Reporting its first-quarter earnings Thursday, Dorel Industries singled out the delayed arrival of spring and its effect on bicycle sales as a key factor holding down sales and profit for the start of 2013. "As stated in our year-end ...
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Holden has announced a net loss of $152.8 million for the 2012/2013 financial year – the second largest in its history – a result it blames predominantly on reduced demand for its Australian-made vehicles. The local ...
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A year or two ago I was given a Makita BCL180ZW 18-volt cordless vacuum cleaner, which I normally use around the house for small clean-ups. The other day I glanced over at it and a thought popped into my head—"I wonder if that will ...
TANATEX Chemicals will be present at TECHTEXTIL 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany from 11-13 June 2013. During the exhibition TANATEX Chemicals will present several innovative solutions to the world of Technical Textiles. Visit TANATEX Chemicals ...
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Istanbul Jewellery Show reports a huge increase in attendance. Do lab-grown diamonds have a future in India? Tips on how to sell customers who are just looking. Medical jewellery becomes a fashion trend. U.S. polished diamond sales make ...
Trident Limited, one of country’s leading textile manufacturers, has been recognized as "Principal Partner - Bath" for the year 2012-13 by Sears Holdings Corporation, a leading integrated retailer with over 2,600 full-line and ...
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The global diamond industry has been passing through a 'Transformation Stage' since the severe economic recession hit it in 2008. The diamond prices too have become highly volatile since then, and are expected to grow at an accelerated rate ...
Global spending on PCs, tablets, mobile phones and printers would reach $718bn Global IT spending is predicted to rise 4.1% in 2013 to $3.8 trillion compared to $3.6 trillion spent in 2012, according to a new report from Gartner. ...
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Canada-based marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products Premium Brands has agreed to acquire Freybe Gourmet Foods for $55m. Freybe, founded in 1844, is one of the leading manufacturers of premium gourmet deli meats in ...
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Britain's biggest food manufacturer Premier Foods will seek refinancing over the next six to 18 months to further improve its balance sheet, predicts City analyst Shore Capital. Brand advantage: revenue growth is likely to come from ...
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The Australian Federation of International Forwarders (AFIF) and Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) have prepared a detailed submission in response to the NSW Draft Freight and Port Strategy focusing on key operational issues. Port expansion ...
The 11th Five Year Plan growth targets for textiles sector were (a) cloth production to grow at the rate of 12 percent in volume terms; (b) clothing and apparel to grow at the rate of 16 percent in volume terms and 21 percent in value ...
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Checkpoint Systems, Inc. announced the appointment of Marc T. Giles to its board of directors, effective immediately. Mr. Giles spent most of his career with industrial technology companies beginning in sales and marketing before ...
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For fourth-quarter 2012, Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA, which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, RFIC, semiconductor and optical industries, has reported revenue of $20m, up slightly on $19.9m last quarter ...
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ARM and Synopsys say they have taped out the first ARM Mali-T658 design using a 20nm process technology, ARM Artisan physical IP and shader functionality. The resulting RTL-through-sign-off design flow includes double-patterning ...
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