Dorel Industries reported that its Recreational/Leisure Segment lost $5.4 million after mostly non-cash restructuring charges that reduced its overall earnings by about half. Dorel warned investors in early February that continued ...
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A recent study published in the journal Leisure Studies, 'iPod use and the perception of social introversion' by Benjamin R. Garner (University of Kansas), discusses the effects that iPod use has on society and social interaction. Garner ...
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Advance estimates of U.S. retail sales released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday appear to confirm reports that harsh weather across much of the country suppressed retail sales in January. Census estimated sales by sporting goods, ...
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E.ON and Projection Lighting have worked with Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall to replace its auditorium lighting with an LED system.? The solution, which was installed by DES Electrical, saw more than 500 incandescent light fittings taken ...
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Australia's busiest airport has today called on tenders for its retail duty free operations, which are currently provided by Nuance Australia. These duty free outlets measure 7,600 square metres of space across six outlets and include ...
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Leading home textile suppliers from throughout Asia will look to take advantage of the expanding Southern China market at Intertextile Guangzhou Hometextile China, held from 18 to 22 March 2014. Located at the China Import and Export Fair ...
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Dorel Industries Inc. will close its assembly and testing facility in Bedford, PA. and layoff 100 employees as part of a global restructuring of its Recreational/Leisure segment announced Thursday morning. The segment owns the Cannondale, ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
The firm will introduce its new 2014 ranges to the trade at London Toy Fair Playmobil is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with the launch of new celebratory ranges at the London Toy Fair. In what the firm has already billed as ...
The sleek three-wheeled car looks futuristic, but, as its creator acknowledges, it uses no new technology. What makes the Elio Motors vehicle unique is its ultra-high fuel economy and an ultra-low price tag: $6,800. The vehicle, which ...
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OLYMP Bezner GmbH & Co. KG grew considerably in 2013. The company from Bietigheim-Bissingen once again enjoyed in-creased turnover with fashionable shirts, casual shirts, polo shirts, ties and knitwear in the German and international ...
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Falconhead Capital, LLC, a private equity firm specializing in growing sports and consumer-focused businesses, announced that it has sold its portfolio company NYDJ Apparel, LLC, one of the world's leading women's denim apparel brands, to ...
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Swimwear company Arena has struck a deal to be acquired by Swiss private equity firm Capvis for an undisclosed sum. Arena has subsidiaries in Italy, France, Germany and the US, and operates through a global network of distributors and ...
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The Leekes Retail & Leisure Group has reported strong results for the year ending March 31st 2013. The group reported an annual turnover of £66m for its retail, leisure and property arms of the business, showing a year-on-year ...
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Columbia Sportswear Company, a leading innovator in active outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment, announced that its joint venture with Swire Resources Ltd. commenced operation as planned on January 1, 2014. Also, as ...
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Columbia Sportswear Company said its joint venture with Swire Resources Ltd. commenced operation as planned on Jan. 1, 2014. Also, as previously planned and announced, 29-year Swire Resources veteran Samson Wong was appointed president of ...
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