According to a report from the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI), monthly shipments of steel in both the US and Canada ended 2013 with gains over December of 2012. In the US, December shipments lifted 2013 annual shipments to levels ...
Tags: Iron Steel, Mineral
Food products supplier Alliance Grain Traders (AGT) has completely acquired Canada-based retail food packaging firm CLIC International. The transaction includes CLIC's inventory, retail packaging and canning production equipment. It also ...
Tags: CLIC, AGT, Arslan, Murad Al-Katib
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. announced that as part of its turnaround efforts, the Company will be closing 33 underperforming stores across the country in order to focus its resources on the Company's highest potential growth opportunities. ...
Tags: J.C.Penney, Gateway II, Myron E.(Mike)Ullman, Brooklyn, N.Y
Attune Consulting, a premier global solutions provider to the fashion and lifestyle industries, shared the top four technology advances to expect from retail mobile point of sale (POS) solutions over the next 12-18 months. According to ...
Tags: POS, IHL Group, Stibo System, Attune Consult
Shipments of application processors for smartphone applications to China grew 2.4% sequentially and 20.8% on year in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to data compiled by Digitimes Research. MediaTek saw its AP shipments decline 3.9% ...
Tags: Smartphone, TD-SCDMA
Epson, the number one selling projector brand worldwide, today announced that for the sixth year in a row, it earned the number one spot for Home Video Display companies in the 2013 Supplier Loyalty Test conducted by inside track. The ...
Tags: Epson, Gisela Schoell, Inventory Turn, well-deserved honor
Best Buy said declines in digital imaging, movies and MP3 players led a 1.5 percent dip in domestic holiday sales, to $9.8 billion for the nine weeks ending Jan. 4. The retailer also lowered its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics
Admittedly, when I saw that Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas president Ed Smith would give an “Unplugged” presentation at last fall’s Electronic Components Industry Association Executive Conference, I smiled thinking ...
Tags: Industry Change, Electronics
The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has hired two new employees at its headquarters in St. Louis. John Forbes has been hired as manufacturer services director, and Adam Williams has been hired as marketing manager. Forbes spent ...
Tags: National Wood Flooring Association, John Forbes, Adam Williams
SAP today announced plans to collaborate with key customers to better meet the challenges faced by apparel, footwear and accessory companies. Working with adidas, Luxottica and Tommy Hilfiger, SAP envisions bringing a new fashion solution ...
Tags: swifter sales, distribution channels, SAP Partners with Adidas
Analytics solutions and services provider Standard Register has launched the first on-demand labeling application that enables businesses to order UL/CUL approved digital labels online. Running on Standard Register's SMARTworks ...
Increased competition from online and brick and mortar stores, combined with higher customer expectations driven by the convenience of online shopping, is making it more challenging for retailers to maintain customer loyalty and stay on ...
Tags: Motorola, online shopping
Durango, Colo.-based Glass Technology has purchased and moved into a new 8,200 square-foot manufacturing facility to support the company’s expansion. The new building is located at 264 Davidson Creek Road in Durango, Colo. ...
Tags: Glass Technology, new manufacturing facility, expansion
The Hardware GS1 Action Group (HGAG) has reported an industry barcode compliance rate of 80% to 85% at all levels of packaging. Formed in 2008 by the Australian and New Zealand Hardware Sector, HGAG set out to make sure supply chain ...
Tags: Hardware GS1 Action Group, industry barcode, compliance rate, packaging
Tilly's, Inc., the action sports chain, reported that based on the results for the holiday period, it now expects fourth quarter results to be in the mid range of its previously communicated outlook for both comparable store sales and ...
Tags: Tilly, holiday period, comparable store sales, comparable store earnings