but lower than 3% predicted in December ...
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Quiksilver Inc. reported its losses narrowed on a 13.7 percent decline in sales for the first quarter ended Jan. 31, but of the "revenue cut-off issue" the company cited two weeks ago as the reason for postponing the release of the ...
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Net sales for the thirteen weeks ended January 30, 2015 at NYSE listed, Dollar General Corporation grew 9.9 per cent from a year earlier quarter. In a press release, Dollar General said its net sales increased 9.9 per cent to $4.94 ...
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Britain’s MPs have voted in favour of the introduction of plain standardised cigarette packaging from May 2016. Once implemented, England will be the third country to introduce such a law after Australia and Ireland. While this ...
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Gross profit at apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters surged 13 per cent year over year in the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2015 driven primarily by reduced markdowns. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, gross profit ...
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