The first week of the new financial year dawned cold across the country, with snow hitting a number of regions over the course of the week, causing minor disruption to trade in some of John Lewis' shops. The strength of John Lewis' ...
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Ronnoco Coffee, the portfolio company of Huron Capital Partners, has acquired US Roasterie, a private label manufacturer of coffee. This forms a part of the company's strategy to grow in terms of geographic presence and market share. ...
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As online shopping continues to grow at the expense of store visits, the premium in the future will be on creating unique, brand-defining experiences that keep customers coming back— whatever the channel, says global consultancy firm ...
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The Consumer Products arm of The Walt Disney Company has reported a 22 per cent increase in its revenues for the first quarter - mainly thanks to Frozen. The firm reported CP revenues of $1.4 billion for the period ending December 27th, ...
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Crystal IS Inc of Green Island, NY, USA, an Asahi Kasei company that makes proprietary ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UVC LEDs) grown pseudomorphically (strained) on aluminum nitride (AlN) substrates, has introduced the Optan ...
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Soft drink manufacturer A.G. Barr has acquired cocktail company Funkin, in a deal worth £21m. The deal includes initial cash consideration of £16.5m and close to £4.5m, which will be offered when certain financial ...
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Clothing is one of the leading segments of the online and online retail global market, according to a report by Hamburg-based business intelligence organisation yStats.com. The report ‘Global Clothing B2C ecommerce Market ...
Skechers USA, Inc. will return to the Super Bowl with a commercial starring legendary baseball great Pete Rose featuring its Relaxed Fit line. The Relaxed Fit footwear spot again plays on whether the iconic star should enter “the ...
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Deckers Brands reported earnings in its third quarter ended Dec. 31 rose 7.5 percent to $149.4 million, or $4.50, but missed its original guidance. Overall Ugg sales grew 6.5 percent but Ugg Classic styles declined due to a slow October and ...
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DSW Inc. promoted Carrie McDermott, currently executive vice president, sales and operations, to executive vice president and chief operating officer as part of the promotion of several key executives. The changes will be effective on ...
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Gross retail turnover at specialty stores retailer, Shoppers Stop Ltd (SSL) lifted 7.23 per cent year on year in the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014. SSL said its gross retail turnover stood at Rs. 844.77 crore for the ...
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Igloo Products Corp. renewed its partnership with FLW, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “Igloo stands for the very best quality in its category and FLW is proud to ...
The Adidas Group entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Rockport business to a new entity formed by Berkshire Partners and New Balance for a total consideration of $280 million, most of which will be paid in cash with the remainder ...
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PGA Tour Superstore has signed a multi-year national partnership agreement with Golf Channel that includes a brand integration program and a strategic media buy. Among the many programming opportunities, “new product spotlights” ...
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, which makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules integrated into off-grid applications and its EnerPlex series of consumer products, ...
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