HIGH POINT -- Furnitureland South's Jason and Jeff Harris have formed a new company to launch what they're calling an "all-screens network multiverse" to engage the female consumer in a way, they say, she's never been reached before. The ...
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HIGH POINT -- Doug Bassett, president of bedroom manufacturer Vaughn-Bassett, has been named chairman of the High Point Market Authority's board of directors. Bassett, who has been the board's vice chairman and a member of the executive ...
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Scientific testing by an independent laboratory has proven that a specialized laundering process, offered by UniFirst Corporation and used to disinfect and protect food industry garments, destroys pathogens known to cause nearly 90 million ...
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The Department for Education(DfE)has announced scholarships to encourage graduates into teaching computer science. The British Computer Society(BCS)is managing the project for the DfE,with the department providing the funding alongside ...
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Swiss food company Nestléplans to establish two research and development(R&D)facilities in China,to improve its understanding of Chinese ingredients and local cuisine. The units are also expected to provide scientific and ...
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Mothercare plc, the leading international mother and baby retailer, announces its pre-close statement for the first half of the year covering 28 weeks to 13 October 2012. Simon Calver, Chief Executive of Mothercare plc, ...
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Care Bears are spreading the love as American Greetings Properties (AGP), the intellectual property and outbound licensing division of American Greetings Corporation, announced a worldwide licensing agreement with the Benetton Group Kids ...
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Katharine Hepburn was an icon of theater, film and fashion, where her style was both distinct and influential. Her unique fashion sense is the subject of a new exhibition at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Katharine ...
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US deli meats producer Columbus Foods has expanded its product range to include a'Farm to Fork Naturals'line. "Mminimally processed and free of antibiotics and additives,the range has been created in repsonse to"consumer desire for ...
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Bank of Scotland, part of the Lloyds Banking Group, has been fined £4.2m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for failing to keep accurate records of the mortgage payments of 250,000 Halifax customers. The blunder, which ...
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(China Glass Network) In the early October, the national glass average price presented general increasing, and the stock rate declined. The whole stock capacity remains 26.60 million weight cases, declined 0.28 million weight cases and 1.04 ...
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The cost of construction materials continues to surge from August through September, endangering contractors' workload, according to data gathered by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Despite minimal price changes from ...
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Aggreko, the world leader in temporary power and temperature control services, has supplied power to Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Co. For White Cement, one of the nation s leading producers of high quality white cement. The cement company called ...
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Saudi Cement Co has reported a 7.3% jump in its third-quarter net profit, thanks to higher local demand, meeting analyst expectations, Reuters has reported. The cement maker posted a net profit of SR210m ($56m) in the three months to ...
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Organisations need to focus now on the changes they need to make to take advantage of the performance and operational improvements that the data centres of the future will offer. Speaking as part of a panel at IPEXPO this week, Anthony ...
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