Church & Dwight is set to add a new production line at its manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania to expand its gummy vitamin production capacity. Work on the $55m project is scheduled to commence in January 2014. The line is expected to ...
Dollar General Corporation reported record sales, operating profit and net income for its fiscal 2013 third quarter (13 weeks) ended November 1, 2013. Highlights: - Third Quarter Same-Store Sales Increased 4.4%; Total Sales Increased ...
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Mauritius-based clothing firm CIEL Textiles witnessed double-digit growth in first quarter profits as a result of good order books, improved international operations and rise in in seasonal sales of knitwear. Whilst all clusters and ...
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Plummeting EU sugar prices will pose "a significant challenge" to Napier Brown – the sugar trading subsidiary of the Real Good Food Company (RGFC) – said its chairman Pieter Totté. Falling EU sugar prices represented a ...
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HOUSTON — Bedding retailer Mattress Firm said its net income shot up more than 45% in the third fiscal quarter on a 17.7% increase in sales. The Top 100 retailer said the sales increase came from new and acquired stores, as well as ...
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HOUSTON — Top 100 retailer Mattress Firm said it has acquired a five-store bedding specialty chain in Nebraska and has agreed to buy a Wisconsin-based franchisee that operates 39 stores. The acquisitions, which were announced ...
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United Natural Foods, Inc. (the "Company") today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 ended November 2, 2013. "Continued demand and UNFI's focus on its core strategies delivered strong results during the first ...
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The unending slowdown in the Chinese economy saw the net profit of men's casual apparel manufacturer China Xiniya Fashion plunging by 89.4 per cent at RMB6.0 million in the third quarter ended September 30, 2013 from RMB56.4 million in the ...
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Thursday, Dec 05, 2013 CALGARY, Dec. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Enerplus Corporation ("Enerplus") (TSX: ERF) (NYSE: ERF) is pleased to announce that based upon continued strong operational performance during the months of October and November, we are ...
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Improving working conditions in Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) industry is crucial for achieving sustainable growth in the country, says a new report Bangladesh: Seeking better employment conditions for better socioeconomic outcomes, ...
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Russian steelmaker Severstal has announced that the distribution network of its Russian Steel Division in the January-September period this year increased its sales by five percent and more than doubled its EBITDA (earnings before interest, ...
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International credit ratings agency Moody's has stated that the acquisition of German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp's Alabama, US-based steel mill by the joint venture partnership between ArcelorMittal and Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal ...
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Sumitomo Life Insurance of Japan has reached an agreement to acquire 40% stake in PT Bank Negara Indonesia's life insurance business for nearly JPY36.2bn ($354m). Sumitomo Life said in a statement that the partnership with BNI and BNI ...
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In 9M 2013 (the period from January to September 2013) the Distribution Network of the Russian Steel Division of OAO Severstal, one of the world’s leading steel and steel-related mining companies, increased sales by 5% and more than ...
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Tesco has signed a multi-million pound deal with specialist meat packing business Hilton Food Group to boost the supply of packed fresh meat products in the UK from its plant near Huntingdon. Hilton's new partnership with Tesco was ...
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