Visa Inc, the world's largest credit and debit card company, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday due to a good holiday season and a strengthening U.S. job market that encouraged people to spend. The company said ...
Tags: Visa, credit card, debit card
The latest figures from the British Coatings Federation show that for the second consecutive year, paint sales have outperformed GDP, with an increase of 5 percent in volume during 2014, against economic growth of 3 percent. ...
Crocs Inc. announced its Gregg Ribatt will start working as its new CEO Jan. 28 and that Jason Giordano, managing director of Blackstone's Private Equity Group, has joined its board of directors. Ribatt, who was named at Crocs newest CEO ...
Tags: footwear, apparel, Sporting Goods
Alliant Techsystems Inc. stockholders approved Tuesday the company's proposed merger with Orbital Sciences Corp., clearing the way for the spin-off next week of its firearms and Bushnell business as a new publicly traded company called ...
Tags: Vista Outdoor, Sporting Goods
AVX Corporation (NYSE:AVX) today reported preliminary unaudited results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2014. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John Gilbertson, stated, “The quarter was not as active as last year as ...
endor relationships are critical to an organization’s supply chain both upstream and downstream, but how can an astute executive management team understand how their partners are equipped to protect their proprietary economic ...
Tags: affiliates, subsidiaries, business connections, Electrical
Former Coles boss, Ian McLeod has resigned from his position with Coles’ parent company Wesfarmers, accepting an offer to become President and Chief Executive Officer of Bi-Lo Holdings, one of the largest supermarket operators in the ...
Tags: retail market, Agriculture
Each time a guest makes a donation, they will be asked to sign a Valentine greeting for a child in a local hospital. For first time internationally, the Build-A-Bear Workshop will commemorate Valentine’s Day by offering consumers ...
Tags: via in-store, online checkout, Toys
Under Armour announced that Peter Ruppe has joined the organization’s executive leadership team as senior vice president of footwear, effective immediately. In this position, Ruppe will be directly responsible for guiding the ...
Tags: footwear, Sporting Goods
Gerber Scientific Inc., a world leader in integrated solutions for the apparel and industrial markets, has appointed John Capasso as the new chief financial officer (CFO). Capasso was most recently CFO of Varel International Energy ...
Tags: information technology, tax, investor relations, Textile
HanesBrands, a leading global maker and marketer of everyday basic apparel under world-class brands, has appointed Franck J Moison, chief operating officer of emerging markets and business development for Colgate-Palmolive Company, to the ...
Tags: emerging markets, apparel
Rock-Tenn Company has collaborated with US-based global packaging company MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV) to create a combined company of packaging (NewCo) in a transaction with an equity value of $16 billion. Under the terms of the ...
The 2015 National Technical Forums are one of AUSPACK’s greatest drawcards. This year, eight internationals and thirty-seven speakers will cover the topics that matter to your business across four days, 24 to 27 March. The 2015 ...
Tags: packaging technologist, Packaging
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced the next phase in its ongoing plan to improve safety and reduce methane emissions from its gas system through an expanded strategic alliance with Silicon Valley based Picarro Inc. PG&E ...
Tags: methane emissions, gas system, Auto
Sports Authority appointed Ron Stoupa as executive vice president and chief marketing officer. In his new role, Stoupa will be responsible for leading the strategic development and oversight of the company’s marketing plans to further ...
Tags: Sports Authority, Sporting Goods