As part of its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012 earnings announcement, Gap Inc. announced that it plans to open as many as 20 more Old Navy stores in Japan in 2013. Old Navy opened its first store outside of North America in Tokyo in ...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co. announced the promotion of Amy Zehrer to the position of Executive Vice President, Stores, from Senior Vice President, effective immediately. Zehrer will continue to report to Chairman & CEO Mike Jeffries. ...
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In an ongoing effort to simplify online international expansion for U.S. retailers, FiftyOne Global Ecommerce announced that it has become a Demandware LINK Technology Partner, joining a best-of-breed community that accelerates the adoption ...
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Auckland-based medical device company Nexus6 has secured $3m from Australia-based life sciences investment firm BioScience Managers. Nexus6 will use the capital to support international expansion of its asthma monitoring technology and ...
Europe’s leading online shop for shoes and fashion successfully concluded the business year 2012 and continues to deliver unprecedented growth. With net sales of 1.15 billion EUR Zalando was able to more than double sales compared to ...
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USA - Orlando-based Alcorn McBride is well positioned for growth in international markets. In the past year, Alcorn McBride has restructured distribution in Asia, partnering with Wincomn in China and Hong Kong, Electori in Japan, Sovico in ...
The Zumtobel Group (also known as Zumtobel AG)(WBAG: ZAG) headquartered in Dornbirn, Austria is a leading European manufacturer of professional indoor and outdoor lighting, lighting management systems and lighting components as well as LED ...
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Launching officially in the US in February 2013, Missguided USA is a fresh face in the world of women’s e-tailers that strives to produce the latest fashion trends as they happen, at an unbeatable price point. The Missguided brand ...
Infor, a leading provider of business software applications serving more than 70,000 customers, has announced that Lottusse, a legendary name in artisan footwear, bags and other leather goods and accessories, has decided to implement Infor ...
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PLANO, Texas — Rent-A-Center has announced it will sell off its remaining 18 locations in Canada, converting them into franchises that will be run by its ColorTyme subsidiary. In early January, Rent-A-Center closed a deal that saw ...
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Grupo Cortefiel, the Royal Spanish Football Federation and Santa Mónica Sports have signed a new sponsorship agreement whereby the brand Pedro del Hierro will be acting as an Official Supplier / Collaborator for an extendable ...
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French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has started series production of the Peugeot 208 at the Porto Real facility in Brazil. The group had invested €305m to expand the facility in order to increase the plants production capacity from ...
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Sentiment regarding the prospects for the U.S. economy in the year ahead increased among U.S. industrial manufacturers, while uncertainty around outlook for the world economy prevailed, according to the Q4 2012 Manufacturing Barometer ...
Plum Organics, a US-based organic, kids nutrition company, has acquired Plum UK - a leading organic baby food producer in the UK, a move which marks the company's first international expansion. The acquisition enables Plum to offer ...
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US baby food producer Plum Organics has acquired London-based organic baby food firm Plum UK. The acquisition signals the start of international expansion for Plum Organics, it said today (24 January). It also positions the firm as a ...