General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) dealers delivered 171,486 vehicles in the United States in January 2014. Retail sales were down 10 percent year over year, although retail deliveries of passenger cars were up slightly. Fleet deliveries ...
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The bedding industry posted modest gains for 2013, with units increasing by 1.5% and dollars climbing by 2.1%, according to preliminary figures released by the International Sleep Products Assn. The figures showed the innerspring segment ...
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Altria Group's has acquired the e-vapor business Green Smoke for $110 million in cash plus up to $20 million in incentive payments. Posting $40 million revenue in 2013, the majority of Green Smoke's sales are online in the U.S. The ...
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China predicted to use 45 billion cubic meters of gas by 2030 As China strives to convert to cleaner energy, its liquefied natural gas production capacity will soar in 2014, with higher profits supporting more projects. Fifty-five ...
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In 1984, with only $25,000 in Chinese government funding and a dusty 20-square-metre bungalow as their headquarters, a small group of scientists in Beijing founded a firm called New Technology Developer Inc. Thirty years later, the tech ...
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Related smartphones Kantar: Apple Loses Q4 Smartphone Share In U.S., Other Markets smartphones Solid Holiday Sales For Tablets, Smartphones smartphones Connected Device Shipments To Exceed 2.3B In 2013 smartphones Cellular Headed Toward OS, ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corp. promoted Dave Powers, currently president, global direct-to-consumer (DTC), to president of omni-channel, reporting to the CEO. In addition to continuing to oversee Deckers' domestic DTC operations, he will also ...
Tags: DTC, UGG, E-Commerce channel, Omni-Channel strategy
The Ikea Group's net income increased by 3.1% to €3.3b for the financial year 2013 (to 31st August 2013), and market conditions continued to improve, reports the retailer, with strong growth in China, Russia and the US. ...
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Australian beer company Coopers Brewery enjoyed record beer sales for the 2013 calendar year, moving beyond the 70 million litre mark for the first time in the Company’s history, as market research organisation IBISWorld findings ...
New numbers on smartphones suggest they’ve notched a significant milestone. The global market topped 1 billion shipments for the first time in 2013, covering about one-seventh of the world’s population, according to research by ...
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The Android ecosystem and wearable technology will probably get a boost from the patent deal Google and Samsung have struck, but the agreement is unlikely to have an influence on Samsung’s intellectual property disputes with Apple, ...
More consumer tires are sold through the independent tire dealer distribution channel than any other, by far. However, it is not the fastest growing channel. That "honor" belongs to -- drum roll, please -- auto dealerships. While ...
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Haier brand manager Yvonne Hong has made the jump to sister company Fisher & Paykel, with the New Zealand appliance brand appointing Hong as senior brand manager. Hong previously worked with Fisher & Paykel, joining as marketing assistant ...
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Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited (MG) today announced that as a result of Saputo Inc (Saputo) acquiring a controlling interest in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited (WCB), it intends to seek the consent ...
According to Korean media, the Andriod platdorm crossed 93.4% market share in Korean market, ranking first all over the wolrd, 19.1% higher than in Asian market. Insiders said that due to the three domestic handset makers Samsung, LG and ...
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