For the 13 weeks or second fiscal quarter ended August 2, 2014, net income at apparel and accessories retailer – Dillard’s slipped $2 million from the same period a year ago, but was able to hike its EPS by $0.01 per share. ...
The campaign features its own Discover Play channel, offering reviews, images, videos and more. Fisher-Price has teamed with the parenting website, MadeForMums for its new Discover Play campaign. Celebrating the various ways children ...
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"Significant progress" made to better position the toy giant for second half and beyond. Mattel is positioning itself for a strong second half of the year following reports of a drop in worldwide net sales in its second quarter. The ...
Kids can to enter their dogs into one of three categories: All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go, Smile for the Camera and Damned Uggly. Character Options' The Ugglys brand is teaming up with Gnasher to look for entrants into the ...
Brazil Fast Food Corp, one of the largest food service groups in Brazil with 1,235 points of sale, operating under (i) the Bob's brand, (ii) the Yoggi brand, (iii) KFC and Pizza Hut São Paulo as franchisee of Yum! Brands, and (iv) ...
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Longtime Firestone marketing executive Michael Connor of Akron, Ohio, and Vero Beach, Fla., passed away on July 12, 2014, after a short illness. He was born on April 11, 1933, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He earned a journalism degree from ...
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Joe Flynn III says the opening of the Niles, Ohio store coincides with the opening of the first Flynn’s store 50 years ago that his grandfather, father and uncle opened in 1964. Flynn's Tire & Auto Service has announced the opening ...
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Charlotte White, 76, of Akron, Ohio, provided the winning submission for Goodyear's Name the Blimp Contest. Wingfoot One will be the name of the new Goodyear Blimp and White's winning submission earned her a day of activities with the ...
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TIA's LaKisha Pindell was recognized as an industry leader in Connect magazine's "40 Under 40" feature as an outstanding industry professional. LaKisha Pindell, director of Meetings at the Tire Industry Association (TIA), was recognized ...
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In the fiscal second quarter ending August 2, 2014, apparel retailer JC Penney said it reported a third consecutive quarter of growth, while gross margin improved 640 basis points from same quarter last year and 290 basis points ...
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GP Flair has unveiled further details of its launch campaign for the hotly tipped interactive baby monster, Xeno. The product has already featured in a number of key retailers' Christmas prediction lists, and now GP Flair will be holding ...
Skechers USA, Inc. said it filed a lawsuit against Fila U.S.A. Inc. for selling footwear that infringes on the popular Skechers GO Walk product line. The suit, filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of ...
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Scott Sports hired industry veteran Zack Vestal as its bike marketing manager in the USA. Vestal joins the staff at Scott Sports after recently departing Mavic, Inc, where he spent almost four years as the communications mnager. ...
EPA Region 7 has reached a consent agreement with FMC Corporation of Philadelphia, Pa., to resolve allegations that it improperly advertised its Capture LFR Insecticide with five Nebraska radio stations and a regional radio network in ...
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The Valspar Corporation reported fiscal third quarter 2014 net sales of $1.2 billion, an increase of 10 percent over the prior year. Reported net income and earnings per diluted share for the current year include nonrecurring items, which ...
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