US confectioner Hershey has raised its full-year profit outlook despite reporting a 10% drop in third-quarter earnings. In the three months to the end of September, net profit slumped 79.8% to US$176.7m, while EBIT fell 6% to $301.7m. ...
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The Jones Group Inc.reported results for the third quarter ended September 29,2012.Revenues for the third quarter of 2012 were$1,035 million,as compared with$1,043 million for the third quarter of 2011. The Company reported adjusted ...
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Small LED lighting producers in China are banding together to take on the industry`s multinational giants in the West The invention of incandescent lamps by American inventor Thomas Edison more than a century ago not only marked the ...
Australian upholstery specialist Moran Furniture is making its debut at the fall High Point Market as a kickoff to a push into the North American and South American markets. The Quebec sofa is among the pieces Australian upholstery ...
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Everything Everywhere is set to be the exclusive launch partner of Nokia's Lumia 920 smartphones,which are designed to run on the mobile operator's 4G network. The Financial Times reported that the Finnish company is in talks with ...
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An estimated 1.05 million LED light bulbs will be sold in Taiwan by the end of this year, 2.7 folds more than last year's level, according to the non-profit Photonic Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA). The association ...
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US private-label food group Ralcorp Holdings has reported an increase in third-quarter profits, helped by higher sales and a gain from hedging contracts. Ralcorp, which makes cereals, sauces and pasta for US retailers, booked net earnings ...
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Computerworld - Seagate's stock price dropped 8% today after the company announced it expects weak first-quarter performance based on slowing PC sales. The news followed a lack-luster quarter, which Seagate reported yesterday. Seagate ...
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Nexgen Mediatech Inc., a part of CHIMEI Group's vertical integration strategy for optoelectronics investment, has set a target to sell its newly launched E1 series LED desk lampsfor over 40,000 to lead the island market with a 30% market ...
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Global retail prices of LED light bulbs dropped slightly in June with the ASP of 40W equivalent LED light bulbs falling 4.5%to US$19.9 per unit,while those 60W equivalent bulbs were down 2.3%to US$32.7,according to data from LEDinside. ...
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UK confectioner Thorntons has maintained a cautious outlook, despite seeing some improvement in sales trends during the fourth quarter. The company, which sells chocolates through supermarkets as well as its own and franchised stores, ...
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Retailers without a mature multichannel offering could soon start haemorrhaging cash, as customers expect a unified shopping experience in the next two years, according to research. Some 60% of respondents said they expect converged ...
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Late September, the business area is 20000 square metres of the top international household mall in operation. In just a few short years, furniture appear more and more independent stores, the scale of the constructions are getting more and ...
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There are pretty much two ways to look at the laminate flooring category in 2010. The optimists will focus on the fact that for the second consecutive year, and in a very tough economic climate, laminate manufacturers moved more square feet ...
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