Improved margins drove profit before depreciation, interest and taxes (PBDIT) by 114 per cent year-on-year at Reliance Retail during the third fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2014. Reliance Retail said it posted its highest ever profit ...
Tags: LED Reliance Retail, stores, Apparel
Global drinks major PepsiCo is planning to launch stevia-sweetened Pepsi True in stores across Denver, Minneapolis and Washington, in the US. PepsiCo plans to commence the limited rollout of Pepsi True this week. This comes after the ...
Tags: consumer reaction, Agriculture
Riaz Ahmed, owner and MD of Lancashire bed and furniture manufacturer Sweet Dreams, was invited to visit Chancellor Rt Hon George Osborne MP last week to discuss how to promote business in the north with other major employers and ...
With Valentine's Day falling on a Saturday this year, U.S. retailers could see a slight bump up in consumer spending, according to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Nearly 55 ...
Tags: Jewelry Sales, greeting cards
Electronic cigarettes and vaporizers belong to a single category of products, but this does not mean they are the same. As viable alternatives to tobacco cigarettes, smokers need to know which between the two products they should get. ...
Tags: Electronic Cigarettes, Vaporizers, Consumer Electronics
PGA Tour Superstore has signed a multi-year national partnership agreement with Golf Channel that includes a brand integration program and a strategic media buy. Among the many programming opportunities, “new product spotlights” ...
Endoskeleton from The Terminator will serve as the cup. Creative Licensing Corporation has teamed with US Aopoloy to launch Terminator Yahtzee. The infamous Endoskeleton from The Terminator will serve as the cup that holds the dice as ...
Tags: Terminator Yahtzee, cup, Toys
Pasty maker Warrens Bakery has secured funding from Santander UK to rebrand and expand its retail activities in the West Country and beyond. The £1.6m funding from Santander's Breakthrough Programme will be used in the refurbishment ...
Tags: cakes, scones, sweet bakery products, Agriculture
Family Dollar Stores said based on a preliminary count of the votes cast at its special meeting of stockholders, its shareholders voted to approve the proposed merger with Dollar Tree. “Based on preliminary count, around 84 million ...
Tags: stockholders, votes cast, Apparel
Although it’s been a quiet topic since jumping to Hawaii, the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) is still taking a toll on hog markets. The hog market yo-yo’ed throughout 2014, and we should expect that to continue into 2015 ...
Tags: hogs, pork, Agriculture
German-owned discount supermarket chain ALDI is planning to continue expanding its presence in Australia with new stores opening in South Australia and Western Australia in the next year, and potential new stores in the eastern states in ...
Tags: stores, Agriculture
Del Taco, a leader in the Mexican quick service restaurant category, announced that it will enter into the Northeast region with the signing of two development agreements in New Jersey, slated to begin opening in 2016. Currently with 550 ...
Tags: restaurant industry, Agriculture
Less than four years after acquiring GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion, eBay Inc. announced Wednesday it was studying whether to spin off the business in IPO as part of a broadening restructuring. The company disclosed the plans in its ...
Tags: broadening restructuring, box retailers, Sporting Goods
ÏD Group, French designer and maker of children’s wear, has selected Centric 8 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software by Centric, leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software for retail, apparel, footwear, ...
Tags: product development, sourcing, business planning, Textile
BAWLS Acquisition, parent company of BAWLS Guarana, has introduced a new flavor to its line of highly caffeinated premium sodas. BAWLS Mandarin Orange is the latest refreshing flavor to hit the market since Root Beer debuted in 2008. ...
Tags: Orange Flavor, Beer, Agriculture