K'Nex unveiled a life-sixed replica of the Bloodhound Supersonic Car at Brooklands Motor and Aviation Museum on Friday, August 29th. The impressive construction - which ToyNews was invited along to see - has been awarded the Guinness ...
Tags: Supersonic Car, Toys
In August this year, the purchasing managers index (PMI) for the Chinese steel sector was at 48.4 percent, down by 0.2 percentage points as compared to July, still below the 50 percent threshold, as announced by the China Steel Logistics ...
Tags: Steel Sector, Mineral
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector was at 51.1 percent in August of the current year, down 0.6 percentage points compared to July and indicating the first correction after five consecutive months of ...
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Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers generally saw orders increase in August, according to industry sources in Taiwan. The sequential increases resulted from the makers reducing quotes to US$0.33/W for polycrystalline models ...
A manifold hike in interest expense, pushed NASDAQ-listed and apparel and home décor retailer Gordmans Stores Inc to report a net loss in the second fiscal quarter ended August 2, 2104 compared to net profit, a year earlier. ...
Tags: home décor, Retailer Gordmans, Apparel
Q2 spending also up by 56% in Asia, but EMEA down, says sector report by Infonetics. Market research firm Infonetics Research has published a vendor market share and preliminary analysis from its Optical Network Hardware report on sales ...
Tags: Optical Hardware, Electronics
The Multifamily Production Index (MPI), an indicator for the multifamily market released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), posted a gain of five points to a reading of 58 for the second quarter. It is the 10th straight ...
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According to the monthly consumer tendency survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the consumer confidence index* in Turkey, which stood at 73.9 points in July, decreased by 0.9 percent month on month in August this ...
Led by a decline of 9% in US sales, net sales at NYSE-listed apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co slipped 6% year on year in the thirteen weeks to August 2, 2014. In the second fiscal quarter of 2014, revenues at Abercrombie & Fitch ...
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Despite a 50% growth in the North American online business, net earnings crashed 50.5% year-on-year at lifestyle apparel retailer Guess Inc in the second fiscal quarter ending August 2, 2014. For the second quarter of 2014, Guess ...
The dog days of August are evident in the electronics components market: lead times and prices haven’t moved significantly from the prior month, according to Avnet’s most recent Market and Technology Trends report. Although ...
Tags: electronics components, components
On August 27, 2014, Sinotruk released its sales report of the first half year in 2014. According to the report, the turnover of Sinotruk registered 122.36 billion yuan, and net profits was 2.84 billion yuan, up by 19.12% and 53.40% ...
LORD Corporation has announced the recipients of the 2014 President’s Circle Award. The inductees to the President’s Circle are Jim Nietupski, Key Account Manager, Sales & Marketing, Aerospace & Defense Eastern Regional Sales; ...
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The food recall warning issued on August 6, 2014 has been updated to include an additional product. The additional product was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) food safety investigation. Concord Premium Meats ...
Tags: Recall Warning, Marc Angelo, Food
What are the five new technologies every tire retailer should know about? Modern Tire Dealer asked Kevin Rohlwing, senior vice president of training for the Tire Industry Association, who says the biggest challenge was narrowing the list ...