American motor vehicle manufacturing firm Local Motors has unveiled Olli, a self-driving vehicle which incorporates IBM Watson advanced cognitive computing capabilities. The vehicle, which can carry about 12 people, was debuted during the ...
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Red Lobster is kicking off the summer with a new, limited-time event, Lobster & Shrimp Summerfest, featuring five entrees, two new drinks and a new dessert that are all infused with the fresh flavors of summer. The Lobster & Shrimp ...
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Fitbit, Inc., will host its first annual Captivate Summit on June 7-9, 2016 in San Francisco, CA. The 2016 Captivate Summit will explore key topics around corporate wellness program design, employee engagement and ROI, as well as ...
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Led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), a group of researchers has synthesized a stack of atomically thin monolayers of two lattice-mismatched semiconductors (Xufan Li et al, 'Two-dimensional GaSe/MoSe2 ...
Packaging manufacturer Parkside has unveiled a protective packaging solution, Rockpocket, designed for the transport of high value, delicate items in a compact format. Developed by the Advanced Packaging Expert (APEX) innovation team ...
Bass Pro Shop and Goldman Sachs' private equity arm were partnering on a bid for Cabela's, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. On Tuesday, shares of Cabela's rose $3.14, or 6.4 percent, to $52.51 on the news. Goldman will ...
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A German beverage company is launching the world’s first gluten-free barley-based beer. The gluten free grain used in the beer was developed by Australia’s leading research institution, the CSIRO. The ‘Pionier’ ...
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Rebecca Oatley, managing director at Cherish PR, explains why toy firms should be open to using Virtual Reality technology when it comes to marketing their latest ranges. If you've dismissed Virtual Reality as too expensive, a passing fad ...
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Petainer, a provider of high performance and sustainable packaging, has expanded its distribution footprint in the US with a new partnership with ProStar Distributing. ProStar will exclusively sell petainerKeg products, targeting ...
Tags: PetainerKeg, Craft beer market, Expansion, ProStar, Foodprint
Anti Copying in Design (ACID), supported by the Alliance for Intellectual Property, is set to deliver a one-day conference on 3D Printing - Opportunities & IP Challenges, at The Furniture Makers’ Hall, London on 14th April. 3D ...
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Muller Milk & Ingredients is planning to invest £15m in the next three years in Scottish fresh milk dairy at Bellshill as part of its strategic review of Scottish dairies. The investment is intended to improve operational ...
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The Semiconductor's business unit of Raytheon UK in Glenrothes, Scotland (a subsidiary of Raytheon Company of Waltham, MA, USA) and Newcastle University's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering have collaborated to produce silicon ...
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Members of the ToyNews Retail Advisory Board have united in the belief that the attitudes of the world's major toy suppliers towards the UK's indie scene need addressing before they become too marginalised With talk of big name mergers ...
VF Corp. announced that it is exploring strategic alternatives for its Licensed Sports Group (LSG) business, a division of VF’s Imagewear coalition. “As active portfolio managers, we constantly assess the composition of our ...
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According to market sources, independent multichannel retailer Lombok, best known for its exotic, colonial-styled furniture, is currently exploring the possibility of a sale, with the aim of funding a series of ambitious growth plans. ...
Tags: Multichannel retailer, Lombok, Furniture, Sale