New Balance announced its “Nobody Runs Like Boston.” campaign that is dedicated to its hometown city. The campaign highlights the brand’s unique running heritage that is synonymous with the city. The campaign features ...
Arcus Hunting, LLC, a Bregal Partners company, has completed its acquisition of premium bow maker Obsession Archery, Inc. Dennis and Angela Lewis, the company’s founders, will continue to lead Obsession following the acquisition. ...
Tags: Arcus Hunting, Obsession, Sporting Goods
South African private equity firm Ethos Private Equity has completed its previously announced acquisition of the tissue and corrugate division of Africa-based Nampak for an undisclosed amount. Both the divisions will be made autonomous ...
Tags: Ethos, FMCG business, Packaging
China imported 7,558 tons of solar-grade polysilicon in February 2015, decreasing on month by 18.8%. 4,746 tons or 62.8% was imported through export processing zones (EPZs), according to China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association. South ...
Tags: Nonferrous Metals, Polysilicon
In an announcement on March 31, Montana-based Daily’s Premium Meats disclosed plans of setting up a new pork factory in St. Joseph, Missouri, with operations to start in May 2016. With construction to commence in summer, the $41.5m ...
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Firma Holdings has acquired baked goods maker Sicilian Sun and its subsidiary Sicilian Sun Foods. The acquisition also involves Sicilian's two production facilities located in Alcamo and Catania on the island of Sicily in Italy. The ...
Tags: Sicilian Sun, Alcamo facility, Food
Due to the major aggressive expansion plans of some Chinese LED companies, 220 gallium nitride (GaN) metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) reactors will be installed in 2015, according to the latest data from the IHS LED ...
Tags: GaN MOCVD LEDs Epistar Sanan OptoElectronics, LED companies, Electronics
Falling after a national payday, experts predict consumers to be out in force this Good Friday and Easter Monday. As Easter weekend approaches, footfall at shopping centres, retail parks and high streets is forecast to jump 4.7 per cent ...
Tags: Easter weekend, Payday, Toys
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have been impacted by the US imposing an average 19.5% anti-dumping tariffs rate. But rooftop PV systems, especially those built with high-efficiency cells, will provide market ...
Tags: PV, solar cell, Lighting
According to ABI Research, growth of the solar and wind industry will increasingly rely on adoption of IoT-based technologies and services. ABI Research expects IoT connected wind and solar installations to grow at a CAGR of 21% between ...
Solargiga Energy Holdings, a China-based maker of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers and PV modules as well as a PV EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contactor, shipped 514.8MWp of PV modules in 2014, hiking 78.8% on year, ...
Royal Philips has announced that it has signed an agreement with a consortium led by GO Scale Capital through which it will acquire an 80.1% interest in Philips' combined LED components and automotive lighting business, with Philips ...
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French sporting goods retailer Decathlon reported price cuts, a broader selection and omnichannel initiatives helped it post its second highest sales growth in a decade in 2014. At Decathlon France, net sales increased 4.33 percent, ...
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GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index has increased three points this month to 4. All five measures used to calculate the Index saw increases this month. Nick Moon, MD of social research at GfK, says: “At +4, the Index is the ...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Nick Moon, Furniture
Patagonia launched a cross-country mission with a message of reducing overall consumption. The Worn Wear Mobile Tour, kicking off April 2 in Ventura, CA, and ending May 12 in Boston, is the brand's attempt to encourage customers to make ...
Tags: Patagonia, Sporting Goods, Wagon