August manufacturing activity picked up where July left off, according to the most recent edition of the Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure ...
GE Lighting has supplied the tourist destination of Baguio City in the Philippines with new LED streetlights, while Bath, UK; Sydney, Australia; and Horsham, Pennsylvania launch SSL roadway projects. GE Lighting has supplied LED ...
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Dollar General Corporation reported record sales, operating profit and net income for its fiscal 2013 second quarter (13 weeks) ended August 2, 2013. Highlights: - Second Quarter Same-Store Sales Increased 5.1%; Total Sales Increased ...
Microsoft is to acquire Nokia's Devices & Services business, which includes the smartphone and mobile phones businesses, and license the Finnish company's patents for a total of €5.44 billion (US$7 billion) in cash, the companies said ...
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China's Non-manufacturing PMI was 54.1 Percent in August National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-09-03 14:32:28 Department of Service Statistics of NBS China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) In August, ...
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Adoption of Ginesys solution helped apparel brand and retailer Mufti stream-line its processes across multiple functions over its 191 exclusive stores pan-India. Mufti had a local software solution installed in its stores that presented ...
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The recovery in the eurozone manufacturing sector entered its second month during August. At 51.4, up from a flash reading of 51.3, the seasonally adjusted Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI® rose for the fourth successive month to reach ...
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White-box tablet shipments reached only 15.9 million units in the second quarter of 2013, down 26.3% sequentially due to weakening tablet demand in May and June. Many smaller white-box players were also forced to quit the market, according ...
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Worldwide PC shipments are now expected to fall by -9.7 percent in 2013, further deepening what is already the longest market contraction on record, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The ...
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Smartphones with screen sizes of 5- to just under 7-inch, colloquially known as phablets, overtook shipments of each of the portable PC and tablet device categories in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) in the second quarter of 2013, according ...
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China's PMI Was 51.0 Percent in August National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-09-02 14:21:02 Department of Service Statistics of NBS China Federation of Logistics and Purchases (CFLP) In August, China's manufacturing purchasing ...
Leisure Trends Group recently released results from its Retail POS Survey conducted in August. Representatives from multiple sporting goods industries took the survey, with 237 IBD's participating—the most of any industry. The ...
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Freemark Apparel Brands (FAB) is a visionary Canadian cwholesaler that harnesses business prowess and intuition to secure global brands and supply them to prominent retailers. Since its foundation in 2004, FAB has continuously demonstrated ...
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GAO RFID Inc. recommends its UHF Gen 2 RFID Laundry Tag specially designed for the tough conditions required in laundry applications. This UHF RFID tag can also be deployed for pallets, boxes and trays. The ultra high frequency Gen 2 RFID ...
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Entering its 25th year in business, Fisher Textiles, a leading supplier of fabrics for digital printing, based in Indian Trail, North Carolina has increased its warehouse space with a new 22,500 square foot facility located in Indian Trail. ...
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