Total Next Brand sales in the first half were up 2.3%, around the mid point of the +1% to +4% guidance range we issued in March. Full price sales were somewhat better than the headline figure as a result of a much smaller End of Season ...
Tags: Fashion Group, Apparel
The BMW i3 has been officially revealed at simultaneous unveilings in Beijing, London and New York. The i3 is the first electric vehicle from the BMW Group, and the German manufacturer claims it is also the world’s first premium car ...
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Resource companies have shaken off a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing to help the Australian sharemarket finish higher. At 4.15pm AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 5035.1. The broader All ...
Tags: Chinese Woes
Bicycle Retailer & Industry News is launching a weekly email newsletter that will deliver the top industry headlines published on our website directly to your inbox.? "While our web traffic continues to grow exponentially, we recognize ...
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Toyota and Nickelodeon have joined forces to create a unique 2014 Toyota Kluger inspired by children's cartoon favourite SpongeBob SquarePants. The brightly coloured Kluger – called the Highlander in North America – will ...
The BMW i3 has been almost completely revealed in a series of new official images. Only the grille and headlights, a thin strip below the window sills, and the tailgate and rear bumper BMW’s first mass-produced electric vehicle ...
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The Federal Trade Commission challenged Ardagh Group, S.A.'s proposed $1.7 billion acquisition of Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc., alleging that it will reduce competition and result in the two firms - the merged firm and its only remaining ...
A privacy debate has erupted in Japan over a new service from a major rail operator that sells private e-ticket records as marketing data. This week East Japan Railway (JR East), the country's largest rail company, has begun offering for ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
China's consumer price index (CPI), the primary measure of inflation, rose to 2.7% year-on-year in June from 2.1% in May, Reuters reported, citing data released by the National Bureau of Statistics today. A 4.9% increase in food prices ...
Tags: China Inflation
The all-new Volvo XC90 will feature three innovative new safety systems – including two claimed world firsts – when launches at the end of 2014. All three utilise Volvo's latest camera and radar technology to pre-empt ...
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NYMEX August crude settled $1.43 higher at $97.99/barrel Monday on Middle East tensions and as better-than-expected manufacturing data from Europe helped boost US equities. NYMEX's rise outpaced ICE August Brent's 84-cent gain to $103/b, ...
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The euro zone manufacturing sector moved a step closer to stabilization at the end of the second quarter, with rates of contraction in output and new orders continuing to ease. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) ...
What does it take to shake the Chinese market? If stock turmoil in Shanghai and talk of bank default don't strike fear in the heart of the nation, images of a metropolis falling into a chasm will perhaps do the trick. An image from the ...
Tags: Cash Squeeze, Banks
China's purchasing managers' index (PMI), a primary gauge of manufacturing growth, declined in June to the slowest reading in four months, Bloomberg reported, citing official data released today. The PMI declined to 50.1 last month from ...
Tags: PMI, manufacturing growth
The organiser of the JNA Awards, the most prestigious awards event to recognise and honour excellence and achievement in the jewellery and gemstone trade, is delighted to announce the addition of two industry veterans to the judging panel ...