South African retailer Steinhoff International, owner of retail brands Harveys and Bensons for Beds in the UK, plus trade brands including Slumberland, Myer's, Dunlopillo and Relyon, reports unaudited revenue growth of 33% to €13.1b ...
Buying group Associated Independent Stores (AIS) has announced its annual award winners, which were presented at the group's September furniture and furnishing accessories show. In addition to the bed and bedroom cabinet supplier awards ...
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Disney's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is predicted to be a big driver for toy sales this Christmas period. Star Wars, Doc McStufins and Barbie have all topped the list of US retail giant Walmart’s top toy picks for Christmas 2016. ...
From September 1st, Teed-Murch will oversee the operations and business activities for the company's Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores and e-commerce channel in Canada. Toy retail giant Toys R Us has appointed Melanie Teed-Murch as ...
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"We expect the addition of Hamleys brand will provide a great boost to enhance the company's overall brand value, image and exposure. C. Banner International has detailed its plans to open its first Hamleys flagship store in Nanjing, ...
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Toyologist Peter Jenkinson will join Jedi News editor James Burn in presenting the live stream toy unveiling on Argos' Facebook page at midnight. Retail giant Argos is hosting a live online reveal of the first wave of toys tipped to ...
Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has acquired all the assets of independent corrugated products provider TimBar for $386m. TimBar provides solutions to customers in the higher margin retail, industrial packaging, and display and ...
Tyson Foods has announced that it will invest $14m to expand its chicken processing facility in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Tyson Foods spokesman Worth Sparkman revealed that the company is looking to make capital improvements to the ...
Smoothie King is proud to announce its expansion into the Middle East, with the opening of its first location in Dubai on September 1, 2016. Through its partnership with Al Ghurair Retail, Smoothie King is providing guests at the BurJuman ...
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The Jack Daniel Distillery will release a limited-edition, Tennessee whiskey to commemorate its 150th anniversary. The Distillery was founded in 1866 by young entrepreneur, Jasper Newton ‘Jack’ Daniel, whose name remains on ...
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Bare Snacks has launched new line of bare organic coconut chips in three flavors, including toasted, sweet ginger and coffee bean. An extension of the brand’s existing line of bare Coconut Chips, the new USDA Certified Organic ...
Simple and cost effective protection is key, particularly as we begin to enter peak season. During peak season we will see an increase in the number of couriers on the road, deliveries being sent out and an increase in retail sales, it is ...
The toy retail giant has signed up as major sponsor for the event taking place this September 20th at Norhtamptonshire's Whittlebury Hall. Retail giant Argos has placed its flag firmly in the ground when it comes to helping the industry ...
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Shelfbucks, the in-store shopper marketing optimization platform, announced it has finalized an agreement with Green Bay Packaging to incorporate the Shelfbucks platform into its customer point-of-purchase (POP) displays. The Shelfbucks ...
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LED maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has unveiled FreshFocus Technology (for showcasing fruit and vegetable produce in its freshest state) as part of its LUXEON Stylist Series of LEDs (designed to provide the lighting environment to sell ...
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