Tag: Billion

Global Sports Brand U.S. Polo Assn. Delivers Record $2.4 Billion in Retail Sales for 2023, Targets $3 Billion and 1,500 U.S. Polo Assn. Stores

West Palm Beach, FL, Apr 2, 2024 – (ACN Newswire) – USPA Global has announced that U.S. Polo Assn., the official brand of the United States Polo Association (USPA), has delivered a record $2.4 billion in global retail sales in 2023. The global sports brand’s record growth is the result of expanding its existing sizeable footprint across all regions around the world. U.S. Polo Assn. has seen a balanced growth strategy with significantly increased market share in more mature markets, such as North America and Western Europe, while delivering exponential growth in emerging markets such as Asia, Latin America, the Middle ... Read more

Japan – US$ 2 Billion Financing Agreement Executed, NextPlay Technologies, Inc

Sunrise, FL, Jan 23, 2024 – (NewMediaWire) – NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTP) (the “Company”), a digital native ecosystem for finance, digital advertisers, and video gamers, announced today: The company executed a convertible loan agreement (“NextBank Convert”) with an investor for proceeds of US $2 billion, as detailed in the company’s 8-K filing on January 22, 2024.  The loan is not convertible into NXTP shares and will not increase the current 5.9 million shares issued and outstanding of NXTP.   The Loan is convertible into common shares of NextBank International, Inc., (“NextBank”) the Company’s 100% owned banking subsidiary, at a conversion ... Read more

$48 Billion U.S. Recreational Vehicles Industry Boosted by The Pandemic

Industry undergoes a reset for future growth Tampa FL USA, – WEBWIRE – Wednesday, June 28, 2023 RVs are as American as apple pie.” June 28, 2023: Marketdata LLC, an leading independent market research publisher since 1979, has released a new study, an 87-page report entitled: The U.S. Recreational Vehicles Industry: Manufacturers, Dealers and RV Parks. The study traces the industry from 1980s to 2027 Forecast, examining the markets size, growth, structure, buyer demographics and competition. The industry posted record revenues and RV shipments (600,000 RVs) in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic, as consumers sought ways to vacation safely. This ... Read more

Huijing Holdings Contracted Sales Continued to Grow to RMB8 Billion, Revenue Steadily Increased to RMB5.31 Billion

Huijing Holdings Company Limited (“Huijing Holdings” or the “Group”; Stock code: 9968), an integrated residential and commercial property developer in the PRC, with a strong presence in the Greater Bay Area, has today announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2021 (“FY2021” or “the Year”). Results Highlights:— Contracted sales (including contracted sales from joint venture) increases by approximately 3.9% to RMB8.0 billion in 2021— Revenue increases by 3.0% year-on-year to approximately RMB5,309.3 million— Net profit amounted to approximately RMB550.4 million; net profit margin was 10.4% — Gross profit totaled RMB1,666.9 million, gross profit margin was 31.4%— Adequate ... Read more

More than 2 billion workers make up the informal economy

More than 2 billion workers make up the informal economy. That’s 6 out of every 10 workers in the world who live without labor or social protections. The economic recovery of these workers is a critical component of a global economic rebound from the Covid-19 crisis. To understand the scale of informal labor and its impact on the economy, Ford Foundation partnered with The Guardian on this special feature that breaks down the challenges facing workers and highlights solutions to build a truly equitable future of work. Read the full article in The Guardian. The Ford Foundation The Ford Foundation ... Read more