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Ministry of Commerce: The Total Retail Sales up 9% in 2018
Mar 6, 2019Qiankeming, the deputy minister of commerce claimed in the press that the total retail sales of social consumer goods maintained steady and relatively fast growth in 2018. The total sales reached RMB 38.1 trillion, up 9%. Data shows that ...
Tags: retail sales
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Mercedes-Benz Extends Battery Production to Thailand
Mar 21, 2018Mercedes-Benz Cars is investing more than €100m in a battery factory in Thailand. With a strategic decision Mercedes-Benz Cars is enhancing the manufacturing footprint in South-East Asia addressing growing demand for electric ...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz Cars, battery
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Taiwan's Export Orders in Oct. Remain on Uptrend for 15th Consecutive Month
Nov 23, 2017Taiwan's export orders received in October amounted to US$ 46.6 billion (NT$ 1.39 trillion) for a surge of 9.2 percent over last October, a single-month high in history and representing the 15th consecutive month of growth, according to the ...
Tags: smartphone, Apple
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IQE's Strong First-Half Revenue Growth Marks Start of Increased Vcsel Wafer Demand for Mass-Market Consumer Applications
Jul 21, 2017Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that, for first-half 2017, it expects revenue of about £70m, reflecting increased sales in each of its three primary markets. “All business units have ...
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Schleich UK Delivers Strongest Ever First Half
Jul 17, 2017Schleich UK has attributed its double digit growth compared to the first half of 2016 to ongoing efforts to increase presence at retail. Animal toy firm Schleich is celebrating its strongest ever first half following a record breaking Q1 ...
Tags: Schleich UK, TV campaign
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Games and Puzzles Proven Fastest Growing Category, Says Euromonitor
Jun 12, 2017Games and puzzles have proven to be one of the fastest growing toy categories on a global basis, according to Euromonitor. The market research firm revealed that the category registered an eight per cent in growth during 2016, outpacing ...
Tags: Games and puzzles, puzzles
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Edrington Buys out Webb's Interest in Americas Travel Retail JV
Jun 6, 2017Scottish spirits company Edrington has taken full ownership of its Americas Travel Retail operations after agreeing to buy out its joint venture (JV) partner for an undisclosed amount. The former JV, Edrington Webb Travel Retail Americas ...
Tags: whisky
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Schleich Celebrates Record-Breaking Growth
May 12, 2017The firm has announced its strongest UK profits yet, as well as the appointment of a new national account manager. Schleich UK has reported its strongest ever earnings in Q1 for 2017. Following a record breaking 2016, the company has had ...
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Qorvo's Quarterly Revenue Hit by Delayed Smartphone Launches in China and Korea
May 9, 2017For fiscal fourth-quarter 2017 (to 1 April), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $642m, up 5.7% on $607.1m a year ...
Tags: Smartphone, Qorvo
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Heineken Sees Beer Volumes Increase in Europe and Asia Pacific
Apr 25, 2017Drinks giant Heineken reported an organic rise in beer volumes of 0.5% in Europe and 5.4% in Asia Pacific in the first quarter of this year. The increase in sales was unexpected for this year’s first quarter and it was more than the ...
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Taiwan LED Stocks Rally
Feb 21, 2017Global demand for LED chips has been picking up strongly, and is expected to finally exceed supply in 2017. In addition, Apple has recently patented a new smartphone solution that would use a range of Micro LEDs for fingerprint recognition. ...
Tags: LED chips, LED industry
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Double-Digit Market Growth Forecast for 2016
Dec 20, 2016Fueled by the favorable policy for small engine cars and people's enthusiasm for SUVs, China's automotive market is set for double-digit growth this year. Statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show a record ...
Tags: small engine cars, SUV
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China Is Facing Growth Deceleration
Dec 12, 2016A slowdown in China is the greatest threat to the global economy, Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff told BBC in a curious interview in late September. "The [Chinese] economy is slowing down much more than the official figures show." As the ...
Tags: Chinese economy, global economy
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Shell Future Energy Scenarios:Zone of Uncertainty Ahead
Dec 10, 2016“Signals & Signposts” updates our thinking by taking into account the impact of the global economic and financial crisis. Over the next four decades, the world’s energy system will see profound developments. Heightened ...
Tags: Signals&Signposts, Shell
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SMC Reports Results for First Nine Months of 2016
Nov 15, 2016San Miguel Corporation (SMC) reported strong results for the first nine months of the year on the back of a strong third quarter and sustained growth across all its businesses. Operating income reached P73.2 billion, 24% higher than the ...