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Monocrystal to Double Sapphire Polishing Capacity in 2016
Apr 22, 2016In response to increased demand for 4- and 6-inch sapphire substrates, Monocrystal Inc of Stavropol, Russia (which manufactures large-diameter sapphire substrates and cores for LEDs, optical products and RFIC applications) plans to ...
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Iconix Posts Steep Q4 Loss After Writeoffs
Mar 30, 2016Iconix Brand Group Inc. reported a loss of $263 million, or $5.44 a share, after charges of $402.4 million to writeoff the company's trademarks and goodwill. Over 90 percent of the impairment is related to the company's men's business ...
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Next Readies Itself For Challenging Year Ahead
Mar 28, 2016Next reports a "solid" performance over its last financial year to January 2016, with Directory (online and catalogue) sales up 8% and Retail 1%. Total group sales rose by 3% to £4.1b. Despite this, growth was lower than predicted. ...
Tags: Next, Performance, Sales
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Li & Fung Says Retail Disruption Dragged Down Sales In 2015
Mar 21, 2016Li & Fung Limited, which designs, sources and distributes consumer goods for many of the world's leading consumer brands, reported sales 2.4 percent to $18.8 billion in 2015. “2015 was a challenging year," said Spencer Fung, Group ...
Tags: Li&Fung, Sales, Retail distribution
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Revenues in Q1fy15 Slid 12.8 Per Cent Year Over Year at Checkpoint Systems
May 18, 2015Revenues in the first fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2015 slid 12.8 per cent year over year at Checkpoint Systems, a developer of solutions for the retail industry like loss prevention, etc. According to a Checkpoint press release, its ...
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Tetra Pak Sets a Record
Apr 10, 2015There is neither doubt nor dispute that the last financial year tested the grit and resourcefulness of the packaging industry. Tetra Pak achieved a 1.7% in sales nonetheless. Tetra Pak’s ‘challenging year’, the ...
Tags: Tetra Pak, packaging industry
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LED Lighting Revenues Rise to $29.9bn in 2019 But Traditional Lighting Shrinks at 7.6%
Feb 27, 2015Whereas 2014 was a challenging year for lighting products (with most traditional technology suppliers reporting declining quarterly revenues for lamps and luminaires), many LED-only manufacturers saw their revenues rise, says market ...
Tags: LED Lighting, Traditional Lighting
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Bord Bia Achieved a 4% Increase in Exports for 2014 to Reach a Record High
Jan 19, 2015Bord Bia today launched its Export Performance and Prospects Report which reflects a 4% increase in exports for 2014 to reach a record high of almost €10.5bn. Aidan Cotter, Chief Executive, Bord Bia outlined the background to the ...
Tags: milk, drink industry, Agriculture
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2014 Has Been a Challenging Year for Many LED Makers
Dec 24, 2014For many LED makers, 2014 has been a challenging year, with performance in the first and second halves of the year very polarized for many, notes Roger Chu, research director of LEDinside (a research division of TrendForce). Lighting market ...
Tags: LED Makers, Entry Level, Electrical
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The World Diamond Conference That Took Place Last Week in New Delhi
Dec 22, 2014The World Diamond Conference that took place last week in New Delhi, India, created a buzz in the industry that, frankly, needed a bit of a pick-up considering the state of the market. It not often that two heads of state attend a diamond ...
Tags: Diamond Trade, Arts
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The 9th Annual The Running Event Held in Austin on DEC. 2 to 5
Dec 15, 2014The 9th annual The Running Event (TRE) held in Austin on Dec. 2 to 5 played host to 872 retailer buyers from 24 countries, representing 368 unique ownership groups, up 12 percent from 2013, according to show organizers Formula 4 Media. ...
Tags: footwear, blinking lights, Sporting Goods
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Chinese LED Manufacturers Market Shares to Grow
Dec 14, 2014For many LED manufacturers, 2014 has been a prosperous and challenging year. Lighting market demands were stronger than expected in 1H14, leading to a period of LED supply shortages. Despite the positive development, the industry was ...
Tags: LED chip, LED backlight
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Brazil's Long Steel Production Market Face a Challenging Year in 2015
Nov 17, 2014Brazil’s long products market should face a challenging year in 2015, despite a low increase in production, domestic sales and as well as in the country’s apparent consumption, an executive at Gerdau said during the Alacero ...
Tags: Long Steel Production, Domestic
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Amcor's Statutory Profit Was $737.00 Million for The Year Ended 30 June
Aug 19, 2014Amcor's statutory profit for the year ended 30 June 2014 from continuing operations was $737.00 million, a surge in profit of 24.6% over the previous year's result - $589.20 million. Earnings per share (EPS) was boosted by 24.7% to 61.1 ...
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Brazil's Plan to Auction 3.5gw of PV Capacity as Welcome News for Global Solar Industry
Aug 18, 2014Brazil's plan to auction 3.5GW of PV capacity through 2018 comes as welcome news for the global solar industry as the ambitious plan is expected to catalyze solar growth in Latin America, according to IHS. The Brazilian Electricity ...
Tags: Brazil, PV Capacity, Lighting