French retail giant Carrefour has suggested that efforts to improve the performance of its hypermarkets in France were paying off, despite sales falling in the second quarter of the year. Like-for-like sales from Carrefour's French ...
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Carrefour CFO Pierre-Jean Sivignon has insisted he expects a series of measures to help improve the retailer's performance after it reported another quarter of falling sales in its domestic market. Speaking on the firm's earnings call ...
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The growing demand for diamonds,coupled with a limited supply of gem-quality goods and the lack of major deposit discoveries,underscores the need for jewellery manufacturers and retailers"to take full advantage of the full spectrum of ...
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Gyma Food Industries, a UAE-based dried fruits, nuts and spices manufacturer, is planning to invest $10m in the Middle East in 2012, as part of its strategy to expand in the region. As part of this plan, the company will expand one of its ...
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Athena Engineering & Construction (AEC) and AGMS (Arc Glass Melting Solutions) are joining their sales structure by appointing Klaus Pöting as the representative also for AGMS. Since 2010 Pöting is representing AEC in the glass ...
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PPG Industries' Charles Bunch, chairman and CEO, along with Charles Kahle the company's chief technology officer, recognized four science and technology leaders into the PPG Collegium. The individuals were selected based on their ...
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, which offers specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, has appointed Jean-Paul L Montupet, chairman of Emerson's Industrial Automation business and president of Emerson Europe, to its Board of Directors. ...
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In the European Union, buildings account for 40 percent of total energy consumption. As a result, sustainable, energy-efficient architecture can make a vital contribution to environmental protection. Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) ...
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Paris based insurer Societe Generale has named Jean-Luc Parer as the head of its international retail banking division, which also makes him the member of the executive committee of the group. Jean-Luc Parer succeeds Jean-Louis ...
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Lectra,the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials-textiles,leather,industrial fabrics,and composite materials-is pleased to announce that Façonnable has successfully implemented ...
Panasonic will be the sole distributor of Lighthouse LED video display technology in the United States and Canada. Customers will now be able to purchase Lighthouse's award winning LED video display technology through an optimized supply ...
Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance is likely to unveil a mobile application to help employees easily manage numerous benefits using smart phones. As part of the MyLibertyMobile application, the firm has extended the functionality to ...
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French mutual insurance firm MMA Group has selected Cameleon Software’s configure, price, quote (CPQ) technology to help modernise its information systems and improve business agility. Implementation of the technology will enable ...
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La Isla, an environmentally conscious couture swimwear and apparel brand announces their partnership extension with Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society. La Isla is continuing to donate a portion of their proceeds to ...
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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) and PSA Peugeot Citroen (PSA) have signed an agreement that will see the PSA supply light commercial vehicles to TME from mid 2013. Under the agreement, PSA will produce a Toyota-branded medium-sized van based on ...