Lately, I’ve been in full-blown grumpy old man mode. It started a couple of weeks ago when someone’s administrator asked me if I was planning to spend Thanksgiving with my grand kids. I will admit my mustache is greyer than it ...
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Steven’s Bicycles has been a Fresno fixture at its Palm and Shields location since 1955, but the retailer will be closing its store there Nov. 22 to move to the Figarden Loop in Northwest Fresno at Brawley. Construction is in its ...
Onex Corp., which owns Interbike, Outdoor Retailer and Bicycle Retailer, is reporting a sales increase of 16 percent to $7.1 billion in its third quarter compared with the same period of the prior year. However, the company notes that the ...
Rackspace Hosting, the open cloud company, has been selected by online Indian ethnic wear store Cbazaar to host and support its online sales backbone using the Rackspace Hybrid Cloud. “As an online retailer, it’s imperative ...
Citi Trends, Inc. reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Financial Highlights — Third quarter ended November 2, 2013 Total sales in the third quarter ended November 2, 2013 decreased 2.4% to $145.4 million compared ...
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Registration is now open for Interbike’s IBD Summit, returning for a third year to Monterey, California, just ahead of the Sea Otter Classic. New content has been added to this year’s event, which is set for April 8-10 and is ...
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Do you know a woman who has made an impact in product engineering or design, led sales for a brand, managed a global sales company or advanced a major advocacy program? Nominate her to be included in BRAIN’s list of influential women ...
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The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., the largest pure-play children's specialty apparel retailer in North America, announced financial results for the thirteen weeks ended November 2, 2013. "We achieved the high-end of our earnings ...
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Organizers of Taichung Bike Week have set dates for the event in 2014—Nov. 4-7. Formosa 900, an opportunity for the industry to cycle around the island, begins Nov. 8. Steve Fenton, Pro-Lite’s CEO, and Taichung Bike ...
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Mohawk Industries has been named one of the “Top 125” training organizations for the ninth consecutive year by Training magazine. Training magazine evaluates excellence in employer-sponsored training and development programs. ...
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When it comes to the green movement, there are basically two sides to the coin: Environmental and health. The environmental component is pretty obvious, including such things as recycling and sustainable practices and, as such, gets the ...
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MAPEI has produced a free app for tablets and smart phones that is now available in the app stores for both Apple and Android applications. “This app will make it easier for flooring contractors and installers to access information ...
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Designer Furniture Warehouse here has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with plans to close all but one of its 10 stores. In its petition filed Nov. 13, the retailer listed assets and debts both in the $1 million to $10 million ...
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The North American Home Furnishings Assn. has put out a call for nominations for its 2014 Retailer of the Year awards. Nominations are due by Dec. 1 and awards will be presented June 1 at the annual Home Furnishings Networking Conference ...
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Ikea pulled a story about a lesbian couple from its customer magazine in Russia because of that country's "restrictions on promoting homosexual relationships," the Associated Press reports. A spokeswoman for the Swedish home furnishings ...
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