DNO International ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas company, has announced record 2012 net profit of NOK 1.04 billion on operating revenues of NOK 2.84 billion. Fourth quarter 2012 net profit was NOK 810 million on operating revenues of NOK ...
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The Integrated Packaging Group (IPG) has completed the acquisition of the business and assets of three major Amcor Flexibles Packaging Plants. The plants, in the outer Sydney suburbs of Cheltenham, Chester Hill and Kirrawee, produce ...
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European industry veteran Andi Schmidt, has joined Hayes Components as its European marketing manager. Schmidt will be working from Garching, a Munich suburb. He has previously worked for SR Suntour, Bionicon and Nicolai. He will be ...
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BTI is expanding its free shipping incentive with a new freight program for 2012. The company's goal is to reduce dealer costs and get shipments to more dealers in two days or less. The distributor is "subsidizing" UPS shipping costs by ...
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QBP has expanded its inventory in its Pennsylvania and Utah warehouses in an effort to reduce split orders and lower freight costs and delivery time. “Our customers asked for more locally available product, and we quickly responded ...
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Clothing maker Mt. Borah has released a new app for the iPad that allows customers to design semi-custom cycling clothing. The free app allows users to specify color variations on tops and bottoms and choose upgrade options such as ...
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Honey Stinger has released its first caffeinated protein bar, in a Dark Chocolate Mocha Cherry Pro flavor. The bars were released for the first time at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City late last month. The new bars have 10 ...
Wahoo Fitness is now shipping its RFLKT computer, which displays data from the user's iPhone fitness apps. The RFLKT (pronounced "reflect") receives data from apps running on Bluetooth Smart-compatible iPhones, which include the iPhone ...
The Nokia Germany product manager David • Akinjise recently in an interview revealed that user demand is not high on the full QWERTY keyboard phones and Nokia may not launch such products. Nokia might no longer launch a full ...
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Suspension brand X-Fusion's sales were up 20 percent last year, the company announced this week. The company said sales were driven by the introduction of three new fork models, steady sales in rear shocks, and growth in the dropper-post ...
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Leisure Trends Group is hosting a webinar for NBDA members Wednesday to provide analytics and insights gained from ongoing tracking of monthly point of sales data from independent bicycle dealers. The one-hour webinar is being presented by ...
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Chris Clinton is joining Challenge North America as marketing and OE sales director, the company announced Tuesday. Stefano Lumbaca, who opened the brand's North American office in Ohio last June, has left the company. Emily Zinn, who is ...
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Triathlon is now a separate department within the Italian clothing brand Castelli, the company announced Monday. The company said the new department would accelerate product development that already began with Castelli’s Body Paint ...
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Hasbro has made a brace of executive management appointments in the US. First up, David Hargreaves (pictured) will take on the newly created role of EVP corporate strategy and business development. A 30-year veteran of Hasbro, he has ...
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Harrods has pulled two children's books labelled "sexist" from sale and has apologised for any offence caused. A Twitter photo of the two "non gender neutral" 'How to be' books was posted on Twitter by TV journalist and former Harrods ...
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