At its annual meeting last week,members of the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association(CEMA)expressed cautious optimism for the future while celebrating the second consecutive year of record-breaking numbers. According to Bob ...
HONG KONG -- Samson Holdings, parent company of Chinese case goods and upholstery producer Lacquer Craft, said its sales fell slightly in the first half of 2012, but profits increased due to lower cost of sales and reduced marketing ...
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has hit back at calls to delay its flagship welfare reform following concerns that the IT underpinning the Universal Credit project is not ready. Labour is now calling on the government to ...
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August retail sales showed growth at a time when consumers are still being cautious with discretionary spending,according to data from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation. Commerce reported that ...
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Termites are often termed as the quiet destroyer because they may be furtively thrashing and flourishing in your underground or upper floor without any immediate symptoms of harm. While each termite species prospers in different ...
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Thorntons saw its share price rise this morning (12 September) despite lower full-year profits as an improved second-half performance led to better-than-expected pre-tax earnings. In the 53 weeks to the end of December, Thorntons saw a ...
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IDG News Service-SAP is close to having 600 customers for its HANA in-memory database platform and is also making some adjustments to enterprise edition pricing,an executive said during a webcast event on Wednesday. There are now more ...
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Despite a steady rise in retail spending, Australian retailers are still feeling the effects of low levels of consumer sentiment, driven by economic uncertainty and low job security. Retail sales growth over the past six months has been ...
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Pinnacle Machine Tool Co.,Ltd.has launched feature-laden five-axis CNC machining centers to meet rising demand from high-end manufacturers looking to maintain precision production but reduce cost to be more competitive amid various ...
Foxconn International Holdings(FIH),the world's largest contract producer of smartphones,has seen shares fall 3.5 per cent after its worst-ever first-half net loss. The manufacturer posted a$226m loss for the January to June ...
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A GOOD LEADER.... 1.respects the privacy of an associate's''working space'. 2.is friendly but cautious not to''cross the line''involving business and personal relationships. 3.realizes that employees with family ties may affect and ...
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IDG News Service-Growth in the PC market is expected to be slower than last year,after mid-year shipments slowed as consumers were hit by weak economic conditions,and also postponed purchases to evaluate Windows 8 and Ultrabook products ...
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UK frozen food manufacturer Iglo Group has booked an increase in first-half profits but warned it expects markets in the second half of the year to remain "challenging". EBITDA in the six-month period climbed 12.8% to GBP180.3m ...
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The U.S. plastics industry is continuing its long climb out of the depths of the great recession, with an expansion in 2011 expected to be followed by more growth in 2012, but looming threats and unanswered questions have created a market ...
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JDSU’s quarterly revenue rises 7.4%, driven by growth in North America On a non-GAAP basis, for fiscal 2012 (to end-June), JDSU of Milpitas, CA, USA has reported net revenue of $1682.7m, down 7.4% on fiscal 2011’s USD1816.2m. ...