Scottish spirits company Edrington has taken full ownership of its Americas Travel Retail operations after agreeing to buy out its joint venture (JV) partner for an undisclosed amount. The former JV, Edrington Webb Travel Retail Americas ...
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Leading furniture retailer sofa.com has opened a brand new showroom on St. Vincent Crescent, Finnieston, Glasgow, having transformed an antiques auction house into a monumental design space. Not only is it the largest sofa.com showroom to ...
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Massachussets-based Treehouse Brewing Company is constructing a new brewery in Charlton, UK, as part of its expansion strategy. The new brewery, which is slated to open in 2017, will be spread across 45,000ft2 featuring a modern 50 BBL ...
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GE announced recently the creation of Current, a startup that combines energy hardware with a digital backbone to make power simpler and more efficient for customers. The company, which is backed by GE’s balance sheet, brings ...
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LumaNEXT, a provider of lighting and energy management and a leader in 21st century smart lighting technology, is back from the first international Climate Leader Summit held in Los Angeles, CA, where they participated as invited attendees ...
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The Taiwan Cabinet or its executive ministry plans to spend roughly NT$36 billion (US$1.16 billion) over the next nine years on its “Productivity 4.0” project beginning this year, with the aim of boosting the island's total ...
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Hilco Capital disclosed that it had acquired Canadian travel hat designer and manufacturer, Tilley Endurables, for an undisclosed sum. Hilco, a London, England-based firm that specializes in investing in distressed assets and ...
Dreams will open its first store in the North-east in Portrack Lane, Stockton-on-Tees, on Friday. The first of six new store openings in the region, including a forthcoming unit in Gateshead, the launch of the Stockton-on-Tees store has ...
Bauer Hockey, a subsidiary of Performance Sports Group Ltd., will open its first-ever Bauer Hockey retail experiences beginning this summer in Boston and Minneapolis. A transformative and historic initiative for Bauer Hockey, the premium ...
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Mike Jeffries led apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch, has selected Demandware Inc., an industry-leading provider of enterprise cloud commerce solutions, to expand its digital retail operations across Asia. The retailer has launched ten ...
Jack Wolfskin has reached an agreement to buy out its Chinese distributor and licensee over the next two years to clear the way for a new subsidiary it will establish in the People's Republic of China, or PRC. In exchange for a two-year ...
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The increase in the availability of electric vehicles has the potential to disrupt the fuel retail operations of supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles, according to market research organisation IBISWorld. Fuel retailers such as ...
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Apparel retailer Gap Inc, has promoted two of its senior executives as presidents of two of its brands, Gap and Banana Republic. Jeff Kirwan, who currently serves as president of greater China for Gap Inc, will become global president for ...
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Appalachian Mountain Brewery, announced 3nd Quarter revenue increased significantly and was up 38 % to $266,283 compared to 2nd Quarter 2014 at $192,450. Revenue increased by 77% to $266,283 for Q3 2014 versus $150,703 for Q3 2013. AMB's ...
Dunn Tire LLC has opened a newly constructed store in Buffalo, N.Y. The new store replaces an existing outlet in the city. The new location at 2300 Delaware Ave. has seven service bays. The company says the additional space improves the ...