India has risen to 15th position on the back of solid growth in retail sales and strong prospects for future GDP growth, according to global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney's Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) 2015 that surveyed ...
Tags: India retail, E-commerce, Economy
In an ongoing effort to better serve its customer base of independent retailers, PPG Architectural Coatings, a business of PPG Industries, has announced the launch of the all-new PPG Pittsburgh Paints brand, combining the heritage and ...
Tags: contractors, professional painters, homeowners, Construction
PPG Industries reported fourth quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.71 billion, up $207 million, or 6 percent, versus the prior-year figure of $3.5 billion. Net sales in local currencies grew 10 percent year-over-year, ...
Tags: portfolio management, earnings-accretive cash deployment, Construction
Australian quick service restaurant operator Collins Foods Limited, which operates KFC and Sizzler restaurants, has reported a 37 per cent lift in Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITA) and a 43 per cent lift in ...
Tags: Collins Foods, Agriculture
American apparel brand Tommy Hilfiger’s India joint venture with Arvind has registered a 66 per cent rise in its profits in the last fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the company said in a filing to the Registrar of Companies. ...
Tags: retail sales, apparel brand, Apparel
Pie Face collapses into voluntary administration Australian food franchise Pie Face has collapsed into voluntary administration. In a media statement, the Pie Face Group confirmed Jirsch Sutherland has been appointed as administrators. ...
Tags: Pie, Collapses, Agriculture
For the third fiscal quarter ended Nov. 1, 2014, earnings per share zoomed 43 per cent from a year earlier quarter at women’s apparel retailer, L Brands. L Brands reported net income of $131.8 million or $0.44 per share in the ...
Tags: women's apparel retailer, Apparel
PPG Industries' North American architectural coatings business has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Westmoreland Supply, an independent architectural paint distributor headquartered in Pittsburgh. The transaction is expected to ...
Tags: coatings business, paint
After opening its 100th store in Jalandhar, Swiss Military Worldwide, a premium global men’s lifestyle brand opened its first Mumbai store. This will be followed by an entry into markets of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Southern ...
Iconic US apparel brand Gap is partnering with Arvind Lifestyle, a subsidiary of Arvind Limited, one of India’s largest textile companies. The first stores are expected to open in India’s two largest cities, Mumbai and Delhi, ...
Tags: GAP, Arvind Lifestyle, Apparel
One of the world's leading international fashion retailers MANGO, will extend its online presence on Myntra.com from August 2014. Through this association, Myntra.com has taken one step further in making international fashion accessible to ...
Tags: MANGO, Apparel, Accessories
Pie Face has signed a deal to enter in markets in Singapore and Malaysia with 50 new stores Australian pie making company Pie Face has announced that it has entered into formal agreements to open a minimum 50 stores in the next 5 years in ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
PPG Industries announced that its North American architectural coatings business has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Masterwork, an independent architectural paint distributor headquartered in Pittsburgh. The acquisition of ...
Tags: PPG, Construction, Decoration, coatings
Automotive Parts Associates Inc. (APA) has announced that All European Auto Supply Inc. is its newest member. All European was established in 1994 in Royal Oak, Mich., and today stocks the largest inventory of exclusively European parts ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Automotive Parts, car parts
Dal-Tile will build a glazed porcelain and colorbody tile manufacturing plant and distribution center in Dickson, Tenn., near Nashville. The 1.4 million square feet plant is scheduled to open in late 2015 and will be the Dallas-based ...
Tags: Tile, expand manufacturing capability, glazed porcelain capabilities