Adidas AG reported third-quarter profits slid 11 percent due to negative currency effects and a continuing slide at its golf division. Currency-neutral (c-n) sales increased 9 percent. In currency-neutral (c-n) terms, sales increased 9 ...
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Powered by a 35.1% same-store sales gain and a 95% gain in furniture and mattress sales, retailer Conn's said its third-quarter profits were more than double last year's third quarter. The company, which ...
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Most domestic steelmakers are seeing an improvement in their third-quarter performance. Fifteen of the 20 listed steel companies that issued third quarter reports made profits, as opposed to last year, when up to 90 percent of the steel ...
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US food group Michael Foods has booked an increase in third-quarter profits on the back of higher sales and lower finance costs. The company, which manufactures a range of egg lines, refrigerated potato items and dairy products, posted ...
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US c-store operator The Pantry has reported lower third-quarter profits as an impairment charge and lower fuel sales weighed on earnings. In the three months ended 28 June, earnings dropped to US$14.8m from $19m in the comparable period ...
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US cereal maker Post Holdings has recorded an increase in third-quarter profits and reaffirmed its outlook for the year. In the three months to the end of June, earnings reached US$15.8m, compared to $1.6m in the prior-year quarter, when ...
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US retailer Weis Markets has booked an increase in third-quarter profits as a focus on productivity and "disciplined" promotions offset lower sales. Weis reported a 1.2% rise in net income to US$17.2m for the 13 weeks to 29 September. ...
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US speciality food group Inventure Foods has attributed its third-quarter profits to rising sales of its frozen natural and health food products. Net income in the three months to 29 September increased to US$1.7m, compared a loss of ...
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US retailer Stater Bros. has reported a drop in third-quarter profits as an increase in costs offset higher sales. Stater Bros., which runs over 160 stores in California, booked net income of US$7.2m for the 13 weeks to 24 June. A year ...
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Brazilian beef group JBS has booked an increase in third-quarter profits as sales rose by almost one-quarter in the period. The company said net profit rose to BRL367m (US$178m) in the three months, up from a loss of BRL67.5m in the ...
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US retailer Family Dollar Stores has booked an increase in third-quarter profits, boosted by higher sales. In the three months ended 28 May, net profit increased 12.1% to US$124.5m. Operating profit grew 8.2% to $199.4m. Net sales ...
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McCormick & Co. today (27 September) upped its forecast for annual earnings on the back of a better tax rate and also reported an increase in third-quarter profits. The US spice manufacturer said it now sees its full-year earnings per ...
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Dutch food group CSM reported a decline in third-quarter profits today (25 October) as one-off costs hit earnings. In the three months to the end of September, EBITA fell to EUR20.9m (US$27.1m) from EUR28.3m a year earlier. One-off ...
Brasil Foods has booked a 75% drop in third-quarter profits as higher feed costs more than offset sales gains in the period. The Brazilian meat company said net income fell to BRL91m (US$44m) in the three months, down from BRL365m in the ...
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Swedish retailer Axfood has booked drop in third-quarter profits as earnings were hit by costs related to store closures. In the three months to the end of September, profit after tax fell 0.7% to SEK265m (US$39.7m), which Axfood ...
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