McDonald’s global turnaround is coming to fruition. The global re-vitalisation is being driven by the new management headquartered in Chicago. There are numerous lessons that can be learnt on how big companies can successfully ...
Hornby is attempting to make the business profitable again following a loss of £13.5 million in what it has said was a "difficult and disappointing year". Hornby has revealed its plans to cut the number of toys it makes in an effort ...
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First Milk has agreed to sell its Glenfield Dairy business to Graham's The Family Dairy. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. The Glenfield Dairy sale is intended to allow First Milk to focus on its hard ...
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Despite, difficult comparisons after record World Cup related sales in the prior year second quarter, topline at Adidas Group expanded 15 per cent year over year in the second quarter of 2015. In the three months to June 30, 2015, in euro ...
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In order to shore up its topline and bottomline, clothing retailer American Apparel has announced the next phase of its strategic turnaround plan. “This plan includes a redesigned fall merchandise line, approximately $30 million in ...
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North Yorkshire based pork supplier Karro Food Group is set to invest £10m into processing and production as part of its UK investment programme. Under this programme, Karro will invest £6.5m into new chilling and processing ...
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For its fiscal second-quarter 2015 (ended 27 December 2014), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $86.8m, down 15.6% on $102.9m a year ago and ...
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Just like Australia Post, the UK's Royal Mail is experiencing a loss of profitability from the parcel boom and mail bust. It is, however, also looking down the barrel of Amazon’s own delivery network, which threatens future growth ...
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For its fiscal first-quarter 2015 (ended 27 September 2014), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $89.2m (at the high end of the $83-91m ...
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne is planning to step down at the end of 2018 after completing five-year turnaround plan for the new Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, reported The Detroit News. The merger has been in works for a long time, and back ...
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Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu said Monday it has seen a small upturn in stainless demand and is cautiously optimistic about forward prospects. CEO Mika Seitovirta told the company's annual general meeting of ...
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On April 14, Mika Seitovirta, CEO of Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu, stated at the company's annual general meeting that in 2013 the weaker-than-expected market and the remedy requirement set by the European Commission ...
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Accuride has introduced a new aluminum wheel it claims to be the lightest in the market. The new 14-inch Accu-Lite Duplex aluminum wheel weighs just 56 lbs, about four pounds less than its predecessors. Rick Dauch, president and CEO of ...
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RadioShack has appointed Dollar General finance chief John Feray executive VP/chief financial officer, effective Feb. 6. He will succeed interim chief financial officer Holly Etlin, a managing director at consultancy AlixPartners, which ...
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Navistar reports a fourth quarter 2013 net loss of $154 million, or $1.91 per diluted share. But still, that's good when compared to the fourth quarter 2012 when Navistar reported a net loss of $2.8 billion, or $40.13 per diluted share. ...
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