American establishment California Olive Ranch has acquired Italian extra virgin olive oils producer Lucini Italia from Molinos USA for an undisclosed amount. Molinos USA, however, retains a significant minority share in the combined ...
Tags: sauce, vinaigrette, vinegar categories, Agriculture
Amazon, world’s leading online retailers, has announced that sellers on the website have sold a record-setting more than 2 billion items worldwide in 2014. A large number of sellers on Amazon have adopted the Fulfillment by Amazon ...
Tags: cross-border trade, easy returns, award-winning Amazon customer service
Jeep, the SUV brand that is key to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' global expansion plans, narrowly met its goal of selling one million vehicles in 2014, the Jeep brand chief said on Tuesday. Jeep's worldwide sales were 1,017,019 last year, up ...
The Chinese mainland's gold purchases from Hong Kong in 2015 may hold around this year's levels as physical demand in the world's biggest consumer remains stable and the country considers easing restrictions on imports. Net imports ...
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Garmin took to CES to show off four new outdoor fitness products today at the Las Vegas tradeshow. The Switzerland-based firm unveiled the Fēnix 3, the Epix, the Vívofit 2, and the Vívoactive. The Fēnix 3 is ...
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Apple has been hit with yet another lawsuit, this time from users miffed over the amount of advertised storage space taken up by the iOS 8 software. The complaint, filed in California, claims iOS 8 occupies almost a quarter (23.1 per ...
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Recently there had been made available information that Ukraine had again been noticed for a new record in “The Guinness Book of World Records." It was fixed that by the use of the biggest manure spreader manufactured by the French ...
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The Ugg brand, a division of Deckers Brands, announced the debut of its Winter 2015 "This Is Ugg." brand marketing campaign starring supermodel Chrissy Teigen and DJ Jack Guinness. For the latest iteration of "This Is Ugg." a campaign ...
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Guitar Center appointed Darrell Webb, formerly chairman and CEO of The Sports Authority, to be the company’s new president and chief executive officer. Webb replaced former CEO Mike Pratt, who resigned. Webb has more than 30 years ...
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The reduction of bank credit available to the diamond industry is a game changer that will influence the market for many years to come. Therefore, this column has chosen bank credit as its most important story of 2014, rising above other ...
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Chinese carmaker BYD has announced that its chairman Wang Chuanfu has bought additional shares, raising his stake in the company to 23.1%. In a statement posted on the Shenzhen and Hong Kong stock exchanges, BYD said: "Wang Chuanfu, a ...
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The much mooted iPad Pro could have a serious competitor before it’s even landed, with Sony expected to launch the 12-inch Xperia Tablet Ultra in early 2015. With Apple having widely been rumoured to be working on a 12.9-inch tablet ...
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China's crude imports from its major suppliers rose significantly in November versus a year ago, with Russian cargoes hitting a record high, although shipments from top exporter Saudi Arabia fell 5.9% to 3.99 million mt, detailed data from ...
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This “Bring Yer Wellies” sterling silver and blue enamel charm, priced at $50, is one of the new pieces that Swarovski’s Chamilia brand is introducing in time for spring. Click through the slideshow to see some of ...
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According to data from The US Commerce Department, America's economic growth rate in Q3 reached 5% annualized rate, higher than the expected 3.9%, hitting a new record since Q3 in 2003. The data show that the growth of personal ...