Speaking at the AFR Retail Summit in Melbourne, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims stressed the importance of competition. “Competition is essential to our economic prosperity; it drives innovation and ...
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Growth in home improvement activity is expected to peak during the second half of 2014 and then begin to ease heading into next year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures ...
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RWE Dea has arranged a deal with Repsol Exploración Guyana (Repsol) to farm-in to the Kanuku licence operated by Repsol in the Guyana-Suriname Basin located offshore from the coast of Guyana. By entering the South American country, ...
Tags: RWE Dea, Repsol Exploración Guyana, Kanuku licence, Guyana-Suriname Basin
Global shipments for motion control products fell by 7.7% in first quarter 2013, according to new statistics released by the Motion Control Assoc. (MCA), the industry's trade group. "Despite the low numbers in first quarter 2013, we still ...
Global shipments for motion control products fell by 7.7% in first quarter 2013, according to new statistics released by the Motion Control Association (MCA), the industry’s trade group. “Despite the low numbers in first ...
February retail sales exceeded expectations, according to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that February retail sales at $421.4 billion were up 1.1 ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 3 Comfort & Interior 2.5 Quality & Design 1 Value & Features 3.5 Green 3.5 It would be easy to take cheap pot shots at the Chery J3, one of the most recent Chinese-made vehicles to enter the Australian ...
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In a move that reflects sustained sales growth throughout North America, powder characterisation company Freeman Technology has appointed ATS Scientific Inc as its distributor for Canada. Headquartered in Burlington, Ontario, ATS Scientific ...
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N Brown Group plc, the online, catalogue and stores retailer, announces a trading update for the 19 weeks ended 12 January 2013.Total group revenue has increased by 8.5%. Like-for-like revenue, which excludes sales from stores opened in ...
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19-12-2012 China's manufacturing sector ended the year on a high note with promising signs for continued growth in the new year. The preliminary purchasing managers'index(PMI)released by global banking giant hit 50.9 this ...
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HICKORY, N.C. -- An investment group backed by Gene Rosenberg, has formed a joint venture with the owners of the Boyles Furniture name, creating a new company to open multiple mid-priced to high-end Boyles Furniture & Rugs stores. ...
Tags: Furniture