Online UK bike retailer Wiggle announced that Stefan Barden will succeed Humphrey Cobbold as chief executive of the company. Barden, who was most recently CEO of food distribution company Brakes Bros, is a former CEO of Northern Foods and ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Crestview Partners, a US-based private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of DS Waters of America, a beverage services provider, for an undisclosed amount. Crestview Partners will continue to maintain DS Waters' headquarters in ...
Tags: Crestview Partners, DS Waters
Three generations of the Cherry family (left to right): Ken, Bruce and Jason Cherry. Big O Tires located in Dublin, Calif., will celebrate its 40th year as a tire and automotive service retailer with a special event on Sept. 7, 2013, when ...
Tags: Tires, Auto Parts
The Mansfield, Nottingham firm, which makes packaging for personal care, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and food markets,? said it has trebled its production capacity since 1999, with no less than eight new machines being installed since 2010. ...
Tags: Injection Moulding Machines, Packaging, Printing, Processing Machinery
Leisure Trends Group recently released results from its Retail POS Survey conducted in August. Representatives from multiple sporting goods industries took the survey, with 237 IBD's participating—the most of any industry. The ...
Tags: Transportation, POS
Freemark Apparel Brands (FAB) is a visionary Canadian cwholesaler that harnesses business prowess and intuition to secure global brands and supply them to prominent retailers. Since its foundation in 2004, FAB has continuously demonstrated ...
Tags: Momentis Fashion System
ChefUniforms.com, a leading national provider of restaurant apparel, chef coats, chef pants and more, has recently unveiled its new look to the general public. The uniform retailer has given its website a complete overhaul, starting with ...
Tags: Chef Uniforms, Look Portal
Cycle Gear Inc., the nation's largest retailer of motorcycle apparel and accessories, is pleased to announce the opening of their first store in Wisconsin. The new store is located at 19035 W. Bluemound Road in Brookfield, Wisconsin. With ...
Tags: Cycle Gear
To be most successful in today's marketplace, specialty retailers should excel at offering stronger customer service and a better purchasing experience than consumers may get at a home center — and Quick-Step's Educational Resource ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Kodak has launched Prinergy Workflow Version 6 software which represents a completely new vision for prepress production. The software is a solution for commercial, packaging and publication printers seeking to centralize--and ...
Tags: Kodak, Publication Printers
Datrek, one of the premier choices in golf bags, has introduced the Lite Rider cart bag as part of its 2014 product line-up. The cart bag is one of the lightest on the market today, weighing only 4.7 pounds. It also features a 14-way ...
Tags: Lightweight Golf Cart Bag, Apparel
GU, a UNIQLO sister brand offering fun and fashionable apparel at great value prices, announces the opening of its first overseas store. The GU UNIQLO Shanghai Store will be located inside the world's largest UNIQLO global flagship store ...
Plasma process equipment maker Plasma-Therm LLC of St Petersburg, FL, USA has appointed Scientech as its distributor for the Greater China region (including China, Hong Kong and Taiwan), effective 1 July 2013. "Plasma-Therm's 15 years of ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Vestar Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in the Roland Foods family of companies including Bruno Scheidt, American Roland Food, Pro Warehouse, and Costamar. Terms of the deal were not ...
Based on its recent analysis of the North American protective and marine coatings market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Hempel with the 2013 Growth Excellence Leadership Award. In 2012, Hempel exhibited double-digit revenue growth well in ...