Apparently ending 2012 on a high, Nokia’s Devices and Services unit exceeded expectations by selling 4.4 million Lumia smartphones during the fourth quarter of last year, preliminary data shows. Nokia currently estimates that its ...
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US retail giant Supervalu has clawed itself out of the red for its fiscal third-quarter, but sales dropped 5% due to a "distressed" consumer climate. Net sales for the 12 weeks to 1 December fell by 5% on the same period of last year, ...
Russian retailer Magnit has reported full-year sales up by more than a third, after opening nearly 1,600 stores during the period. For the 12 months to the end of December, Magnit reported preliminary consolidated net sales up by 34% ...
Marks and Spencer's share price has taken a hit after the retailer reported worse-than-expected third-quarter sales figures, despite strong demand for food over Christmas. Shares in the UK retailer dropped by around 5% today (10 January) ...
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Portland, Oregon-based Schnitzer Steel Industries reported Tuesday adjusted operating income of $3 million and a loss per share of $0.02 for its fiscal 2013 Q1 ended November 30, 2012. During Q1, export and domestic sales prices for ...
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Nokia sold 4.4 million Lumia smartphones during the fourth quarter of last year,as the company's Devices&Services unit exceeded sales expectations,according to preliminary data. Nokia currently estimates that Devices&Services net sales in ...
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Acuity Brands, Inc., a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting and control solutions, today announced it has acquired the assets of Adura Technologies, Inc. (“Adura”), a leading developer of wireless controls and ...
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US-based Pinnacle Foods' workers at the Fort Madison plant are planning to initiate a strike to protest the company's plan to eliminate pensions The Pinnacle Foods facility in Fort Madison produces canned food products such as Vienna ...
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Emmi has continued to see its share price rise after another acquisition deal to improve the Swiss dairy giant's presence in key international markets. This week, Emmi announced it has acquired 70% of Netherlands-based AVH Dairy Trade, ...
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Irving, Texas-based Commercial Metals Company announced Monday its financial results for fiscal Q1 2013, ended November 30, 2012. Net earnings attributable to CMC for the first quarter were $49.7 million on net sales of $1.8 billion. This ...
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PureCircle, a producer of stevia ingredients, expects first-half sales to surge as food and beverage companies sign up for the natural sweetener. Net sales are expected to show an increase of 80% to US$27m in the six months to 31 ...
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Surprise acquisitions,top level exec changes,retail casualties and the London 2012 effect,the continued dominance of LEGO and Moshi Monsters in-store–not to mention some eye-watering charity challenges…the toy business has ...
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Columbus, Ohio-based manufacturing and distribution company Worthington Industries, Inc. reported Thursday net sales of $622.6 million and net earnings of $31.8 million for its fiscal 2013 Q2 ended November 30, 2012. In Q2 2012 of the prior ...
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A half-million lines of custom code wasn't enough to produce a viable Dynamics AX ERP(enterprise resource planning)system for point-of-sale and RFID products distributor ScanSource,according to a lawsuit it has filed against Avanade,the ...
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Dutch supermarket operator and wholesaler Sligro has survived a fourth-quarter slowdown to report a 2% lift in full-year sales. For the 12 months to the end of December, Sligro said today (2 January) that net sales increased by 1.9% on ...
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