"By adding Family Dollar to our portfolio of brands, Dollar Tree will soon operate more than 13,000 stores in 48 states and five Canadian provinces with annual sales exceeding $18 billion,” a top Dollar Tree official said. Bob ...
Tags: business model, footprint, Apparel
Family Dollar Stores said based on a preliminary count of the votes cast at its special meeting of stockholders, its shareholders voted to approve the proposed merger with Dollar Tree. “Based on preliminary count, around 84 million ...
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With regards its proposal to acquire Family Dollar Stores, retailer Dollar General has concluded that the additional step of certifying substantial compliance with the FTC's request for further information and documentary material is ...
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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that the 2015 International CES® will feature the largest ever showcase of products, services and technologies that make up the “Internet of Things” (IoT), with ...
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler and U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez will be featured speakers at the 2015 ...
Alliant Techsystems Inc.'s (ATK) plans to spin-off Bushnell and a dozen firearms brands to shareholders as a separate publicly traded company called Vista Outdoor Inc. took a step closer to reality Friday morning when the U.S. Department ...
Tags: Feds, firearms, Sporting Goods
Posted in Orthopedics by Nancy Crotti on November 18, 2014 Zimmer Holdings Inc. (ZMH) has agreed to extend the European Commission’s review of its pending $13.4-billion merger with Biomet, Inc. “by a limited number of ...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Gerber Products for allegedly advertising that consumption of its Good Start Gentle formula will prevent the risk of allergies in infants. The agency also claims that Gerber has falsely ...
Tags: Gerber Products, allergies, Agriculture
The acquisition of US Foods by food distributor Sysco is not likely to happen in the current year as expected and its talks to secure an approval from antitrust regulators are still going on. In December 2013, Sysco announced that it ...
Tags: food distributor, Federal Trade Commission, Agriculture
NYSE-listed Dollar General Corp said it remains committed to acquiring rival Family Dollar and also extended its offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Family Dollar Stores, Inc. Dollar General will tender $80.00 per share in cash, ...
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General Mills - the maker of Cheerios, Bisquick and Yoplait - has secured approval from US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the acquisition of Annie's, a natural and organic food company. The approval is given under the ...
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is weighing an antitrust lawsuit against the $3.5bn merger of Sysco and US Foods which was announced in December. FTC has been investigating the proposed merger, which according to it, has the potential ...
The FTC is now seeking refunds for the parents who were charged. Online giant, Amazon is being sued by the US Federal Trade Commission for allegedly allowing millions of dollars of unauthorized in-app purchases by children. The FTC is ...
Medtronic isn’t the only medtech company facing criticism over potentially moving its headquarters overseas. Hospira is also taking flak—even though it is only rumored so far to be in talks with French company Danone for a ...
Two Internet resellers of UPC barcodes used by retailers for price scanning and inventory purposes, have settled charges that they violated the Federal Trade Commission Act by inviting competitors to join in a collusive scheme to raise the ...