Felt Bicycles announces this week it will not renew its sponsorship of the Team Argos-Shimano pro team for the 2014 season. "After two very successful years together, the decision is one that did not come easily," a Felt statement said. ...
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Online auctions site eBay is to acquire the 'speedy delivery' company Shutl, signalling a bid to bring delivery times down to just one hour in the UK. With same-day delivery services now becoming increasingly common in the US for ...
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Argos has announced its own entry into the increasingly competitive small tablet market with the MyTablet - a 7-inch Android device with a pre-installed, branded software loadout. Branded with the Bush name - Argos' exclusive in-house ...
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Turnover of the DIY channel Homebase increased by 9.3% to £400m in the second quarter of the 2013/2014 financial year (end February). Like-for-like turnover increased by 11%. In the second quarter three stores were closed, reducing ...
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The news comes as Wrap reported the Home Improvement Sector Commitment (HISC) ?a voluntary agreement set up by Wrap] has met its original targets of reducing both waste to landfill and packaging in the DIY sector. Wrap shows that ...
Felt Bicycles, which is preparing for its 2014 sales meeting and product launch this weekend, recently layed off six employees within its three U.S. facilities. Company president Bill Duehring blamed the layoffs on an industry-wide ...
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To boost brand visibility of its LED lighting and drivers in India, GlacialLight and GlacialPower, divisions of the Taiwanese technology manufacturer, GlacialTech Inc., organized a seminar, in association with Argos International, the ...
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For now, Birmingham residents with unwanted glass will have to be creative if they want to keep it out of the trash. The downtown recycling center run by the Alabama Environmental Council will not be able to accept glass because the ...
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT (BRAIN) – Ogio International recently announced it is sponsoring the Jamis Hagens Bermen pro road team and supplying it with its Endurance bags. Ogio also sponsors the Netherlands-based Argos-Shimano race team. ...
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As a first time mum, toys are a daunting prospect. While contending with a shrieking, nipple-destroying turd-ninja your attention isn't on stacking cups and xylophones... you're more focused on managing mascara on both eyes and finding a ...
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A US commodity trading house has filed a class-action lawsuit in New York against BP, Shell and Statoil, the three European oil companies being investigated by the European Commission for suspected manipulation of oil prices. The oil ...
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PR firm Fizz Communications has partnered with toy industry specialist Oyster Studios to offer companies promotional services. This includes developing marketing strategy, targeting buyers, through to research, packaging, POS, ...
A figurine of outgoing Manchester United FC manager Sir Alex Ferguson is flying off shelves as fans shop in their droves for a lasting memento. Following last week's announcement of Fergie's retirement, Manchester United rushed to restock ...
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Mattel has promoted Michael Hick to Sales Director for the UK and Ireland. He joined the company in 2008 as Senior National Account Manager on the Argos and Tesco business, having previously worked at Mega Brands UK and LEGO UK. Hick ...
Tags: Toys, Toys Industry
Creative Toys is giving away five of its Soccerstarz figures including a rare gold base figure to football fans. The promotion will run from Saturday, May 4th until July 14th and will give collectors the chance to get their hands on five ...
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