Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT: NYSE) today announced completion of the company’s acquisition of Jet.com, Inc., following expiration of the waiting period under federal regulations. The news was initially shared on Instagram by Walmart ...
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Sacmi is preparing for the biennial Parma fair with its latest technological offerings, from bag-in-box filling systems to the new range of KUBE modular labellers, to the automated end-of-line solutions. Like a well-orchestrated symphony, ...
Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has priced its public offering of 15,000,000 shares of its common stock at $8.35 per share. In addition, Oclaro has granted the ...
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This year Brisbane, Australia, will host the 10th IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition from 9-14 October and the emphasis will be on how water professionals can respond to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ...
With over five million people in the UK staying up to catch a glimpse of this year's sporting activities at the Rio Olympics, Generation Media's Sangita Sivanesan takes a look at how the event has effected kids' TV viewing. “Viva ...
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Aptar Food + Beverage was selected by Nestle Professional to develop a new premium flip top closure for the redesign of its packaging for the Nescafe out of home portfolio. Nestle Professional’s new, premium metal tin features a ...
Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has announced plans to cease all production activities at its plant in Penang, ...
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Crestview Partners has agreed to acquire Accuride, which supplies components to the North American and European commercial vehicle industries. Crestview Partners is a New York based private equity firm, which will acquire Accuride for ...
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US-based Yum! Brands has entered into an agreement with Primavera Capital and Ant Financial Services to invest a total of $460m in Yum China. While Primavera Capital is a China-based global private equity firm, Ant Financial is an online ...
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA have claimed record transconductance for III-V fin field-effect transistors (finFETs) when normalized according to fin width [Alon Vardi and Jesús A. del Alamo, ...
Berry Plastics Group has signed an agreement to acquire AEP Industries, a North American manufacturer of flexible plastic packaging films, for $765m including debt. Under the terms of the deal, each shareholder of AEP will receive either ...
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Ford has issued two safety recalls and one safety compliance recall in North America. Ford issues safety recall for certain 2013-15 Ford and Lincoln vehicles to replace fuel pump control modules Ford is issuing a safety recall for ...
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The net turnover of the Ebro Group grew by 16.1% year on year in 2015, rising to €2462m (€2.4bn). The EBITDA, or gross operating profit, was considerably better than year-end projections, closing at €314.8 million, up 9.6% ...
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The retailer, owned by Dubai-based RM Retail group, opened a flagship store last September, however, it left the site at the end of June. The Toy Store has detailed its plans to open up to six UK stores, despite closing its Oxford Street ...
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Due to struggling footfall, owners Mark and Sharon Horsman will be closing their Sherborne store and will now concentrate on their second store based in Shaftesbury Indie toy retailer, The Toy Box, has revealed it will be closing its ...
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