Checkpoint Systems, Inc, a RFID solutions provider for the retail industry, said in the third fiscal quarter of 2014, it reported the highest gross profit margins ever seen in the last ten years. Gross profit margin at Checkpoint expanded ...
Tags: RFID solutions, Gross profit margin, Textile
NYSE-listed and babies and kids apparel retailer Carter’s Inc has announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend for holders of the Company’s common shares in the amount of $0.19 per ...
Tags: kids apparel retailer, Net income, Apparel
Healthy Food Brands, a leading licensed and branded confectionary manufacturer with headquarters in New York, announced that they have partnered with Welch's to develop and market a wholesome snacking line under the Welch's brand. The ...
Tags: Healthy Food Brands, Food, Welch's
DKS has a 16-page flyer offering deals of all sorts, including 25% off Nike Pro compression apparel and free shipping and free returns on apparel orders at dicks.com. Other circular promotions include $20 off a future purchase of $100 or ...
Ecco Domani, an Italian wine brand, is launching Ecco Domani Prosecco, a lightly effervescent Prosecco with a contemporary screw cap closure. Prosecco continues to grow in popularity, with wine enthusiasts everywhere embracing the fun, ...
U.S. specialty jewelry store sales rose only 1.2 percent year on year to $2.244 billion in September. The sales total was the weakest by value since January when revenue estimates barely topped $2 billion. As reported earlier on Rapaport ...
Tags: specialty jewelry, jewelry
According to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, UK retail sales were flat last month, at 0.0% on a like-for-like basis from October 2013, when they had increased 0.8% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 1.4%, against a ...
Tags: Furniture Retail Sales, Furnishing
Alpargatas reported revenues from the United States and exports to markets outside Europe, Argentina and its home market of Brazil, increased 31.4 percent to $25.1 million in the third quarter as its Havaianas sandals brand grew a toehold ...
Bauer Hockey Corp. has agreed to stop claiming its Bauer RE-AKT hockey helmet protects players from concussions after Canada's Competition Bureau challenged the claim. Under the terms of a consent agreement reached with the Bureau, Bauer ...
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With the crucial 27-day, traditional Holiday season upon us, which will start for many retailers and shoppers after Mom puts away the last of the pie on Thanksgiving night, Planalytics is forecasting warmer and drier readings than in 2013 ...
Tags: Seasonal Demand, Sporting Goods
The annual 2014 Specsavers everywoman in Retail Ambassadors have recently been announced at a ceremony in central London attended by Dame Mary Perkins and several hundred leading business figures representing over 50 retail brands. Twelve ...
Tags: Specsavers Everywoman, Furniture
The 104 piece puzzle joins a burgeoning portfolio of puzzles based on Disney's hit animation with more planned for 2015. Clementoni has expanded its Disney’s Frozen offering with a new Frozen Gem Puzzle. The 104 piece jigsaw ...
Tags: jigsaw puzzle, Toys
Import cargo volume at U.S. ports is forecast to hit 1.4 million containers in November, down 12% from the record volume of 1.59 million containers that flowed through in both Sep. and Oct. as retailers rushed to bring merchandise in ahead ...
Tags: West Coast, Sporting Goods
“Shopkins certainly ticks all the boxes for the next collectable craze” says Bulldog Licensing Shopkins has all the ingredients to become the next playground craze, according to the collectable brand’s licensing agency, ...
The Boston Beer Company reported third quarter 2014 net revenue of $269.7m, an increase of $53.3m or 25% over the same period last year, mainly due to core shipment growth of 23%. Net income for the third quarter was $37.9 million, or ...