Members of the Australian packaging supply chain voiced their opinion on the need for cross-company collaboration at a joint AIP/APPMA meeting held in Melbourne last night. The group of over 80 packaging professionals had gathered to hear ...
Lululemon Athletica inc. Founder Dennis J. (Chip) Wilson has agreed to sell half his shares in the apparel maker equal to a 13.85 percent stake of the company to Advent International for approximately $845 million. The transaction has ...
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Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), a consortium formed by automotive giants in collaboration with technology providers like Google, has launched an automotive specific operating system, the Android Auto at the Google I/O annual technology ...
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Sidel, a global provider of liquid packaging solutions, has announced that it was awarded a major project in Ikeja, Nigeria, by the Nigerian Bottling Company, a member of the Coca-Cola HBC, one of the world’s largest bottlers of ...
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Optum Labs, the collaborative research and innovation center founded by Optum and Mayo Clinic, today announced the addition of seven new charter partners committed to improving the quality and value of patient care. The announcement follows ...
ABB has been awarded the Zayed Future Energy Prize 2014 in "recognition of its efforts to drive innovation, renewable energy and energy efficiency". "We will ensure that ABB serves as a role model to promote the prize as an incentive to ...
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IBM plans to commit over $1.2 billion to significantly expand its global cloud footprint. This investment includes a network of data centers designed to bring clients greater flexibility, transparency and control over how they manage their ...
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Skullcandy, Inc. announced that Jay Brown has been appointed to the company's board of directors. Brown is co-founder and CEO of Roc Nation. "We are very excited to welcome Jay to Skullcandy's board. He brings to the company valuable ...
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"During the quarter we took the significant step of agreeing to sell our Consumer Products business. We believe separating our two segments will set them up for individual, long-term success and is a good outcome for our stakeholders. ...
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BlackBerry's chief operating officer, Kristian Tear, and chief marketing officer, Frank Boulben, have both left the company with immediate effect, while chief financial officer Brian Bidulka will leave at the end of the financial year, the ...
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BlackBerry has continued its clear out of top level staff by removing COO, Kristian Tear, and CMO Frank Boulben. Interim CEO, John Chen, who was appointed on November 4 after the ousting of Thorsten Heins, hasn’t hesitated to pull ...
CareFusion, a global medical technology company, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement for CareFusion to acquire the Vital Signs division of GE Healthcare for $500m. With annual revenue of approximately $250m, Vital Signs is ...
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The supermarket today became the first supermarket to publish figures on food waste and announced a raft of measures to combat the problem. Key findings in the study, which tracked 25 top-selling products on their journey from farm to ...
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AkzoNobel has rlaunched a new concept which captures the essence of the company’s strategy to deliver more value from fewer resources. Known as Planet Possible, it's not only designed to drive innovation and promote radical ...
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The winners of the 2013 Queensland Supply Chain & Logistics Awards, held in cooperation between the Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia, Queensland Division, and Telstra Enterprise and Government, All Purpose Transport, ...