Australian stocks have closed flat, with a strong day from the major miners offset by weakness among the banks. The local market took its cues from a positive finish on Wall Street, opening up about 0.3 per cent, but slid into the close ...
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CHANDLER, Ariz. - Two furniture stores and a bedding specialist were honored as Retail Giants of Bedding at Furniture/Today's biggest-ever Bedding Conference here earlier this month. Click here to see photos of Bedding Conference social ...
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A long-standing dispute over the problems surrounding Kenya's sole refinery in Mombasa is escalating, triggering fears the country could lose clout as an investment magnet for neighboring countries. A financial crisis at the aging plant ...
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Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler have held early talks over a proposed technical partnership to create new engines for the iconic British manufacturer. Aston Martin is actively seeking a collaborator to reduce ...
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Software defined networking (SDN) is generating a lot of buzz these days, but the technology will ultimately make itself useful in the enterprise largely because it will save enterprises time in deploying new applications, predicted Martin ...
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What is high-end upholstery? Is it defined by a price point? OBentley Churchillr is it simply a matter of the best materials? Almost unanimously, retailers, manufacturers and designers agree that the buyer of high-end furniture bases her ...
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Don't be fooled by Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone. Superficially, it looks like its predecessor, the outrageously successful S3, which attracted 40 million sales in six months. The S4 brings with it a bucketload of new ...
Toshiba's Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced Canvio Connect, a portable external hard drive that offers high capacity storage along with the ability to access and share files ...
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Rent-to-own powerhouse Aaron's Inc. said first-quarter revenues edged up 1.6%, reflecting slower than expected growth due to the January payroll tax increase and delayed income tax refunds. The company said lease revenues and fees rose 8% ...
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The industry has a new company in town — Accell Group North America. And its new structure is taking aim at the industry's top three brands — Trek, Specialized and Giant. At a small dealer meeting Tuesday morning, Steve ...
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Canada-based Sun Life Financial and Khazanah Nasional in Kuala Lumpur have completed the acquisition of CIMB Aviva Assurance and CIMB Aviva Takaful after receiving regulatory approvals in Malaysia and Canada. CIMB Aviva Assurance is a ...
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Leon's Furniture has completed its takeover of archrival The Brick in a deal with an estimated value of about C$700 million. The new combined retail powerhouse will be the largest furniture, mattress and major appliance retailer in Canada ...
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China is tipped to produce more cars than Europe for the first time ever in 2013 as the Asian powerhouse continues to boom and the traditional home of the automobile struggles through continuing economic hardship. The Financial Times ...
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This is the Beautyrest Recharge Station at the new Sit 'n Sleep Store in Chino Hills, Calif.CHINO HILLS, Calif. - Mattress powerhouse Sit 'n Sleep recently opened its 29th store here and is gunning for more growth in the sprawling Southern ...
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Tempur-Pedic's Mark Sarvary, left, and Sealy's Larry Rogers sit on a Sealy Posturepedic mattress at Sealy's headquarters in Archdale, N.C. ARCHDALE, N.C. — Tempur-Pedic's acquisition of Sealy, which creates a $2.7 billion global ...
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