As brick and mortar and online retail channels merge, store operations executives are struggling with two key issues: visibility into incoming online demand and aligning this demand with in-store labor. To overcome these issues, early ...
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January 11, 2013 - Earlier this month, Franklin Empire announced it is set to acquire Ontor's ISD Division (Industrial Systems Division). Ontor’s ISD division is a national supplier of automation and industrial controls, motion, ...
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Reportedly ArcelorMittal has planned to merge ThyssenKrupp's world-class plant in southern US state of Alabama. Mr.Mittal was asked with analysts about the possible deal after ArcelorMittal unveiled plans for a capital increase worth ...
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November 15, 2012 - Affiliated Distributors (AD)—a North American wholesale marketing/buying group—announced it has entered into a letter of intent to merge with Canadian electrical buying group, Independent Electrical ...
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Despite the lingering market pessimism which may last through 2013 and bring even greater challenges to LED lighting companies, the anticipation of a growing market share for LED lighting gives reason for optimism. Bridgelux The market ...
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Aegis Lightwave Inc of Woburn, MA, USA and Photop Technologies Inc of Fuzhou, China (both subsidiaries of II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA) have merged under the Photop brand identity. Founded in 2003 through a merger of four firms ...
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Epic Shipping Holdings Limited and Pantheon Inc. merge to form E-P Gas, leading LPG Shipping company Tuesday, Jan 08, 2013 Epic Shipping Holdings Limited and Pantheon Inc. jointly announced the completion of their merger to form Epic ...
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Spartan Motors has sold the majority of its Wakarusa,Indiana plant to the Forest River,a recreational vehicle unit of Berkshire Hathaway,in order to move its operations to new plant in Bristol,Indiana in the US. The sale is a part of the ...
IDG News Service - Lenovo is reorganizing its operations into two business groups, in an apparent move to leverage the company's ThinkPad brand to better compete in the market. The reorganization, which will be completed on April 1, seeks ...
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US gastrointestinal endoscopy company EndoChoice will merge with an Israeli company Peer Medical for an undisclosed sum. Peer Medical's commercial products include a proprietary video system and Full Spectrum Endoscope which provides up ...
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By John Lee. Twenty-two of Iraq’s 30 private banks made a combined profit of $366 million (427 billion Iraqi dinars) during the first nine months of the year, according to a study released by the Association of Private Banks in ...
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Jiji Press reported that shipbuilding units of JFE Holdings Inc and IHI Corp are set to merge into a single entity called Japan Marine United Corp on Tuesday in a bid to survive the tough business environment. The units to be merged are ...
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ProAssurance has acquired Virginia-based Medmarc Insurance Group (Medmarc) on 1 January 2013. Earlier, an agreement was inked to merge Medmarc into ProAssurance for a $153.7m, all cash, sponsored demutualization that will provide ...
U.S. mobile trade group CTIA will combine its two annual trade shows starting in 2014 as it tries to attract a bigger share of the world's interest in smartphones, apps and other hot technologies. The group's flagship event, CTIA ...
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PPG Industries announced that it has commenced its exchange offer related to the split-off transaction of its commodity chemicals business.The split-off transaction is in connection with the separation and merger of Eagle Spinco Inc.,a ...
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