Baskin-Robbins has announced that Island Creamery (ICI) has acquired more than 20 Baskin-Robbins shops in Puerto Rico, becoming the brand's new sole franchisee on the island. Under the agreement, Island Creamery, Inc. -- owned and ...
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Parents can submit photos, videos and comments with the dedicated hashtag to power Thomas along his virtual journey. Mattel has launched a new Thomas & Friends brand campaign in a bid to build momentum towards the arrival of The Great ...
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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has launched a wholly owned technology startup named as InMotion, to build apps and develop on-demand services to overcome travel and transport issues. The startup will begin real-time testing of services such as ...
General Motors Financial broke ground on a new financial servicing center in San Antonio, Texas, US. "We are proud to call San Antonio the future home of our fifth Servicing Center in North America, and excited to break ground on this new ...
British Furniture Confederation welcomes a new chairman Jonathan Hindle, group managing director of KI (Krueger International) has been appointed as the new chairman of the British Furniture Confederation (BFC). Paul von der Heyde is ...
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Planet Fitness Inc. has hired new executives in key operations, real estate and finance positions, including Jim Esposito as SVP of corporate club operations, Brian Zehetner as director of health and fitness, Josh Beyer as VP of real ...
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For the second year running, Dreams' factory in Oldbury, West Midlands, has won an award for safety from the British Safety Council, which celebrates the success of organisations committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of its ...
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. entered into a restructuring support agreement (RSA) with affiliates of Golden Gate Capital, the holder of its secured term loan provider under the company's financing facilities. In conjunction with the ...
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Calida Holding AG has reached an agreement to acquire another 11.63 percent chunk of Lafuma, the French company that owns the Millet, Eider and Lafuma outdoor brands the Oxbow surf brands. The Swiss apparel company said it expected to ...
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HanesBrands has agreed to acquire the privately held Italian company Champion Europe, which owns the trademark for the Champion brand in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, in an all-cash transaction. The purchase price will be 10 times ...
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Researchers in France claim the first demonstration of 10GHz large-signal microwave power performance for flexible aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) barrier high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) [S. Mhedhbi et al, IEEE Electron Device ...
McDavid and Shock Doctor, two leading athletic protection providers, signed their first dual-brand athlete ambassador, 2015 NBA Champion Harrison Barnes. In his new role as global athlete ambassador, Barnes will exclusively wear ...
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Swarovski Optik North America, a subsidiary of the Austrian-based company, promoted Rob Lancellotti to the position of senior media relations specialist. In this new position, Rob will organize media relations and events for Swarovski ...
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Mizuno USA, a leader in sports footwear, apparel and equipment, promoted Mark M. O'Brien from vice president of brand management & marketing to a newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. O'Brien will lead business strategy ...
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De la Renta was the first fashion designer to create an outfit for Barbie, back in 1985. Mattel has teamed with Oscar de la Renta to launch the Oscar de la Renta Barbie doll. Oscar de la Renta was the first fashion designer to design ...
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