Apple's iOS and Google's Android have the widest adoption among mobile BI (business intelligence) applications, as the products are becoming more mature, according to a report from market research company Ovum. Mobile BI is far from a new ...
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Thorntons missed out on the Christmas online shopping boom due to the late deployment of its new website and operational issues that “had a significant impact on sales in the period”, new figures reveal. Thorntons missed out ...
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UK confectioner Thorntons sounded a cautious note on the year ahead despite booking an increase in second-quarter sales. In the 14 weeks to 12 January, total sales grew by 5.4% to GBP88m (US$141.1m), the group reported today (16 ...
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December retail sales were up compared to November and also on an annual basis, to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that December retail sales at ...
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CEO of Nissan Motor, Carlos Ghosn, said in Detroit auto show on Monday that Nissan will remain cautious about investment in China before China-Japan relations have been improved. In the early days, the three biggest Japanese automakers ...
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Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India ended the week stable to slightly lower on Friday, amid a pick up in fixture activity, even as the market continues to be weighed down ...
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Chinese end-users have switched to concluding term contract deals and lessened their spot buying with the approach of China's Lunar New Year festivities in mid-February, as spot prices for south China stayed rangebound in Thursday's trading ...
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Portugal and Poland-focused retailer Jeronimo Martins has seen strong growth at its Biedronka chain lift the group to a double-digit sales rise for 2012. For the 12 months to the end of December, Jeronimo Martins reported net sales up by ...
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Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc., today announced that for the fourth consecutive year, the Call of Duty® franchise has delivered the biggest entertainment launch of the year. The ...
Marks and Spencer's share price has taken a hit after the retailer reported worse-than-expected third-quarter sales figures, despite strong demand for food over Christmas. Shares in the UK retailer dropped by around 5% today (10 January) ...
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True to their tradition, textile and clothing shops in Spain have started offering discounts (rebajas) on the purchase of their products from the next day of Reyes, the day of the Kings, usually celebrated on January 6 each year. ...
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Results from CIO's annual 'State of the CIO' survey, now in its 12th year, finds more CIOs optimistic about prospects for both their businesses and industries in the year ahead. State of the CIO However, many IT executives continue to ...
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Surging derivatives trade on the Australian Securities Exchange last month helped offset the continued decline in equities trading as the market operator searches for new growth business. Investors are continuing to treat shares with ...
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Irving, Texas-based Commercial Metals Company announced Monday its financial results for fiscal Q1 2013, ended November 30, 2012. Net earnings attributable to CMC for the first quarter were $49.7 million on net sales of $1.8 billion. This ...
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Sergei Kuznetsov has been CEO of both Severstal International and Severstal North America since July 2009.He joined Severstal in 2002 to head the business planning group created to acquire foreign assets and develop international ...
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