Toy suppliers have stopped deliveries to the UK arm of Toys R Us over fears the financial struggles of its American company could leave them out of pocket. Despite the retailer insisting last month that it was ‘business as ...
The UK arm of Alpha Group has more than doubled in size in its first six months of business. Alpha Animation and Toys is welcoming a raft of new talent in the UK and Ireland with a series of new hires. Lisa Cox joins the firm as senior ...
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US-based consumer products firm Jarden is inching towards sealing a $1.35bn deal for acquiring disposable plastic cups, plates and cutlery maker Waddington Group. Jarden, which has outshone bidders in the last few days, reached an ...
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The speciality label and packaging giant is to buy the £2.5m business specialising in pre-die cut pressure sensitive labels in sheet form for use on professional digital printers. Label Connections will trade under the Avery UK ...
Tabletop gamers know Days of Wonder as the team behind Ticket to Ride, Memoir 44 and Small World. French board game publisher and parent company of Esdevium, Asmodee has merged with Days of Wonder, the team behind popular titles such as ...
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PacknWood is the UK arm of French firm First Pack. The deal means Tri-Star becomes the exclusive UK distributor of four PacknWood lines. ?Tri-Star said that each pack had been developed with high performance and care for the environment at ...
GlassParts.co.uk – the UK arm of Ireland-based Moneygall Glazing Accessories ltd – will officially launch in the UK market at The FIT Show in Telford on 16-18 April 2013. Moneygall Glazing Accessories is the premier ...
Asda has recalled fresh sauce manufactured by private-label giant Greencore after finding horse DNA in the line - the first product outside the frozen aisle to become embroiled in the contamination scandal. Greencore has confirmed it ...
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Surprise acquisitions,top level exec changes,retail casualties and the London 2012 effect,the continued dominance of LEGO and Moshi Monsters in-store–not to mention some eye-watering charity challenges…the toy business has ...
Tags: acquisitions, LEGO, Moshi Monsters, Mookie Toys
Nick Bunker, the head of Kraft Foods' businesses in the UK and Ireland, is to become CEO of United Biscuits recently-separated snacks unit. United Biscuits said today (6 August) Bunker would become chief executive of KP Snacks on 1 ...
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Hain Celestial is to sell its UK sandwich business Daily Bread to Adelie Food Group in return for the local firm's prepared fruits business. The US group said the deal with Adelie, which supplies products including salads, quiches and ...
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German snack firm Intersnack has agreed to acquire UK-based United Biscuits' (UB) snacks division, KP Snacks, from its private equity owners Blackstone and PAI Partners. This move is a part of the Intersnack's strategy to strengthen its ...
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UK food wholesaler Booker is set to buy the local cash-and-carry assets of German retail giant Metro Group. Booker said today (30 May) it had agreed a cash-and-shares deal that values Metro's Makro UK arm at GBP139.7m. As part of the ...
Asda emphasised today (15 November) that it has been able to win over market share as it reported slightly higher third-quarter sales. The UK arm of Wal-Mart said that sales in the three months to 29 September edged up 0.3%. However, the ...
Tags: Market-Share, Christmas trading, multi-channel strategy
Hain Celestial, a US-based natural and organic products company, has launched its brand - The Greek Gods greek-style yogurt - in the UK. The Greek Gods greek-style yogurt is available in four flavors - honey; honey and vanilla; honey ...
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