Umbro FY Sales Slip 1.5% In Non-Tournament Year
SportingGoodsBusiness.com – MARCH 09, 2006—UK apparel mark Umbro was happy to see its wholesale equivalent sales (TWE) dip only 1.2% in a non-tournament year. Profit before taxes and on-timers (including the price-fixing fine, the loss of Chelsea and the cost of new

India is our fastest growing mart: Wal- Mart
Financial Express – NEW DELHI, MARCH 18: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s top retailer, sees sourcing from India growing rapidly, but says this growth could accelerate further if foreign firms were allowed to set up retail chains in the nascent market. “India is

JETRO Releases the Results of its Survey of Japanese Firms
JCN Newswire – Tokyo, Japan, Mar 13, 2006 – (JCN Newswire) – The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) released the results of its latest annual survey of Japanese firms’ international operations. The survey,conducted in November and December 2005, received

Bank to close 82 branches in Publix
Orlando Sentinel – Bank of America Corp., the second-largest U.S. bank, will close its branches in Publix Super Markets Inc.’s Florida stores and expand its own locations. The 82 in-store Publix bank branches will be shut in the next two years, Bank of America said

Board says junior high should stay
MaineToday.com – WINSLOW —Don’t write that eulogy for Winslow Junior High School. The school board Monday night made clear it wants to keep the system’s oldest building, using a practical, no-frills approach to repairs and maintenance. This ranks as an abrupt shift