McDonald's has announced plans to open restaurants in Kazakhstan in 2015, in conjunction with a local developmental licensee, Kairat Boranbayev. Kazakhstan is McDonald's 120th global market and the 39th market that will be managed as a ...
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Higher product clearance promotions drove down gross margin in the first fiscal quarter ended October 27, 2014, at women’s apparel retailer and NASDAQ listed, Bebe Stores. Bebe Stores said gross margin from continuing operations as ...
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 ...
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In an update on its third fiscal quarter ending November 1, 2014 performance, Mike Jeffries led apparel retailer, Abercrombie & Fitch said its sales slipped 12%, from a year earlier quarter. Net sales for the third quarter of 2014 went ...
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The Melt has added burger melts, chicken melts, russet potato fries and creamy mac & cheese to the menu's already expansive grilled cheese melt offerings. The new, creatively designed menu items, which will be available at all of The Melt ...
The biggest retailer in the world, Wal-Mart Stores delivered near flat third quarter of 2014 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, from the prior year quarter. Although diluted earnings per share from continuing ...
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MamaMancini's, a manufacturer and marketer of specialty pre-prepared, frozen and refrigerated "all natural" food products (as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture), announced today that, effective October 24, 2014, Matthew ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Kiosks will open later this month in two stores. Toys R Us in the US is to pilot in-store 3D printing kiosks. The kiosks will open later this month in two TRU stores across the states, offering customer the chance to create toys and ...
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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 ...
Moncler reported revenues grew 18 percent in currency-neutral (c-n) terms in the nine months ended Sept. 30 on strong overseas sales of its luxury ski wear and fashion apparel. The Italian company reported revenues of €449.3 million ...
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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 ...
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Bolton-based family-run furniture and home accessories company, Global Interiors, is set to dramatically expand its operation after receiving a £80k BFS Business Loan which is drawn from a £24m fund delivered by Business Finance ...
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This is the sixth year that Disney Store has run the campaign and this Christmas is set to see the 100,000th soft toy donated to charity. Disney Store is supporting both Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and In ...