Supermarkets chain in the UK Morrisons has announced the signing of a new pledge under which it will not produce or sell any carbonated product with more than four alcohol units in a single-serve can. According to the retailer, the ...
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House of Fraser, the UK and Ireland’s premium department store group, today announces the appointment of Jamie Peach as Head of Search Engine Optimisation ('SEO'). As part of the newly created role, Jamie Peach will lead a team of ...
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Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, announces its agreement to acquire SPGPrints Group B.V. ("SPGPrints" or the "Company") from funds managed by Bencis Capital Partners for an enterprise value of ...
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In the four-weeks period ending August 2, 2014, sales at Cato Corporation, a leading specialty retailer of value-priced fashion apparel and accessories, went up 6% while comparable stores sales rose slower at 4% in same period of four-weeks ...
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Whole Foods Market strongly supports Oregon's Measure 92, requiring mandatory labeling of raw and packaged foods containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) by January 1, 2016. More than 155,000 Oregonians signed a petition to put ...
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Apparel retailer Uniqlo announces sales results for the month of July 2014. For July 2014 same-store sales decreased by 4.8% year on year while sales at our own stores decreased by 2.9%. Total sales including online sales decreased by 2.5%. ...
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Quick Step's new "Style My Floor" digital tool. Quick Step has developed and launched a digital shopping tool for consumers-Style My Floor. "Studies show consumers conduct extensive research online before ever entering a flooring store. ...
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As a result of the better than expected first half performance, UK-based fashion retailer, Next plc has raised its profit guidance by £25 million. This was revealed in the latest trading statement for 26 weeks to July 29 released ...
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Fashion retailer Jabong recently did a pan-India fashion survey around the on-going FIFA fever. The survey revealed some interesting results about the most fashionable footballer and the team that India is supporting this football ...
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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new $2.0 billion share repurchase program. The Company expects that the new share repurchase program will commence after the completion of its existing share ...
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The National Retail Federation lowered its retail sales forecast for 2014 because of slow growth recorded during the first half of the year, but said sales are expected to grow significantly faster over the next five months. NRF forecasted ...
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Canadian food retailer Sobeys has agreed to sell its dairy processing operations to Agropur Cooperative, in a deal worth $356m. A strategic partnership agreement to this effect has been concluded by both the companies. Agropur CEO ...
UK-based manufacturer and retailer of premium frozen ready meals Cook has selected Danish food packaging firm Faerch Plast to supply its crystalline polyethylene terephthalate (CPET) trays in the country. Cook has been in association with ...
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British trade body Portman Group has announced that French wines and spirits firm Pernod Ricard has failed to meet the alcohol marketing rules. The company is said to have failed to communicate the alcoholic nature of its Pernod spirit ...
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The packaging of 500ml cans of Tennent’s Super, a 9% ABV beer produced by AB InBev UK, has been found to encourage immoderate consumption after a ruling by the Independent Complaints Panel (Panel). The product packaging was ...
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