Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs is studying the feasibility of subsidizing households which replace fluorescent lighting and incandescent lights with LED light bulbs, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Francis Liang made the remark on ...
HIGH POINT -- New factory orders in July were 4% above July 2011, and are up 4% year-to-date, according to the latest Smith Leonard survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. The July increase came on the heels of ...
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The Ministry of Economic Affairs is studying the feasibility of subsidizing households which replace fluorescent lighting and incandescent lights with energy-efficient and higher-priced LED light bulbs, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs ...
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Nationwide retailer Postie Plus Group Limited (PPGL) reported a normalised full year net profit of $493,000 before one off restructuring costs (net loss of $183,000 including one off costs) relating to the sale of ...
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Sales of new powered two-wheelers(PTWs)in Europe Union(EU)saw a continued year-on-year(YoY)drop of 8.2%in the first quarter of 2012,and a 15%year-on-year(YoY)decrease in the first five months,according to the Association of Motorcycle ...
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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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Myer Holdings Limited releases full year results ending 28 July 2012. Financial highlights Sales • FY2012 sales down 1.3% to $3,119 million, down 2.0% on a comparable store sales basis • 2H2012 sales down 0.7% to ...
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Despite poor performance on the high street this summer, 86% of UK retailers are either optimistic about or undaunted by Christmas trading prospects this year and 85% see strong or steady company growth levels in 2013. This was revealed ...
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Hooker Furniture reported net sales of $50.2 million and net income of $1.5 million, or $0.14 per share, for its fiscal 2013 second quarter, which ended July 29, 2012. For the fiscal 2013 first half, net sales were $101.9 million and net ...
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La-Z-Boy Incorporated reported its operating results for the fiscal 2013 first quarter ended July 28, 2012. Fiscal 2013 first-quarter highlights : Sales for the first quarter increased 7.6% compared with the fiscal 2012 first ...
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TORONTO — Leon's Furniture reported its net earnings per share fell 18.8% in the second quarter, driven in part by rising marketing costs, sagging housing starts and waning consumer confidence. Leon's said system-wide sales were ...
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BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) has unveiled "beta" versions of its forthcoming smartphones to telecoms carriers. Perhaps aware that time is not on its side, RIM has gone on the offensive, touting its new range of phones ...
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Nestle's share price increased this morning (9 August) as the Kit-Kat maker booked an increase in first-half profit and reaffirmed its full-year guidance. The Swiss food giant reported an 8.9% increase in earnings of CHF5.12bn (US$5.26bn) ...
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Furniture Insights Monthly Results New Furniture Orders As we expected in last month's issue of Furniture Insights, new orders in May improved significantly over April orders according to our recent survey of residential furniture ...
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The power discrete and module market will grow by almost$9bn to$26.2bn in 2016,forecasts the 15th edition of an annual report from IMS Research,which this year includes more comparisons of wide-bandgap(silicon carbide and gallium ...
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