Al Fritz, one of the legends of the U.S. bicycle industry, died Tuesday in Chicago at 88. Fritz's long career at Schwinn was most notable for his invention of the iconic Sting-Ray 20-inch muscle bike in the early 1960s. Schwinn sold ...
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Working with Giant USA’s merchandising team, Cadence 120 Bicycles recently underwent a remodel and celebrated its grand reopening as a Giant Partner Store. Cadence 120 was founded 25 years ago and moved to its current ...
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Reportedly, the Chinese steel giant Baostee announced to cut its tinplate list prices by RMB100/ton for June. It’s learned that the company remained its tinplate list prices unchanged but offered some discounts for May after ...
David's Bridal, Inc., the leading specialty retailer of bridal gown and wedding-related apparel and accessories in the United States, announced the appointment of Pamela B. Wallack as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 28, 2013. Ms. ...
Tags: Apparel, Bridal apparel
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 5/10/2013 12:04:02 AM The Royal Wine Corp. needed to increase its bottle packaging line speed to keep up with booming demand for its wines, spirits and liqueurs. The ...
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Miu Miu arrives at a new destination in South Korea as the brand opens its' first store in Seongnam - the fifth city in the brand's development plan in the country, after Seoul, Busan, Incheon and Gyeonggi-do. The store, designed by ...
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JERSEY SHORE, Pa. - Steel manufacturer Jersey Shore Steel Co.'s sustainability initiatives have earned the company the 2013 Pennsylvania Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence. In addition, the company, a supplier to the mattress, ...
ANN INC. announced that, based on weaker-than-anticipated performance, the Company is updating its outlook for the fiscal first quarter of 2013. Based on preliminary results, the Company's first quarter outlook, provided on March 8, ...
Does Tesla envy have you pining for an affordable electric car? Well, we just happen to have two test cars that we need to sell to make room, and funds, for new cars. The Mitsubishi i-MiEV is one of the cheapest and most efficient ...
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Boyd Specialty Sleep’s Fontana, Calif., factory will soon get solar panels to power its plant and provide electrical power for other companies.ST. LOUIS - Boyd Specialty Sleep is specializing in something new: Energy autonomy. ...
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Carter’s, Inc., the largest branded marketer in the United States of apparel exclusively for babies and young children, announced that its Board of Directors has approved a $300 million share repurchase authorization and instituted a ...
La-Z-Boy recognized the owners and operators of its top performing La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries at an awards ceremony held during the recent High Point Market. "Once a year, we take the opportunity to reflect on the great achievements of ...
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This Got Sleep? store in Vancouver, Wash., is the second of the mall-based specialty sleep shops opened by West Coast retailer Sleep Train. It is designed to provide on-the-go mall shoppers with a comfortable, convenient environment to ...
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PLANO, Texas — Steven L. Pepper, retired president of Yum Brands Mexico, has joined the board of directors of rent-to-own retailer Rent-A-Center, the company announced. Pepper retired from Yum, an operator of fast-food restaurants, ...
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The combination of highly virtualised environments inside enterprise networks, along with an explosion of mobile traffic, are exposing the limitations of existing networks, and driving the need for a new era of dynamic and scalable networks ...
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