The Japanese apparel market has seen significant growth in sales during the fiscal year of 2012 and is set for an era of development and relative stability, according to a recent report by JapanConsuming. According to the report on ...
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lululemon athletica inc announced financial results for the third quarter ended November 3, 2013. For the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2013: Net revenue for the quarter increased 20% to $379.9 million from $316.5 million in the ...
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Welspun India Ltd (WIL), the leading home textiles maker, has been spinning robust margins and profits on back of rupee's depreciation against US dollar, coupled with advantage of cheaper Indian cotton over key competitors like China and ...
While, gross sales of Coimbatore based KPR Mills rose 15.92% on sequential basis, when compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2013-14, it zoomed 34.25% from Rs. 351.18 Cr to Rs. 471.47 Cr on a year on year basis. The operating ...
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International credit ratings agency Standard and Poor's has announced the lowering of its forecast for US GDP growth for 2014 to 2.6 percent from the previous estimate of 3.1 percent, "amid the increased risks of a government stalemate and ...
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German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp has announced that it has opened a new automotive supply plant in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, with an investment of around $20 million. The company is now producing springs and stabilizers for the ...
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Food and beverage company WhiteWave Foods is set to acquire Earthbound Farm from its shareholders and owners in an all-cash deal of $600m. Earthbound Farm is an organic produce brand in North America. It produces and markets organic fresh ...
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The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack announced that in the third quarter ended Nov. 2, 2013, the company had net sales of $507 million, a decrease of $2.6 million for the same period last year, and net income of $1 million compared to a ...
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Burlington Stores, Inc., a nationally recognized off-price retailer of high-quality, branded apparel at everyday low prices, announced its results for the third quarter and year-to-date ended November 2, 2013. Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 ...
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Eight city corporations in Bangladesh, India will be replacing fluorescent and sodium street lights to energy saving LED lights, according to local newspaper The Daily Star. The replacement to LED is estimated to save the province 10 ...
Fifth & Pacific Companies, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Lucky Brand Jeans to an affiliate of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (LGP) for total consideration of $225 million, with $140 million of the ...
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For its fiscal second-quarter 2014 (ended 27 October 2013), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported a fifth consecutive quarter of revenue growth, to a record $290.7m. This is ...
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Aibel is to carry out modifications to Kristin valued at NOK 200 million. The task is to connect the platform to the new Polarled pipeline. The contract has been awarded as a part of the framework agreement Aibel has with Statoil on ...
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For fiscal fourth-quarter 2013 (to end-September), Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which makes compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets, has reported revenue of $43.1m, down ...
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India faces several challenges in exploring for shale gas and commercial production may be expected only in another 10 years, Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency, said Wednesday. Shale gas is ...