In the early 80s, a young Ogilvy & Mather art director, John Curran, was feeling a long way from home. He’d been in Australia for many months, but his girlfriend had just arrived with a lot of his memories in her suitcase. He ...
From its beginning as a graphic arts company called EskoArtwork, Esko has built itself into the leading global player in packaging production and supply chain solutions, with its headquarters in Gent, Belgium, and R&D and manufacturing ...
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Wilson Sporting Goods Co., a division of Amer Sports Corporation, and Louisville Slugger, a division of Hillerich & Bradsby, Co., (H&B), announced that Wilson has acquired global brand, sales and innovation rights to Louisville Slugger from ...
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Columbia Sportswear Company's board of directors voted to expand the board to 11 members from 10 previously and elected banker Malia H. Wasson to serve in the newly-created position, effective March 19, 2015. The board also nominated ...
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The Adidas Group announced that in mutual agreement with Vulcabr S.A. it will take control of the distribution and licence rights for the Reebok brand in Brazil and Argentina, when the current joint venture agreement concludes at the end of ...
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BASF has selected Freeport, Texas as the potential site in its plans to build a world-scale methane to propylene complex on the US Gulf Coast. BASF in a press release said, it will use Air Liquide’s proprietary Lurgi MegaMethanol ...
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Leatherman Tool Group Inc. appointed Bobbie Parisi vice president of marketing for its Leatherman brand effective Feb. 16. Parisi will be located at Leatherman's Portland, OR manufacturing headquarters and report to Leatherman Tool ...
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Interbike will expand to fill a new exhibition hall recently completed at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center (MBCC) to accommodate several new amenities, including the addition of a new indoor test track, a new Product Innovation Zone, a ...
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San Diego Sport Innovators (SDSI), a non-profit business accelerator focused on growing sports and active lifestyle companies, is now a free-standing organization independent from its parent company Connect, which focuses on the technology ...
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The Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) presented Bosch eBike Systems with its Company of the Year award March 19 during the Taipei Cycle Show in Taiwan. The award is in recognition of the company's position as the market leader in ...
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Goodman Fielder CEO departs as sale to Asian giants settles It was announced today that Scott Weitemeyer will be appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Goodman Fielder, replacing Chris Delaney. The announcement ...
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Li Ning widened its loss in 2014 to RMB743.5 million ($125 mm) from RMB359.4 milion a year ago. Revenues rose 15.6 percent to RMB6.73 billion ($1.13 bn) from RMB5.82 billion. Li Ning warned in January that it expected to post a loss for ...
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Fonterra enters partnership with Chinese infant formula manufacturer New Zealand-based dairy giant Fonterra has confirmed that it has acquired an 18.8 per cent share in leading Chinese infant formula manufacturer, Beingmate Baby & ...
Riber S.A. of Bezons, France, which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells, has acquired MBE Control Solutions of Santa Barbara, CA, USA. Founded in 2005 by chairman & CEO Andy ...
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Net sales grow by $61 million in the fourth quarter, despite its restructuring push circling another $100 million upwards in spending cuts. Toys R Us has seen net sales grow by $61 million in the fourth quarter, despite its restructuring ...
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