Dachser prepares way for new chief operations officer, while the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad names business development director, and ECU Worldwide relocates two regional sales managers and appoints to others to its USA management team.
Maersk: Splitting company in two ‘one of many options’
Louise Muenter, head of media and stakeholder relations at A.P. Moeller-Maersk, said a corporate restructuring is a possibility following a report the Danish shipping conglomerate could be split into separate transportation and energy companies.
NEWS FLASH: JDA gets $570m in private equity funds to ward off Honeywell interest
The supply chain software provider has been the rumored target of industrial conglomerate Honeywell, but instead gets additional capital from Blackstone and majority owner New Mountain Capital.
ITEM OF THE DAY: SKOVA SCARVES
A picture is indeed worth a thousand words, and the colorful prints of Skova Scarves have quite the back story. A lifetime’s worth, to be exact. The scarves are the creations of Michaela Moryskova, who began her artistic career at a very young age in Brno, Czech Republic, where she was …
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WHY YOU WILL SOON BE SEEING FEWER OF THESE IN DEPT STORES
Take a good look at this picture. Because you’re not going to be seeing as much Coach product in department stores as you’re used to. The handbag manufacturer is cutting back on department stores. Big time. In a move that is certain to frustrate consumers used to grabbing discounted bags …
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BOOK: “SHOPS THAT POP: 7 STEPS TO EXTRAORDINARY RETAIL SUCCESS”
To all the “Davids” out there battling the retail “Goliaths”, here is some expert assistance. In the recently released book Shops that POP!: 7 Steps to Extraordinary Retail Success, speaker, author and market researcher Pamela N. Danziger teams up with market researcher/analyst Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti to offer retail success tips. …
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U.S. says Peru’s timber verification shows progress
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Peru has made progress on ensuring only legally harvested timber is exported, but there’s still room for enhancing protections.
CELEBRATE CAMPY COSTUMES IN FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
Want to know how to cover up a less-than-perfect singing voice? Just add some “catastrophic couture” to the mix. Meryl Streep stars in the film Florence Foster Jenkins, based on a real late 19th century socialite who yearned to sing at Carnegie Hall and seemed to calm her nerves with …
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MORE STORE EARNINGS: GAP, ROSS STORES
Store earnings continue to come in this week, with mixed results. Below, the results for GAP (which missed estimates) and Ross Stores (which surpassed them). Gap Results: EPS of 60 cents, minus items, on sales of $3.85 billion. Same-store sales fell 2%, with Gap’s global comps down 3% and Banana Republic’s …
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Jakarta’s new container terminal commences operations
Tanjung Priok Port’s new container terminal was built by NYK Line, PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia II, Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and PSA International Pte. Ltd.