Net sales for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014 at Columbia Sportswear Company zoomed 27 per cent year on year. Columbia said it recorded net sales of $677.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, up a massive 27 per cent or ...
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An official of China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Saturday that the ministry will consider taking possible actions in response to a ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) panel about a steel pipe trade dispute. "China will ...
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The Chinese currency has seen sharp volatility against the US dollar this week as a strengthening dollar stokes worries of the yuan's depreciation. The yuan continued to decline against the dollar on Wednesday with its spot exchange rate ...
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China's cross-border capital flows will remain volatile this year amid uncertainties both at home and abroad, the country's forex regulator said on Sunday. As China gradually moves to make its foreign exchange mechanism more ...
New rules to facilitate entry of bulk carriers at the nation's ports China is likely to import more iron ore from Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the Brazilian mining giant, to bolster its raw material reserves, after the Ministry of ...
Footfall in January was 1.2% lower than a year ago, down on the 0.7% fall in December. Shopping centres reported the largest decline, falling 2.8%, while high streets experienced a 1.6% decline in footfall, up on the 1.8% fall in December. ...
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After slipping below the 100-point mark indicating business optimism in December, the Global Purchasing Index surged 19% to a reading of 118 in January as buyers of electronic components reported better business conditions at the start of ...
Tags: Electronics Industry, Electronics
A legislation in the Ohio senate proposed by senator Shannon Jones calls on making childproof packaging necessary for containers of liquid nicotine used to refill electronic cigarettes. The goal of the law is to ensure that children do ...
The exports of textiles and apparel from Philippines crossed US$ 2 billion mark last year, according to the data from the industry and trade statistics department, under the Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippines earned US$ ...
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Cotton imports by the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia decreased by 2.16 per cent in 2014, according to the data from Statistics Indonesia. During the year, Indonesia imported cotton (HS Code 52) worth US$ 2.499 billion, compared to ...
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Respondents to survey reported a 14 per cent hike to 18,234 acres in US organic cotton acres planted in 2014 from 15,973 acres in 2013, representing the largest planted organic cotton acreage in almost 20 years. This happened, despite ...
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Huntsman Corporation, a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals, has announced a plan to reduce its TiO2 capacity approximately 100kt, representing 13 per cent of Huntsman’s European TiO2 capacity. After ...
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U.S. specialty jewelry store sales fell 4 percent year on year to $6.11 billion in December, closing the year on a downer. December's sales total was the weakest since 2011 and followed a 6.2 percent decline for stores in November; still, ...
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For the first fiscal quarter ended December 27, 2014, net loss climbed to $4.2 million or $0.53 per diluted share from a net loss for the prior year quarter of $1.6 million or $0.20 per share at Delta Apparel. “While lower sales ...
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Brand & Retail, the branded apparel segment at textile and denim major, Arvind Ltd witnessed sales surging 21.1 per cent year on year in the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014. Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 in ...