UK-based Stock Spirits Group anticipates its full year results for 2014 to conclude around the lower end of its forecast, due to decline in sales volume in Poland. The company reported that sales in Poland has decreased during third ...
Tags: vodka, vodka-based flavored liqueurs, wines, Agriculture
BASF and Save the Children will pool their expertise to develop solutions including improvement of water accessibility and quality in Mumbai, and livelihoods and food security in the Turkana region of Kenya. The project development ...
Tags: water pipes, Construction
Supporting some upbeat holiday forecasts, Zumiez and Pacific Sunwear of California both raised fourth-quarter guidance after reporting healthy comps in December. A few department stores also showed above-plan performances although both ...
Tags: hard goods, footwear, Sporting Goods
Japanese business leaders once again are touting “made in Japan” labels, promising to return production from overseas to take advantage of the yen’s sharp drop, which has reduced the once sky-high cost of manufacturing ...
Tags: labels, trade deficit, exports, Electrical
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$295.2 billion for 2014, increasing on year by 2.75%, and the value for 2015 is expected to increase by 3.58% on year, according to Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), a ...
Tags: export value, economic growth, Electrical
U.S. factory production rose in December as manufacturers churned out more furniture, computers and steel, offsetting a small decline in autos. The Federal Reserve says factory production increased 0.3 percent last month, the fourth ...
Tags: computers, steel, Electrical
Brazilian cotton output might again reduce in the 2014/15 crop, but would still be close to the average registered over the last 11 seasons, says the latest fortnightly report of CEPEA. “In worldwide terms, a supply decrease is ...
Tags: remunerative prices, export costs, exchange rate ratio, Textile
Nearly six in 10 younger skiers and snowboarders, or 59 percent, find on-site equipment rentals extremely important on a ski/snowboard vacation, compared to 42 percent of mature travelers, according to a customer survey by Wyndham Vacation ...
Tags: skiers, snowboarders, Sporting Goods
The LEGO Driving School will expand with a new lane and a revamped training area. LEGOLAND Windsor has detailed a raft of improvements and additions set to be in place for March 2015. The park's famous traffic attractions will become ...
Tags: LEGO Driving School, hotel rooms, Toys
For fiscal first-quarter 2015 (to end-November 2014), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $2.9m, down 15% on $3.4m a year ago but up 29% on $2.3m last quarter, due to both design wins in ...
Tags: LED components, LED chip, Electrical
The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry dropped 5.1 percent year on year to 161.75 points in December, which was about 4 points lower than November's reading and the lowest since July 2010. The average jewelry CPI for 2014 slipped 4 ...
PPG Industries reported fourth quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.71 billion, up $207 million, or 6 percent, versus the prior-year figure of $3.5 billion. Net sales in local currencies grew 10 percent year-over-year, ...
Tags: portfolio management, earnings-accretive cash deployment, Construction
Adjusted gross profit in the second fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2014 climbed 57 per cent year on year at NYSE listed Performance Sports Group. As against $39.6 million in the year-ago quarter, adjusted gross profit rose 57 per cent ...
Tags: sales, marketing costs, Apparel
Blizzard has announced it’s going to be doling out miniature Orc statues to its most loyal World of Warcraft players. The game studio says that anyone who has been playing the game since its launch will be eligible for the gift. ...
Tags: Gifts, Consumer Electronics, players
China this week issued the first round of oil product export quotas for 2015, with volumes totaling 9.75 million mt, industry sources said Wednesday, January 14. This is significantly more than the roughly 8 million mt of quotas that were ...
Tags: Oil Export, Crude Oil