Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor, Packaging DigestDo you still call them private-label products? Or the trendier moniker "store brands?" Either way, they are worthy competitors. During the Great Recession, consumers switched to ...
Distributors are clamping down on unscrupulous eBay toy dealers who buy rare figures in bulk and resell at extortionate prices. Known as ‘scalpers’, these traders buy a store’s entire Skylanders stock before selling it ...
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Since 2010, Budweiser has raised more than $5 million for the Folds of Honor Foundation and provided more than 1,000 educational scholarships to the families of soldiers killed or disabled in service. In 2013, for every case of Budweiser ...
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A Fair Trade doll operation is launching a host of new products in the UK. Pebble, which employs some 6,000 women in Bangladesh across 62 rural production areas, is preparing to bring a small collection of fresh handmade dolls to retail ...
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When eBay launched in 1995, the premise was simple: allow consumers to sell their unwanted goods to others via online auctions. Today, the multi-billion dollar business has localised sites in over 30 countries. Over 190,000 businesses ...
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Nestlé USA’s Pizza Division is voluntary recalling certain production codes of four different frozen pizzas sold in the US as they may contain fragments of plastic. According to the company, the recall was initiated after a ...
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Hublot has created a limited edition watch as a tribute to the LaFerrari. The Swiss watchmaker says the Hublot MP-05 LaFerrari was developed alongside teams at Ferrari in parallel with the 708kW hybrid hypercar in terms of its ...
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor has introduced the 2014 4Runner sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, California, US. The revamped 4Runner SUV is powered by a 4.0L V6 engine, which is mated to a ...
De Marchi is introducing a line of historical jersey reproductions from cycling's golden age. The limited edition series features jerseys that were originally manufactured by the Italian clothing brand, which has been designing and ...
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A line of collector dolls and figures based on the hit TV show Downton Abbey will launch in the US. Knockout Licensing signed Bradford Exchange as a licensee for the show in North America. It will manufacture and market the dolls which ...
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Muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high-performance automobiles. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines muscle cars as "any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance ...
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Supercar is a term used most often to describe an expensive high end car. It has been defined specifically as "a very expensive, fast or powerful car". Stated in more general terms: "it must be very fast, with sporting handling to match", ...
The limited edition Goshi Moshi toy tin has raised £104,730 for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSH), smashing its £100,000 target. The Goshi Moshi initiative was launched last November by toy supplier ...
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Italian sports car manufacturer Lamborghini has unveiled the new limited edition model of its Aventador LP720-4 50 at the ongoing 2013 Shanghai Motor Show in China. The vehicle is powered by a revamped 6.5L V12 engine that generates an ...
Audi Australia is forecasting 15,000 sales for 2013, a number it thought it wouldn't reach until 2015. Audi Australia's new managing director Andrew Doyle, who joined the local arm on March 1 from a position as Audi MD in Ireland, said ...
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