Philips will sell at least 25% of lighting unit in IPO
5/4/2016 -
AMSTERDAM-Philips plans to sell at least 25% of its lighting products division, which is the largest manufacturer of light bulbs in the world, in the stock market and focus on medical equipment unit, said the company on Tuesday.
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Manufacturers are betting on premium products
3/13/2015 -
With the slowdown in retail, the smartphone makers focus on the premium segment, with products above $ 3,000. The choice of more expensive items is due to a reduction in consumption by class C and bet on technology aficionados who pay more for an appliance with greater sophistication.
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PHILIPS RECORDS a LOSS of 104 MILLION EUROS
10/21/2014 -
Second, the company disclosed balance, this Monday (20), the manufacturer had a net loss of € 104 million, in the third quarter of 2014. In the same period last year, the profit was € 282 million. The net revenue of the company had a loss of 0.9% from July to September, to € 5.55 billion. Swing line already climbed 15.4% to € $ billion, already committing the result.
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Philips leaves a profit to a loss of 104 million euros in 3Q
10/20/2014 -
The manufacturer Royal Philips Electronics from the Netherlands, faced net loss of 104 million euros in the third quarter, according to balance sheet released on Monday by the company. In the same period last year, the profit had been of 282 million euros. The figures take into account the portion assigned to controllers.
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Multi-screen consumption is reality for 16 million Brazilians
10/3/2014 -
The multi-screen consumption has increased in Brazil. Access the internet while watching television is already a reality for 16 million Brazilians. According to the study Social TV, developed by IBOPE Media, 38% of consumers make comments on social media about the programs they are watching on television, an absolute increase of 136% compared to 2012, when the first survey was conducted.
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Brazilian market for thin-screen TVs grow 39% until July
10/3/2014 -
While the world market for thin-screen TVs retracted 1% between January and July this year, compared with the same period in 2013, the industry in Brazil experienced a growth of 39%. Sales were boosted by the World Cup. In all, were acquired more than nine million sets in the country, with a peak in may, when consumers bought almost two million units. Sales were fairly concentrated in the week before the World Cup. The data were raised by GFK.
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TVs and tablets support electronic commerce
9/24/2014 -
The Fifa World Cup in Brazil hurt the performance of retailers, according to the largest number of holidays in the first half. Nevertheless, part of the favorable sales performance presented retail of electronics during the period from January to July, influenced by an atypical demand of TVs, tablets and smartphones for the period. A survey conducted by GfK showed that the electronic retailing grew 21% in the first seven months of the year, compared to the same period last year.
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PHILIPS ANNOUNCES GROUP DIVISION
9/23/2014 -
The Dutch company announced on Tuesday, 23, splitting the group into two separate companies--one with lighting and other activities with those of health and lifestyles, which will share the name of the company.
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Electronics production back up 21.5% in June
8/5/2014 -
The Brazilian manufacturers of electronics registered a decline of 21.5 percent in production in June 2014 compared with the same month last year, according to data from the Brazilian Institute of geography and statistics (IBGE), aggregated and disclosed by the Brazilian Association of electrical and Electronics Industry (Abinee).
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Philips sees improvement in profit for the second half with cost-cutting
7/21/2014 -
Philips said on Monday that it expects its operating profit climb in the second half of the year after cost-cutting measures, but stated that 2014 will still be a challenging year.
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TVs for sale increases by 60% with World Cup
6/18/2014 -
The proximity with the World Cup boosted demand for televisions. Sales recorded a weekly growth above 60% in the second fortnight of may of 2014, compared to the same period last year, according to a survey from GFK.
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TV sales grow more than 60%
6/18/2014 -
Since the second fortnight of may of 2014 selling TVs in Brazil registered a weekly growth above 60% as compared to the same period last year, according to a survey conducted by market research firm GfK.
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