PUMA reported results for the fourth quarter and full year. 2012 Fourth Quarter Highlights •PUMA's consolidated sales climb by 11.7% in Euro terms to € 804.7 million. •Gross profit margin declines to 44.6% due to ...
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The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) recently appealed to the US Department of Commerce that China-based firms may assemble solar modules with solar cells produced outside of China for the US market. This is likely to ...
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The all-new Kia Cerato range is set to get a three-stage Australian launch this year with the sedan, hatch and coupe models all arriving at different times. The entry price is set to stay under $20,000 to remain competitive with a number of ...
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A review of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe is both a good news story, and a bad news story. The good news is that the Hyundai Genesis Coupe is the only rear-wheel-drive, two-door sports coupe that exists between the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ and ...
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Fiat has dropped the price of its 500 and 500c models substantially as it begins its repositioning strategy to re-launch the brand. The iconic Italian manufacturer, which switched back to factory distribution in Australia (from Ateco) in ...
The Holden VF Commodore is being pitched as offering two sides of the same coin – sport-luxury or luxury-sport, with as-yet unreleased Commodore SS V-Series and just-unveiled Calais V-Series forming the respective heads and tails ...
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Creating the Holden VF Commodore cabin almost from the ground up, Holden design manager John Field set his team a clear brief, with three main objectives for the task ahead. “We wanted to make the interior much more rich in its ...
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LAS VEGAS — U.S. retail attendance was up 6% from a year ago and international buyer attendance rose 5% at this winter's Las Vegas Market, according to organizers. Officials with International Market Centers said the Jan. 28-Feb. 1 ...
ST. LOUIS — Furniture Brands International said sales rose 3.3% in the fourth quarter, but the company's net loss widened to $22.9 million. The sales increase included a 5.6% jump in sales at its 48 company-owned Thomasville retail ...
The packs have been designed by Pearlfisher and feature a heart and flower shaped box in two sizes. According to the design agency, the smaller boxes are “unplanned tokens” and feature eight chocolate pralines. The Larger boxes, ...
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The sports hall of one of the north of England's most prestigious independent schools - Abbey Gate College in Cheshire - has been transformed with the use of LED lighting. Staff at the school believe that the ceiling spotlights have given ...
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US-based pest and bird repellent products producer Bird-X has launched a new packaging design for its retail line of pest control products. According to the company, the new bold packaging has been designed to appeal to the increasing ...
Redbana (www.t3fun.com), a publisher of free-to-play online games, today announced the launch of Aika, the action-packed massively- multiplayer online- role- playing- game (MMORPG) through Redbana's gaming portal, TFFun.com. Aika is the ...
A convertible version of the Opel Adam city car is under development, according to senior officials within General Motors Europe. UK publication Autocar reports the pint-sized Opel Adam Cabriolet could go on sale in Europe by the end of ...
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According to Gartner, by the end of next year, Apple laptops and notebooks will be just as accepted by IT professionals as Windows-based ones. Driven by Apple’s efforts to make its OS X operating system more compatible with the ...
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