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Veeco Grows Gross Margin Despite Revenue Falling 9% in Q2 to $75.3m
Aug 8, 2016For second-quarter 2016, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $75.3m, down 8.6% on $78m last quarter and 42.7% on $131.4m a year ago, consistent with ...
Tags: Veeco, LED industry
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TWU Gathers On The Retail Front
Mar 22, 2016Coles has been a focus of the TWU’s road transport campaign promoting ‘Safe Rates’. The Transport Workers’ Union has lodged an application at the road safety watchdog to force major retailers to pay transport ...
Tags: TWU, Coles, Safe Rates, Retail front
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CIOs Will Spend 4.5 Percent More on It Products and Services This Year
Jan 16, 2014CIOs at midmarket and large companies in Europe and the U.S. will spend 4.5 percent more on IT products and services this year than in 2013 as they focus their budget priorities on cloud computing, ERP and analytics software. That’s ...
Tags: IT budget, cloud computing
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Healthcare Offers Great Opportunities for Growth, Especially When It Comes to Flooring
Aug 15, 2013Change is in the air for healthcare. Whether you are in senior living, the surgery wing or the lobby of a hospital, healthcare offers great opportunities for growth, especially when it comes to flooring. People no longer want to feel as ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
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Dollar Generalreported Record Sales, Operating Profit and Net Income for Q1 Fy'13
Jun 5, 2013Dollar General Corporation reported record sales, operating profit and net income for its fiscal 2013 first quarter (13 weeks) ended May 3, 2013. "For the quarter, we achieved same-store sales growth of 2.6 percent reflecting strong ...
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Australian Businesses Don't Plan to Hire New Staff in The Coming Months
Mar 8, 2013Australian businesses don’t plan to hire new staff in the coming months, and are putting off investments, as the cost of doing business takes its toll. On the back of recent high-profile job cuts and off-shoring announcements by a ...
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Used Test Equipment Has Growing Importance in The Market,Writes Mel Porter
Jan 11, 2013Used test equipment has growing importance in the market, writes Mel Porter, CEO, Livingston With the economic environment still challenging, telecom operators and engineering companies are trying to avoid the need for making heavy ...
Tags: test equipment, telecom, engineering, technology standard
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Samsung Display Will Terminate Its Contract with Apple,According to a News Report
Dec 27, 2012Samsung Display will terminate its contract to supply LCD panels for Apple due to financial pressures caused by Apple's tight supply chain management, according to a news report published in The Korea Times on Monday. Samsung can't ...
Tags: Samsung Display, contract, LCD panels, Apple, financial pressures
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UK Has Become Europe's Second-Biggest Car Market Behind Germany
Dec 21, 2012The United Kingdom has become Europe's second-biggest car market behind Germany, bumping France down into third spot following strong sales in November. Industry journal Automotive News Europe reports the latest new-car sales figures for ...
Tags: UK, Transportation, car sales
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UK Retailer Asda Will Increase The Premium Paid to Milk Farmers
Dec 10, 2012UK retailer Asda will increase the premium it pays the farmers who supply its liquid milk through the Arla Foods Milk Partnership. After demonstrations targeting Asda for paying below the cost of production, Asda has bowed to pressure and ...
Tags: Asda, premium, milk farmers
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Research in Motion's Stock Price Plunged 19%
Jun 29, 2012Research in Motion's stock price plunged 19%Friday following RIM's announcement late yesterday of a$518 million first quarter loss and that its BlackBerry 10 smartphone has been further delayed. At the close of markets Friday,RIM's ...
Tags: RIM, BlackBerry, smartphone, IDC, BlackBerry 10
