August retail sales showed growth at a time when consumers are still being cautious with discretionary spending,according to data from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation. Commerce reported that ...
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IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced a US$8.9 billion loss for its third quarter ended July 31 due to writedowns and weak hardware sales and also said full-year results would be at the low end of its previous guidance. ...
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TORONTO — Leon's Furniture reported its net earnings per share fell 18.8% in the second quarter, driven in part by rising marketing costs, sagging housing starts and waning consumer confidence. Leon's said system-wide sales were ...
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Over the past six months FIRA reports a significant rise in membership and clients, across all areas of the business. FIRA continues to show growth with regards to attracting and retaining members. Since March, FIRA has welcomed 10 new ...
Upgrading to Windows 7 is having little effect on IT departments' PC purchasing decisions Businesses are actively moving off Windows XP, as support for the legacy operating system (OS) is due to end in 2014. But, according to researcher ...
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Demand for industrial abrasives will be fostered by renewed industrialization activity in the developing regions, rising per capita incomes and consumer spending, enhanced manufacturing activities in the durables sector, and increased fixed ...
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A swathe of results releases this week highlighted the ongoing difficulties of operating in the current economic climate. Supervalu announced that it is cutting 2,500 jobs from its Albertsons chain and McCain said that it is quitting pizza ...
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Outline of operations results for the year ended March 31, 2012 In the year ended March 31, 2012, the economy in Western Europe, which was once on a recovery trend, slowed down due to the effects of financial crisis etc. However, German ...
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US demand to increase 7.4% annually through 2016 Demand for lighting fixtures in the US is projected to increase 7.4 percent annually to $25.1 billion in 2016. This represents a recovery from the declines posted between 2006 and 2011, as ...
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US demand to increase 7.4% annually through 2016 Demand for lighting fixtures in the US is projected to increase 7.4 percent annually to $25.1 billion in 2016. This represents a recovery from the declines posted between 2006 and 2011, as ...
Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—textiles, leather, industrial fabrics, and composite materials—is pleased to announce the new release of its Kaledo textile ...
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In China, we many consumers for solid wood furniture very keen on and to esteem, basic admiral environmental protection furniture and solid wood furniture with an equal sign. Consumer preference for solid wood furniture not only make solid ...
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Demand for cutlery and hand tools collapsed in 2007, another casualty of the housing market crash. In 2010 and 2011, however, the industry was able to post revenue gains thanks to rising consumer spending and export demand. The industry has ...
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Asian stocks rose, with a regional benchmark index headed for its biggest monthly rally since September 2010, as Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said major progress was made in debt-swap talks and Japan’s industrial production ...
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Demand for filters in the US is expected to increase 7.1% per year to US$12.6 billion in 2015. Filters, a new study from The Freedonia Group Inc, says this growth reflects improved manufacturing activity and industrial investment, a ...
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