The Eager Beavertons' FuelBand is on life support, but the activity tracker’s proprietary point-based workout metric, NikeFuel, will likely to live on as the E.B.s remain committed to the software. CNET was the first to report the ...
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Adidas AG reported first-quarter profit decreased 34 percent from the prior year, as revenues declined, hit by adverse currency and weakness in the golf unit. Revenue at TaylorMade slumped 38 percent in the first quarter as a result of ...
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R.G. Barry Corporation, the parent of Dearfoams, signed a merger agreement pursuant to which Mill Road Capital, a private equity firm, will acquire all of the outstanding shares of R.G. Barry for $19.00 per share in cash, reflecting an ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE:GB), today announced results for its first quarter ended April 4, 2014 highlighted by 17% organic constant currency revenue growth; 16% improvement in adjusted operating income; and 23% improvement in adjusted diluted ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Hain Celestial, a US-based organic and natural products maker, has acquired Rudi's Organic Bakery, an organic and gluten-free company with facilities in Boulder, Colorado, for $61.3m. Under the its Organic Bakery and Gluten-Free Bakery ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Interface, Inc., a worldwide carpet tile company and global leader in sustainability, announced results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2014. First Quarter 2014 Financial Summary & Highlights Sales: Sales for the first quarter ...
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For fiscal second-quarter 2014 (ending 28 March), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $481m, down 4.8% on $505.2m last quarter but up 13% on $425.2m a ...
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The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack reported a net loss of $3.3 million on net sales of $495.7 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 ended Feb. 2, 2014. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported a net loss of $14.5 million and net ...
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Worldwide software revenues totaled US$407.3 billion in 2013, a 4.8% increase from 2012 revenues of US$388.5 billion, according to Gartner. The software industry is in the middle of a multi-year cyclical transition as organizations are ...
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Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials—hosted companies from around the world at its Lectra Fashion ...
Tags: Lectra Fashion Seminar, Apparel Companies, soft materials
ConAgra Foods, Inc., one of North America's leading food companies, today reported results for the fiscal 2014 third quarter ended Feb. 23, 2014. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.58 as reported for the fiscal third quarter vs. ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
While many media outlets are headlining the top-line numbers in today's FDA report that show that the number of medical device recalls have nearly doubled in the last 10 years, a look underneath the surface reveals that the rate of recalls ...
Dorel Industries reported that its Recreational/Leisure Segment lost $5.4 million after mostly non-cash restructuring charges that reduced its overall earnings by about half. Dorel warned investors in early February that continued ...
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Adidas AG delivers exceptional fourth quarter results. “We finished 2013 with an exceptionally strong fourth quarter. Currency-neutral sales grew 12%, which was above our expectations,” commented Herbert Hainer, adidas Group ...
Escalade, Inc. reported net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2013 were 14 percent higher than the same quarter last year. Net revenues for the full year 2013 were 11 percent higher than last year. Sales growth was driven by the Sporting ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, net revenues, Sales growth, product innovation