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Pumpkin Patch CEO Neil Cowie resigns to take job with rival retailer

Pumpkin Patch CEO Neil Cowie resigns to take job with rival retailer

July 30 (BusinessDesk) - Pumpkin Patch, the children’s clothing retailer whose shares have dropped 31 percent this year, said chief executive Neil Cowie has resigned to take up a job with another retailer in New Zealand. The shares fell 3.2 percent to 90 cents before the announ...

30 Jul 2013
NZ dollar rises to new 5-year high vs. Australian dollar on dovish RBA

NZ dollar rises to new 5-year high vs. Australian dollar on dovish RBA

By Jonathan Underhill July 30 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand dollar rose to a new five-year high against its Australian counterpart after Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens said there is room both for his currency and interest rates to go lower in the face of su...

30 Jul 2013
Ryman says first-quarter trading ahead of year earlier, meets company target

Ryman says first-quarter trading ahead of year earlier, meets company target

July 30 (BusinessDesk) - Ryman Healthcare, whose shares are sitting at a record high after climbing 56 percent this year, trading in the first quarter was in line with the retirement village operator’s target’s and ahead of the same period on 2012. “We have reviewed the first q...

30 Jul 2013