The Jones Group Inc. reported results for the third quarter ended October 5, 2013. Revenues for the third quarter of 2013 were $1,022 million, as compared with $1,035 million for the third quarter of 2012. The Company reported ...
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Crown Food Europe, a subsidiary of Crown, has installed an in-house aluminum can production line at inside the Portuguese canned fish provider Cofaco's Rabo de Peixe plant. The new line is expected to address the growing market demand for ...
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After years of focus on cost reductions and operational efficiencies, executives and producers in the food and beverage industry are feeling confident again, according to the 2013 Grant Thornton Global Food and Beverage study "Hunger for ...
Thin Film Electronics ASA, the pioneer of printed electronics, announces it has built the world's first self-contained, integrated electronic tag system made through printed electronics. The stand-alone system will power Thin Film's Smart ...
Six months after DICK’S Sporting Goods selected ecVision’s best practice solutions for its product and factory compliance management initiatives, the largest U.S. based full-line sporting goods retailer realizes how integral ...
Visual 2000 International Inc. announces that graphic T-shirt producer and marketer Vision/Eleven Apparel Management Inc. has successfully implemented the Visual ERP.net and integrated e-commerce solutions at its Montreal headquarters. ...
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La-Z-Boy announced Thursday that it has agreed to buy two La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores in the Youngstown, Ohio, market from a retiring licensee. The two stores, which have combined annual revenue of about $6.5 million, are owned ...
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Joe’s Jeans Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of Hudson Clothing Holdings, Inc., a leading global designer and marketer of women’s and men’s premium branded denim apparel. “We are very pleased to have ...
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Secura Insurance, a regional property and casualty insurance carrier, has implemented Cover-All's new policy administration functionality and Commercial Auto, to boost operational efficiencies, improve risk selection, price based on ...
US-based property/casualty insurer Mutual Benefit Group has replaced its legacy claims system with Accenture Claim Components, to enhance efficiency in handling and paying claims by automating certain claims processes and put sharper focus ...
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Philips has announced job cuts at its Hamilton factory following a decision to move part of the site's production abroad. Hamilton currently manufactures outdoor luminaires (conventional and LED), and SOX low pressure sodium lamps – ...
GuideOne Insurance, an Iowa-based national niche market insurer, has deployed a new claims management system, Guidewire ClaimCenter, which is developed by Guidewire Software. To develop the software, GuideOne teamed with Guidewire ...
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Arthur J Gallagher, an Illinois-based insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, has signed a deal to purchase the Giles Group of Companies (Giles) of London for an undisclosed amount. Giles is an independent retail broker ...
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Suncorp Group has reported a net profit after tax of $491m for the full year 2013, a decrease of 32% compared to $724m last fiscal. The drop in profits is mainly due to $632m loss after tax from resolution of the Non-core Bank. Profit ...
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Wesfarmers Limited has announced a net profit after tax (NPAT) of $2,261 million for the full-year ended 30 June 2013, an increase of 6.3 per cent on the previous corresponding period. The group's retail businesses achieved solid growth ...