McDonald’s global sees drop in sales McDonald’s Corporation has announced that global comparable sales decreased 0.5 per cent in October 2014, which it said reflected the impact of “business challenges” such as ...
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Women’s apparel company and NYSE listed, Ann Inc, which manages Ann Taylor and Loft brands, cut its sales outlook for the third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2014, as well as the full fiscal year. Struggling with weak traffic and a ...
Higher product clearance promotions drove down gross margin in the first fiscal quarter ended October 27, 2014, at women’s apparel retailer and NASDAQ listed, Bebe Stores. Bebe Stores said gross margin from continuing operations as ...
In an update on its third fiscal quarter ending November 1, 2014 performance, Mike Jeffries led apparel retailer, Abercrombie & Fitch said its sales slipped 12%, from a year earlier quarter. Net sales for the third quarter of 2014 went ...
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AC Simmonds - a company focused on acquiring businesses for expansion and development in sectors like international food, oil and gas, mold remediation, waste management, renewable energy, leisure and the entertainment industry - has ...
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Global packaging company Tetra Pak has announced the launch of what it said is the first carton made entirely from plant based, renewable packaging materials. Tetra Pak said the new Tetra Rex carton will be the first in the market to have ...
US-based glass and packaging manufacturer M.A. Silva has completed the acquisition of Vintners Global Resource's (VGR) packaging business for an undisclosed amount. Head quartered in Washington, VGR supplies imported and domestic wine ...
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Packaging solution providers Amcor has launched a new range of coloured closures for wine bottles that will be made available in the next two weeks. The new range of closures will be available in 24 different colours for its Stelvin ...
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Two conferences will be addressing the new technologies applicable to the world of packaging. On 27 October an opening conference on “Smart Packaging” chaired by Franoise Albasini, editor-in-chief of the magazine, Emballage ...
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Rigid packaging manufacturer Silgan Holdings has acquired all the assets of US-based metal container manufacturers Van Can Company for about $40m. The transaction included the sale of two metal container manufacturing facilities. While ...
Operations have begun at a new injection molding unit and an advanced lab at Nova Chemical’s center for performance applications in Calgary, Canada. Apart from the molding unit, Nova has also invested in a range of caps and closure ...
Heineken has sold its Mexican packaging business Empaque to Crown Holdings for $1.225bn, in a bid to reduce its net debt by the end of this year. The company said the proceeds from the sale will be used to reach the target of bringing ...
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American flexible packaging supplier Prolamina Corporation has secured the latest pouch-manufacturing equipment, a custom-built Totani BH80, to increase production speed. This new addition will make Prolamina's Wisconsin facility the ...
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Coca-Cola Amatil is not only one of the biggest beverage companies in this market, but its move into blowfill production now makes it a significant packaging player in the Australasian region, with the sustainability commitment to match. ...
Paper and board packaging is the most widely used packaging material in the UK. It has been growing year-on-year since 2009 and in 2013 increased by 1.8% in 2013. Its forecast is healthy too – a growth of 6.3% is expected over the ...