Laura Ashley boosted by strong homeware and international sales

Laura Ashley reported a 15pc jump in first half profits on Friday as a strong performance in its homewares business more than compensated for a dip in fashion and furniture sales Likeforlike sales at the retailer which is famed for its floral designs rose Laura Ashley boosted by strong homeware and international sales

coach beats estimates on higher international sales - reuters.com reuters coach inc cohn known for its poppy handbags reported betterthanexpected sales for the first time in four quarters helped by strong demand in international markets especially china new yorkbased coach's shares rose nearly 6 percent in

goodyear scores record quarterly profit, driven by strong north america tire sales - cleveland.com strong north american tire sales help goodyear soar to record quarterly profit northeast ohio media group print · john harper northeast ohio media group by john harper northeast ohio media group the plain dealer email the author on july 30 2014

strong factory orders, auto sales brighten us growth picture - reuters.com washington reuters new orders for us factory goods jumped in july and automobile sales in august were unexpectedly strong offering further signs of strength in the manufacturing sector the commerce department said on wednesday new orders

update 2-coach beats estimates on higher international sales - in.reuters.com 4thqtr sales adjusted profit beats estimates international sales up 7 pct with china up 20 pct sees china sales rising 20 pct in fiscal 2015 says strongly committed to continue paying dividends shares rise nearly 6 pct adds details from

strong factory orders, auto sales brighten us economic picture - reuters.com washington reuters new orders for us factory goods posted a record gain in july and auto sales last month appeared to increase at their fastest annualized pace since early 2006 offering further bullish signals for the economy another report on

strong pound and acquisition costs wipe millions off amec's profit - thisismoney.co.uk the strong pound and acquisition costs combined to push down profits at engineer amec which also trimmed its expectations for the rest of the year revenues were 7 per cent lower at £185billion while pretax profit was down 29 per cent to £83million due

august auto sales surge on strong truck demand, chrysler shines again - 123jump.com 610 am new york – us auto sales in august was the repeat of july performance across the industry chrysler led the industry sales and reported fifty third month sales increase in a row industry sales increased 55% to 159 million and truck sales

update 1-prudential first-half profit rises on us fee income, sales in asia - reuters.com adds quotes details share reaction by richa naidu london aug 12 reuters uk life and pensions group prudential plc posted a 17 percent rise in firsthalf operating profit boosted by fee income from its us business and better sales for health and

new models and china sales help bmw top profit forecast - uk.reuters.com frankfurt reuters new models and strong sales in china helped bmw ag bmwgde to beat secondquarter profit forecasts and keep it on track to remain the world's biggest luxury carmaker under the challenge of its german rivals sales by the core

cranswick reports "strong growth" - meatinfo.co.uk cranswick plc has released its first quarter q1 results showing strong growth with total sales up 14% the meat producer posted its results for the year ending 31 march 2014 showing 5% growth in revenue inline with analysts investec's expectations

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