Quiksilver Inc. reported its losses narrowed on a 13.7 percent decline in sales for the first quarter ended Jan. 31, but of the "revenue cut-off issue" the company cited two weeks ago as the reason for postponing the release of the ...
Tags: Quiksilver, Q1 Sales, Footwear
Foot Locker Inc. is targeting sales of $10 billion and sales per gross square foot of $600 by 2020, according to new financial targets laid out by the company Monday, March 16. The specialty retailer released its updated strategic goals ...
RPM International Inc. has announced that its Rust-Oleum Group has acquired Spraymate Group, the producer of South Africa's leading aerosol paint brand. Based outside of Johannesburg, South Africa, Spraymate has annual net sales of ...
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Mumbai-based private equity firm Kedaara Capital has forayed into the packaging sector by investing close to $32m (Rs 200 crore) in an unlisted folding cartons and paper packaging company, Parksons Packaging. The company said that it ...
Tags: folding cartons, paper packaging, Packaging
Private equity firm, The Onex Group, has completed the acquisition process of SIG Combibloc Group, suppliers of carton packaging and filling machines for beverages and food, for €3.75bn. SIG is a part of the New Zealand-based Rank ...
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Investment group CorpAcq has forayed into the packaging industry with the acquisition of UK-based Northern Packaging for an undisclosed amount. Based in Altrincham, Northern Packaging operates from two sites in Skelmersdale, West ...
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UK based Exponent Private Equity is contemplating sale of its meat-free food brand Quorn and has already held preliminary talks with an American food firm, the WhiteWave Foods Company. WhiteWave Foods Company is targeting the rapidly ...
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NYSE listed and US based apparel retailer, Macy’s, Inc said it reported its sixth consecutive year of double-digit growth in adjusted earnings per share in the fiscal month ended January 31, 2015. According to Macy's, in fiscal ...
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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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Diamond Foods has acquired 51% stake in Netherlands-based vegetable and organic potato chips producer Yellow Chips for an undisclosed amount. Yellow Chips, which currently produces Kettle Brand Vegetable Chips for Diamond, markets its ...
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French investment firm Wendel has acquired the US-based plastics packaging company, CSP Technologies, for $360m. The Wendel Group has invested $198m for a 98% ownership in CSP, which is based in Auburn, Alabama. CSP, which has ...
United Colors of Benetton Group, a global fashion brand based in Italy, has added three new top managers to its management team for expanding its key brands and retail growth. Marco Messini will join as the new chief sales and ...
Tags: retail director, Apparel
Closely-held Outdoor Tech has engaged Wunderlich Securities of Newport Beach, CA for financial and strategic advisory services to help support the company’s current and future growth. Based in Lost Angeles in 2010, Outdoor Tech ...
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
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