NEMA's indexes for high intensity discharge (HID) lamp shipments declined for the second consecutive quarter in 2012 Q3. Sodium vapor lamp shipments decreased 14.8 percent year-over-year (y/y) during the quarter, following a loss of 6.8 ...
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US speciality retailer The Fresh Market has booked an increase is profit in the third quarter. Earnings in the three months ended 28 October climbed 19% to US$10.9m, the company reported yesterday (28 November). CEO Craig Carlock said the ...
Tags: Net profit, Operating profit, Net sales
Brazilian meat giant Marfrig has returned to profit in the third quarter of the year. In the three-month period, net income amounted to BRL$10.4m (US$5.1bn), reversing a net loss of BRL$540m recorded a year ago. Marfrig put the ...
Tags: meat giant, Marfrig, company profit, Seara Foods, added products
According to the International Data Corporation, Android tablet shipments rose significantly in Q3 2012, while Apple saw their tablet market share drop. The tablet market grew 49.5% year-over-year in Q3 2012 with global tablet shipments ...
The company's Q3 2012 consolidated revenue registered 6% increase, compared to Q2 2011 Chipmaker SK Hynix posted a marginal profit for third quarter 2012 ended 30 September 2012. The South Korea-based company's consolidated third ...
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Russian retailer Dixy has booked an increase in profit in the third quarter of the year. Earnings in the three months to the end of September amounted to US$8.7m, a 7.2% increase on the prior year period. Operating profit climbed 1.4% ...
Tags: Net profit, Operating profit, Net sales
Shares in Kettle Chips owner Diamond Foods tumbled yesterday (15 November) after the US company posted lower earnings for 2010 and 2011 in restated accounts - and booked a loss for the first three quarters of its current financial year. ...
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Taiwanese optoelectronics manufacturers from LED, photovoltaic, LCD, and opto-communications sectors, revealed relatively weak confidence in the industry’s outlook for Q4, according to a survey conducted by Photonics Industry ...
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Samsung has improved its market lead over rival "smart connected device" manufacturer Apple, according to an IDC report. The Korean firm saw its share of the PC, tablet and smartphone market grow by 27 per cent year-on-year in the third ...
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US grocery retailer Harris Teeter has booked a mix set of figures in the third quarter, hit by its recent M&A activity. In the three months to the end of June, net earnings amounted to US$15.8m, a decline on $32.1m reported a year ...
Tags: Profits, margins up, Lowe's deal
Dutch food group CSM reported a decline in third-quarter profits today (25 October) as one-off costs hit earnings. In the three months to the end of September, EBITA fell to EUR20.9m (US$27.1m) from EUR28.3m a year earlier. One-off ...
The 3rd quarter's sales for Curtains Made Simple have been its best yet.There have been many reasons for this;a much expanded range of fabrics,increased range of products that can be ordered online and the increase in the price for ...
Tags: textile industry, UK industry, reshoring, fabric
Chiquita Brands International has said its third-quarter net loss more than doubled amid falling sales and restructuring charges. The company said net losses rose to US$67m, up from $29m last year. Sales dropped to $714m, down from $723m ...
Tags: net loss, banana and salads businesses, profit decline
US infant formula group Mead Johnson has booked an drop in third-quarter earnings, hurt by a slowdown in China. In the three months to the end of September, the company earned US$140.4m, down 3% on the prior year period. EBIT fell 11.8% ...
French retail giant Casino has booked a 35% jump in third-quarter sales, boosted by a strong international showing and a contribution from acquisitions. In a sales update released yesterday (15 October), Casino said group sales increased ...