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A Sweeter Offer for The Merger of T-Mobile USA and Metropcs Reportedly Has Been Approved

Apr 15, 2013

A sweeter offer for the merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS reportedly has been approved by T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom. The improved bid reduces the amount of debt that the merged company would hold and the interest rate on ...

Tags: T-Mobile, sweeter offer

Pivot Cycles Has Promoted Lisa Cramton to Marketing Manager

Apr 15, 2013

Pivot Cycles has promoted Lisa Cramton to marketing manager. Cramton joined Pivot in July of 2011 as an executive assistant to president and CEO Chris Cocalis. While at Pivot she has also been involved with special projects, coordinating ...

Tags: Bike, bicycle

Retail Sales Are Trending Down Through The First Quarter This Year Compared to Last Year

Apr 15, 2013

Retail sales are trending down through the first quarter this year compared to last year but that’s no reason for suppliers to panic, JJ Rudman, retail analyst for Leisure Trends Group, told attendees on a webinar yesterday. ...

Tags: Retail sales, Bicycle

Dorel Will Use The New Store to Test Retail Concepts and Ideas

Apr 15, 2013

Dorel is launching Cannondale Sports, its first company owned store, to sell and display bikes from Cannondale, GT, Schwinn and Mongoose as well as Cannondale and Sugoi apparel, and parts and accessories. It will also offer Guru fit. ...

Tags: bikes, GT, GT bikes

What Does Massive Air Bag Recall Mean to You

Apr 15, 2013

Six automakers have seen front air bags from supplier Takata blow up in their face, as 3.4 million cars will be recalled worldwide from BMW, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, and Toyota. From the headlines, it sounds frightening, with ...

Tags: Air Bag, Auto Parts, automakers

Chain Saws Are Flying off The Shelves of The Home Improvement Stores

Apr 15, 2013

Superstorm Sandy blew down more trees in New York and New Jersey than any previous storm on record, experts say. And since then there have been several damaging storms across the nation, including one yesterday that knocked down many trees ...

Tags: Chain Saw Tests, Consumer Electronics

EC Has Received Concessions From Google Aimed at Ending a Two-Year Antitrust Investigation

Apr 15, 2013

The European Commission confirmed on Thursday that it has formally received a package of concessions from Google aimed at ending a two-year antitrust investigation. The Internet giant submitted detailed proposals at the end of January, ...

Tags: Google, Antitrust Remedies

China's Total Ship Export Value Was $4.75 Billion, Down 31.6 Percent in Jan-Feb

Apr 15, 2013

In the January-February period of this year, China's total ship export value was $4.75 billion, down 31.6 percent year on year, while the country's total ship import value amounted to $270 million, up 3.1 percent year on year, according to ...

Tags: Ship Export, import value

Technology Strategy Board to Investigate Alternative to Oil-Dervied Organic Chemicals

Apr 15, 2013

The Technology Strategy Board, has awarded a grant to a consortium led by Biome Technologies, to investigate a bio-based alternative to the oil-dervied organic chemicals currently used. Although bioplastics are based on natural materials, ...

Tags: Packaging, Biome Technologies

Gintech Saw March Revenues Reach NT$1.097 Billion, Showing a Sequential Growth of 26.89%

Apr 15, 2013

Taiwan-based solar cell makers saw March revenues rise compared to February. Motech reported March revenues of NT$1.606 billion (US$53 million), representing an on-month increase of 61.04% and an on-year increase of 5.48%. Gintech saw ...

Tags: Solar Cell, Lighting

PFAFF Announced The Introduction of Its Most Amazing Lineup, Sewing Machines

Apr 15, 2013

For more than 150 years, PFAFF, a leading global brand of premier sewing and embroidery machines, has empowered sewers with precision, customization and unlimited creativity. Today, the brand announced the introduction of its most amazing ...

Tags: PFAFF, Sewing Machines, Textile

Cricut Allows Users to Create Stylish and Personalized DIY Fashion and Home DéCor Projects

Apr 15, 2013

Cricut announced the availability of Cricut Iron-on, a specially designed material that allows Cricut users to create stylish and personalized do-it-yourself (DIY) fashion and home décor projects. Inspired by the growing DIY ...

Tags: Stylish Fashion, Textile

PT TÜV SÜD PSB Began Providing Testing and Certification Facility

Apr 15, 2013

PT TÜV SÜD PSB, an internationally recognized testing body, in collaboration with PT Qualis Indonesia and Nissenken has begun providing testing and certification facility for international standards to the Indonesian textile and ...

Tags: Textile, Textile Testing

Government of Gujarat Is Already Mulling on Making Textile Policy to Make It Better

Apr 15, 2013

Not much time has passed since the government of the Western Indian state of Gujarat unveiled its new textile policy in September 2012, but the state government is already mulling on making amendments in the same to make it even better. ...

Tags: Textile Policy, Textile

Tempur-Pedic International Announced That It Partners with Hgtv to Feature Sleep Products

Apr 15, 2013

Tempur-Pedic International Inc. the world's largest bedding provider, announced that it is partnering with HGTV to feature a wide range of innovative sleep products in the first-ever HGTV Smart Home, which showcases the latest products in ...

Tags: sleep products, Textile

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