ZAVA attended Light + Building 2016 The designer lighting brand, ZAVA was present at Light + Building 2016 in Frankfurt from March 13 to 18. For the event, they introduced the Designer’s Collections. The Designer’s ...
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The convenience store and petrol chain group 7-Eleven Australia appointed a replacement for its former Chief Executive Officer Warren Wilmot who left the chain in 2015. He left at a time of the chian facing widespread allegations of ...
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At today's Apple event, the company talked about the growing threat of climate change, and its strides in tackling the issue. Lisa Jackson, Apple’s VP of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives, turned up on stage to discuss how ...
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US-based food company General Mills has completed the sale of its Venezuela business to private investor Lengfeld, exiting from the country. The sale of the Venezuelan business includes brands such as Underwood, Rico Jam and ...
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The event will take place at London's ExCeL in the October half term. A new consumer event that lets kids and families engage with toy and children’s entertainment brands is heading to the UK’s capital. Pioneered by the ...
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Li & Fung Limited, which designs, sources and distributes consumer goods for many of the world's leading consumer brands, reported sales 2.4 percent to $18.8 billion in 2015. “2015 was a challenging year," said Spencer Fung, Group ...
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New Zealand peanut butter maker Pic's has had to ramp up its manufacturing operations ahead of a decision by Woolworths to stock its all-natural products nationwide. More than 900 Woolworths supermarkets are now stocking Pic’s ...
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After four years, Paul von der Heyde is stepping down as chairman of the British Furniture Confederation (BFC), the furniture industry's Government lobbying body. The new chairman is Jonathan Hindle, group managing director of KI (Krueger ...
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Big Rock Sports announced Andy Melville has been promoted to the newly created position of president of Big Rock Sports. In his new role, Melville will oversee the daily operations of Big Rock's Shooting Sports, Fishing and Canada ...
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Li Ning Co Ltd posted a profit in 2015 following three consecutive years of losses. The China-based sports giant posted an annual net profit of 14.3 million yuan ($2.2 million), compared with a 781.5 million yuan loss a year ago. ...
GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components for fiber-optic and wireless networks) has signed global technology distributor Avnet Inc as distributor for all its product ...
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Power management company Eaton today announced that the home field of the Vanderbilt University men’s baseball team, Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee, has installed an advanced light-emitting diode (LED) system designed to ...
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Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA has completed its acquisition of broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA for about $78.2m. The ...
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With more than 37 years of experience in the industry, Schaden joins the company as its new executive VP of sales. Alex Brands has revealed that toy industry veteran Chris Schaden will be joining the company as its new executive VP of ...
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Videojet launched new Corner Wrap applicator for its 9550 Print & Apply Labeling system. This applicator option provides substantial improvements in production throughput for applications that require labeling on two sides of the case so ...
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