John Laurie speaks candidly about his company’s growth over the years. As with most companies that have grown, there have been some hard lessons to learn, but those have laid a strong foundation for the Jack Laurie Group, which at one ...
Yakima Products Inc. announced a new go-to-market strategy for 2015 centered on enhancing the quality of interactions and deepening retailer partnerships. The strategy includes a major brand and product showcase event, a revised approach to ...
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Fred's, Inc. hired Bryan Pugh, formerly at Walgreen's, as chief merchandising and marketing officer. Commenting on the announcement, Jerry A. Shore, chief executive officer, said, "Working together with Mike Bloom, our president and chief ...
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Shock Doctor Sports and McDavid Inc. jointly announced that they have agreed to merge their companies. The combination will bring together two leading sports protection and performance companies with complementary product lines and a shared ...
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In this era of fast fashion, a visit to Texprocess 2015 will enable companies to reduce time to markets 3D as the fair will have many exhibitors from the CAD/CAM and PLM segments. Leading exhibitors of 3D CAD/CAM and PLM solutions ...
Citi Trends, a value-priced retailer of urban fashion apparel, shoes, accessories and home décor, has recently announced leadership changes in the company. According to a company statement, Ed Anderson is retiring as CEO, ...
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Meijer announced that it's continuing to up its fashion game with the spring launch of a Skechers concept shop inside the Knapp's Corner Meijer in Grand Rapids, MI, roughly one year after the retailer unveiled a fresh approach to lure ...
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G&K Services is now offering Dickies WorkTech Premium Performance Shirts designed with AeroCool performance mesh, which provides ventilation in key areas, ideal for people who work in high heat. Created using body heat mapping technology, ...
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Centric Software, Inc. which offers product lifecycle management (PLM) software for retail said it set record-setting growth in bookings, customers and geographic expansion in fiscal ending January 31, 2015. “Centric has earned its ...
BOSSG Clothing Co., the owner of famous apparel brand BOSSG has purchased a few sets of Gerber paragon cutting systems. With the new cutting systems, the apparel firm plans to expand its production capacity of menswear and thereby meet ...
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Income from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 ended January 24, 2015 at garment marketer, Ascena Retail Group, Inc. nosedived when compared with the year ago quarter. “Income from continuing operations for ...
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Navabi, the global leader in women’s premium plus size fashion, has announced the appointment of ecommerce and fashion expert, Miriam Lahage as the Chief Merchant. The new position will see Miriam head up the online company’s ...
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The leadership team at Target Corporation is strategically reviewing its business and has identified the key initiatives that will put Target on a clear path to growth. The retailer's differentiation in the marketplace will be driven by ...
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Columbia Sportswear Company, that designs and markets sports apparel and accessories, has announced new strategic organisational changes, intended to further drive sustainable, profitable growth. According to the promotional changes, ...
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NYSE listed and US based apparel retailer, Macy’s, Inc said it reported its sixth consecutive year of double-digit growth in adjusted earnings per share in the fiscal month ended January 31, 2015. According to Macy's, in fiscal ...
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