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Remy Cointreau, the renowned French spirits manufacturer, has generated its initial quarter of sales growth since the start of 2023, and has accordingly updated its annual profit forecast. This encouraging development is attributed to the easing of tariff…
Despite relatively stationary sales figures, Hong Kong’s DFI Retail Group has reported robust profit growth in the first half of the fiscal year. Sharing profits with shareholders saw an impressive rise of 39 per cent to US$105 million in the six months…
PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR), the lifestyle and retail subsidiary of Thailand’s PTT Group, has announced a record-breaking financial performance for the first quarter of this year. This success is largely attributable to its leading brand Cafe Amazon,…
Sa Sa International, a prominent beauty retailer, has recently disclosed a decrease in both sales and profits for its most recent fiscal year. This downturn is attributed to unfavorable market conditions in Hong Kong and Macau, the principal markets for the…
Samsung Electronics announced sharply lower earnings for the fourth quarter, an earnings “shock” that suggested that the “supercycle” in the global semiconductor market is nearing an end. Preliminary 2018 performance numbers released Tuesday predicted the…
Despite subdued consumer sentiment impacting its sales in the last fiscal year, Chow Tai Fook witnessed an increase in its operating profit. The company’s revenues for the fiscal year, ending on March 31, saw a significant decrease of 17.5 per cent, amounting…
Cafe de Coral, a prominent foodservice operator, has disclosed a slump in earnings, attributing the setback to a frail economy and lukewarm consumer sentiment. The fiscal report for the year ending March 31 revealed a 1.4% slide in revenue, resulting in…
Dickson Concepts, a luxury retail company listed in Hong Kong, reported a significant decrease in annual profit for the year ending in March. The luxury goods retailer, operating across Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan, experienced a 43.5% drop in annual…
Despite witnessing a 4.3% slide in sales last year, French luxury conglomerate Chanel has committed to maintaining its heightened capital expenditure this year. The persistence of market instability, especially in Asia and the U.S., has not deterred the…
Sea Limited, the parent company of Shopee, has announced a notable increase in its revenues and profits during the first quarter of the year, indicating a robust start to the financial year. Impressive Revenue and Profit Growth The company’s revenue for the…
IKEA Korea said Wednesday its sales fell 10 percent in this fiscal year in the first decline after entering Korea in 2014 as more customers held back spending on home furnishing goods amid eased virus restrictions. The Korean arm of the Swedish furniture…
Grocery chain Bach Hoa Xanh suffered an 8 percent fall in sales year-on-year in the second quarter to VND6.76 trillion (US$289.47 million) following its closure of hundreds of outlets. The subsidiary of electronics retailer Mobile World closed 251…
Several app developers say that Apple is secretly purchasing Google ads for iOS subscription apps found in the App Store without approval from the apps’ developers. The report claims that Apple is doing this to help it collect millions of dollars in…
Pre-tax profit at Standard Chartered rose in the first half and beat analyst estimates, resulting in the resumption of interim dividend payments. Standard Chartered registered $2.68 billion in pre-tax profit, according to its latest first-half results,…
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co on Wednesday raised its earnings outlook for the year, helped by a weaker yen and favorable demand in the United States and China, after reporting a surprise first-quarter operating profit. The company also warned that a…
Based on an independent study of the App Store, the iOS app storefront generated $643 billion in sales and billings last year (which includes Apple’s cut of in-app purchases and ad sales), up 24% from the $519 billion that the App Store brought in during…
