Across the country and around the world, the face of retail is changing fast with kiosks and pop-up stores leading the growth trend. The challenge for manufacturers, established brands, small business owners and major retailers is how to ...
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JPMorgan Chase and Assurant have agreed to pay $300m to resolve the force-placed insurance charges levied upon them. The lawsuit filed at Miami federal court claimed that both the firms forced homeowners to pay over-priced insurance and ...
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Vertafore, a provider of software and services to the insurance industry, has introduced a new cloud-based solution, Vertafore Agency Platform, which brings together all the capabilities that help insurance agencies to further develop their ...
Charlotte Russe, headquartered in California, has chosen JEBCommerce to manage and grow their affiliate program. Named after the delicious French dessert, Charlotte Russe began its sweet journey in 1975 with the first store opening in ...
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Indian insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has decided to fight against mis-selling by educating insurance agents through a training project. The incidences of mis-selling have grown, particularly ...
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Vantis Life Insurance has deployed a business process driven software suite called FAST Insurance Components to support commissions processing for its life and annuity business. FAST Insurance Components is developed by Flexible ...
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For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2013 (to end-June), LED chip, lamp and lighting maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported record revenue of $375m, up 7% on $348.9m last quarter and 22% on $306.8m a year ago, due mainly to strong sales of ...
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Reportedly, the Korean steel giant Posco has officially commissioned its new stainless steel cold rolling mill in Turkey. It’s known that the designed annual production capacity of this new stainless steel cold rolling mill is at ...
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India-based state owned steelmaker Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has announced that the country's largest blast furnace has become operational at its Rourkela steel plant. According to SAIL's statement, the blast furnace will ...
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Changzhou Zhongtian Iron & Steel (Zenith Steel), a world leading private limited company engages in blast rolling mills has commissioned Simens to build continuous bloom caster for expansion. This project design for production of round ...
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It’s reported that India's Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) announced that it has commissioned the country’s largest blast furnace (BF) at its Rourkela steel plant. SAIL expected its pig iron capacity will increase ...
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Major Chinese steelmaker Baosteel announced on August 8 that it has commissioned the third phase of grain oriented silicon steel project. The third phase with an annual production capacity of 300,000 mt helps Baosteel to reduce cost and ...
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The Wet Seal, Inc., a leading specialty retailer to young women, reported net sales of $137.2 million and a comparable store sales increase of 3.7% for the 13-week period ended August 3, 2013. Fiscal Second Quarter 2013 E-commerce ...
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On July 29, Shanxi Province-based Chinese steelmaker Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co. (TISCO) announced that a successful hot run test was completed at its new ultra-fine steel slag production line No. 2 on July 22, with TISCO now ...
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Rolled aluminum products producer Novelis has announced the commissioning of its $340m expanded aluminum rolling facility in Pindamonhangaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The expansion, which is set to bolster the company's commitment to the ...