Fred's, Inc. hired Bryan Pugh, formerly at Walgreen's, as chief merchandising and marketing officer. Commenting on the announcement, Jerry A. Shore, chief executive officer, said, "Working together with Mike Bloom, our president and chief ...
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PeopleForBikes and Yuba Bicycles have partnered to launch a limited edition Boda Boda cargo bike to raise money for bicycling infrastructure. The 50 Boda Bodas will feature PeopleForBikes colors and branding so that bicyclists can show ...
Amer Sports appointed Vincent Wauters, currently general manager of Arc'teryx Inc., as president of Amer Sports apparel business and a member of Amer Sports executive board. Wauters will continue to lead the Arc'teryx brand. He will ...
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Tetra Pak is rating its past year a success, with higher recycling rates, lower CO2 emissions and commercialisation of the world’s first 100% bio-based carton achieved. Tetra Pak has continued to make progress towards its 2020 ...
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Henkel has received significant quality awards from Asian customers in 2014, adding trophies to the company’s impressive awards collection around the world. “Awards granted by our customers are always an important affirmation ...
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Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, has been selected by the city of Szczecin in Poland to renew its street lighting system with LED technology. By September 2015, Philips will replace 5,000 existing street lights with new LED ...
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Global diamond jewelry demand rose 2.9 percent year on year to $81.4 billion in 2014, according to industry insight data published by De Beers on Friday. The research sets a new high for global demand, but also represents the slowest growth ...
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Keds has formed a partnership with Eos on a collection of three sneakers inspired by the flavors and colors of Eos Smooth Sphere Lip Balms. The limited edition styles are available now exclusively at Shoe Carnival, retailing for $50 - $55. ...
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Nissan has announced that the company will be providing light commercial vehicles (LCV) and related services to Infiniti Red Bull Racing, Formula One team. A fleet of 80 vehicles including Nissan NV200, Nissan NV350, Nissan NV400, ...
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Leatherman Tool Group Inc. appointed Bobbie Parisi vice president of marketing for its Leatherman brand effective Feb. 16. Parisi will be located at Leatherman's Portland, OR manufacturing headquarters and report to Leatherman Tool ...
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L. L.Bean expects to open its first Ohio store in November 2015. The store will be located at Legacy Village, a popular lifestyle center in Lyndhurst, OH , just outside of Cleveland. The 16,000 square-foot store will employ approximately ...
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Interbike will expand to fill a new exhibition hall recently completed at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center (MBCC) to accommodate several new amenities, including the addition of a new indoor test track, a new Product Innovation Zone, a ...
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Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen has partnered with the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees to fight skin cancer as the teams official sunscreen. This winter, the Blue Lizard mascot trekked across frozen Chicago and slushy Manhattan napping ...
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Plastic foodservice and custom thermoformed packaging solutions provider Fabri-Kal is investing $50m in developing a new manufacturing facility in Burley, Idaho. As a part of the investment, the company will construct a new 100,000ft2 ...
PPG Industries held a ceremony to mark the completion of a $40 million, 65,000-square-foot plant for on-site resin production at its Sumaré, São Paulo, Brazil, coatings manufacturing facility. Resin produced at the facility ...
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