Dave Roberts, left, Comfort Solutions, and keynote speaker Scott Bedbury. CHANDLER, Ariz. - Scott Bedbury, the marketing guru who helped build Nike and Starbucks into household brands, brought his playbook to Furniture/Today's Bedding ...
Bob Metcalfe, Dave Boggs and the rest of the scientists at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1973 were a lot like young developers at a Silicon Valley startup today. "Beards, Birkenstocks, blue jeans, T-shirts," Metcalfe said earlier ...
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The state of Connecticut is considering a $3 million loan to help relocate Cannondale Sports Unlimited — the new name for what was formerly known as Dorel's Recreation/Leisure division. Gov. Dannel Malloy announced Tuesday that the ...
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bebe stores, inc. announced that Narry Singh has been named to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Singh has been a widely respected entrepreneur, hands-on executive, advisor and deal-maker for over 20 years, with a focus on ...
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Mazda Motor Corp. has appointed a new CEO just days after announcing its first annual profit in five years. Production and purchasing guru Masamichi Kogai will assume the title of Mazda president and CEO from June 25, replacing Takashi ...
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Sainsbury's Bank, the 50/50 joint venture between the supermarket chain and Lloyds Bank, will outsource its entire banking IT platform when Sainsbury's takes complete control of the financial services organisation. Further reading ...
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If there was one common thread among the four shops visited during the first day of the Chicago Dealer Tour, it's that the retail business here is a family affair. Several stores we toured are in their second, third or fourth generation of ...
The annual International Furniture Fair (aka the Salon del Mobile) held in Milan, Italy is traditionally where furniture designers and dealers go for inspiration and trend watching. This year, however, rather than taking innovation to bold ...
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Guru Cycles will soon be offering complete bikes for the first time. Guru sells framesets in either custom or stock geometry, and as of this week offers the option of purchasing a complete bike. "The decision to offer our customers ...
To ensure optimum customer service and support, Auto Glass Guru has added a full time customer service department available seven days a week. Their customer service department verifies each job across the nation each morning, to ensure all ...
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A truly outstanding line-up of speakers from specialist size research and analysis consultancies, academia, advanced 3D technologists, high street brands and retailers joined forces at the recent ASBCI sizing & fit seminar to share their ...
The corporate regulator has appointed a senior executive of Macquarie Group to fill one of its top posts amid a recent history of high-profile actions against the country's biggest home-grown investment bank. Cathie Armour, an executive ...
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If you've been holding your breath waiting for HTC's newest warrior in the smart-phone wars, you can exhale: The HTC One is now available both online and in stores as of today. AT&T's silver version of the One costs $200 with 32GB of ...
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Creating greater visibility for a small mom and pop pet business that's confined to one local area may seem like a challenge, especially if you have a limited budget and resources, not to mention lots of competition in your own backyard i. ...
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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. ...