Premium Brands, a producer, marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products, announced its results for the third quarter of 2014. * Revenue for the quarter increased by 15.2% to $330.4 million as compared to $287.0 million for ...
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Private equity firm Peak Rock Capital's affiliate has invested in Canadian mushroom producer Highline Produce. The investment will help Highline Produce to increase its capabilities, enhancing potential for growth. Highline Produce ...
Jacobson Companies and Pepperidge Farm, an international commercial bakery, announced plans to open a new 146,000ft2 distribution centre in Morrow, Georgia. The new warehouse will serve as a distribution and packaging site for several ...
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Engineering and logistics automation company Dematic has launched a voice rental program aimed at helping warehouse and distribution centre managers meet the demands of peak sales periods. Dematic’s Australian and New Zealand ...
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Swedish fashion retailer, Lindex is opening its first store in the fashion capital of the world – London in the spring of 2015. The store will open in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre and alongside a local distribution ...
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US-based rigid packaging company TricorBraun has commenced Indian operations with an aim to cater to the growing need for rigid packaging products in the second largest Asian market. The company has opened TricorBraun-India in Mumbai, ...
Skechers USA Inc. plans to expand its European Distribution Centre (EDC) in Belgium by an additional 25,000 square meters to make the facility the largest company-operated DC in the Walloon Region at a total size of 70,000 square meters. ...
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Britvic Soft Drinks has extended its contract with leading supply chain solutions provider Wincanton for a further three years. The extension means Wincanton will continue to operate Britvic's national distribution centre (NDC) in ...
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Gildan Activewear reported second-quarter revenues rose 4.9 percent to $548.8 million. Adjusted net earnings were $79.2 million, or 64 cents a share, up 8.9 percent The company had projected net sales for the quarter in excess of U.S. ...
Tags: Sports Apparel, Apparel, Sporting Goods, Recreation
"We are now significantly putting the flag on the Chinese market and in the society." LEGO is 'making a strong play' for the Chinese market following the construction of a new factory in Zhejiang. The South China Morning Post reports ...
John Lewis Partnership plc published its annual report for 2014 today. Gross sales for John Lewis totalled £4.1b (+7.5%), with revenue of £3.3b (+7.4%) and an operating profit £226.1m (+4.3%). The online channel ...
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Eight thousand solar panels have been installed on the roof of Wolseley UK's National Distribution Centre (NDC) in Leamington Spa, capable of generating enough electricity to power around 450 homes a year*. Wolseley UK is part of Wolseley ...
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More than 90 packaging technologists, engineers and designers came together for the 2014 AIP/IGD Shelf Friendly Packaging (SFP) training which was held across two states and four Woolworths sites over two weeks in March. It was the third ...
Inditex's net sales increased by 5% in FY13 (1 February 2013 - 31 January 2014) to €16.7 billion. Sales in constant currency terms grew by 8% and like-for-like sales grew by 3% during the same period, on top of the 6% achieved in FY12. ...
John Lewis' gross sales have grown strongly throughout the past year, increasing by 7.5% in total and passing the £4b mark for the first time, and total like-for-like sales grew by 6.4%. Operating profit before restructuring costs was ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing