Image courtesy of infotruck.blogspot.com.au.1 Wesfarmers Limited has released its second quarter retail sales results for the period ending 31 December 2012. Managing director Richard Goyder said he was generally pleased with the sales ...
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US Steel reported Tuesday a Q4 net loss of $50 million, following a $44 million profit in Q3 2012. In Q4 2011, US Steel incurred a net loss of $211 million. For full-year 2012, US Steel reported a net loss of $124 million compared to a net ...
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South Korean steelmaker Pohang Iron and Steel Co. (POSCO) has announced that in the fourth quarter of 2012 its net profit decreased by 45 percent to KRW 561 billion ($518 million), compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The ...
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Last Friday, French automobile manufacturer Renault said in Paris, due to European financial crisis, its global sales declined 6.3% and European sales even decreased 18%, while its sub-brand added the total sales. To summary, Renault ...
Oman Cement Co has recorded a 36.7% rise in its net profit from $45.5m (OMR 17.5m) to $33.2m (OMR 12.8m) for the year 2012, according to a company disclosure to the Muscat Securities Market. Total revenue rose 17% to $154m (OMR 59.3m) ...
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The Iraqi Ministry of Communications says a submarine cable project linking Iraq with other countries has been completed. The deputy minister of communications, Ameer al-Bayyati, told Al-Shorfa that the two-year, $36-million project, was ...
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CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. --- Ikea reported that its U.S. sales for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31 grew 11% from the previous year, and same-store sales were up 8%. Worldwide, Ikea Group's sales were up 7.1% to 27.6 billion euros (about $36.8 ...
Automated self-checkout is appearing in more and more retail stores, with Walmart this year installing 10,000 self-service kiosks in hundreds of stores. But self-checkout is a technology direction with risks -- and even as Walmart moves ...
SRAM-owned Zipp Speed Weaponry is introducing two new road wheels that will sell for lower prices than the company has hit in several years. The new alloy-rim 30 Clincher wheels have an MSRP of $850 per set. The 60 Clincher, which ...
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NXP Semiconductors is planning to cut 700 to 900 jobs as part of a reorganization to reduce costs of support services, the company said on Monday. "The job cuts are part of a larger reorganization," said Guido Dierick, country manager of ...
In 2012, demand for TV-use LED backlight products was high, helping LED firms to maintain high to full capacity utilization rate. As many governments are beginning to ban the use of incandescent bulbs, the LED lighting market is expected to ...
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New research by Aprimo, a Teradata company, in collaboration with Forrester Research analyst Sucharita Mulpuru, found that one in five consumers is now "showrooming" – the practice of visiting retail stores to try products, but then ...
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Manufacturers and buyers report that negotiations currently in progress on decor-paper prices for deliveries in the first quarter of 2013 are dragging on longer than they have done in previous years. There have been only a few contracts ...
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The dirty little secret of Black Friday is that many shoppers are out for themselves. And why not take advantage of the lower prices, especially if you have a remodeling project in the works. The home improvement stores are offering deep ...
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The results are in. Our latest tablet Ratings, which include nearly all of the hottest new models, find Apple's newest full-size iPad and iPad Mini, as well as the Amazon Kindle Fire HD, the biggest standouts. Here's a rundown on the ...
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