The merger between Arla Foods and EGM Walhorn has now been approved by the cooperative owners in both companies. The merger will add more dairy farmers to Arla in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. Owner-elected representatives from ...
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NIKE, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share on the company’s outstanding Class A and Class B Common Stock payable on July 7, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close ...
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Body Central Corp. announces the measures taken by company to reduce compensation expense in fiscal year 2014. On May 8, 2014, Body Central Corp. entered into amendments to its employment agreements with Brian Woolf, its Chief ...
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The board of directors of analog semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA has elected CEO David J. Aldrich to the additional post of chairman of the board. Previous chairman David J. McLachlan remains a member of the ...
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The board of directors of LED chip, lamp and lighting maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has approved an increase in the firm’s stock repurchase program, such that it is now authorized to repurchase shares of its common stock with an ...
Ross Stores, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved a succession plan under which Barbara Rentler (56), President and Chief Merchandising Officer will become Chief Executive Officer and Michael O'Sullivan (50) will continue ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, a leading sporting goods retailer, reported financial results for the fiscal 2014 first quarter ended March 30, 2014. For the fiscal 2014 first quarter, net sales were $231.3 million, compared to net ...
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FMC Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share, payable on July 17, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 30, 2014. FMC Corporation is a ...
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Columbia Sportswear Company, a leading innovator in the global outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment industries, announced record first quarter net sales of $424.1 million, an increase of 22 percent compared with first ...
R.G. Barry Corporation, the parent of Dearfoams, signed a merger agreement pursuant to which Mill Road Capital, a private equity firm, will acquire all of the outstanding shares of R.G. Barry for $19.00 per share in cash, reflecting an ...
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FeraDyne Outdoors, LLC, the manufacturer of archery and bow hunting products and accessories, has been acquired by Snow Phipps Group, LLC, a New York-based private-equity firm. FeraDyne designs, manufactures and markets category-leading ...
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Big 5 Sporting Goods reported that for the fiscal 2014 first quarter, net sales were $231.3 million, compared to net sales of $246.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2013. Same store sales declined 7.9 percent for the first quarter ...
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EBay Inc. reported that the value of goods sold on its mobile commerce platform increased 70 percent in first quarter ended March 31, 2014 and now represent 19 percent of its e-commerce volume. Total revenue at the company increased 14 ...
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Dunn Tire LLC has named David Simons executive vice president and chief financial officer. He will report directly to Chairman and President Randy Clark. Simons (pictured) joined Dunn Tire as corporate controller in 1993 and has served as ...
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DENSO Corp. posted net income of 287.4 billion yen on net sales of 4.1 trillion yen for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. That compares to income of 181.7 billion yen on sales of nearly 3.6 trillion yen for the previous year. Based on ...
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