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| Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:23 AM PDT | Coach extends employment agreements with 3 key executives; first quarter sales ahead of prediction
Display & Design Ideas Wed, 24 Aug 2005 7:07 AM PDT
AUGUST 24, 2005 -- Accessories retailer Coach Inc., New York, today announced that three key executives: Lew Frankfort, chairman and CEO, Reed Krakoff, president and executive creative director, and Keith Monda, president and COO, entered into three-year extensions to their original five-year employment agreements, which will now be in effect through August 2011. The company also announced that |
Radio Shack Refocusing On Games? Or Cunning Plan To Get More Zip Codes?
Warcry Wed, 24 Aug 2005 9:10 AM PDT
Radio Shack's cunning plan of "not stocking anything useful ever and trying to hawk $80 TOTALLY MONSTER DUDE accessories to those who just want some coax" is, apparently, not working out. This artcle on Joystiq hints that they are trying to relaunch their website to have a lot more games |
Swivel your shuffle with the PivotDock
Engadget Wed, 24 Aug 2005 8:55 AM PDT
We’re still amazed by the number of accessories that have been produced for the iPod shuffle ; after all, how much do you really need to add to a tiny flash player that was designed as an unadorned, minimalist product? (And, of course, the one accessory we’d like — a display — is nowhere to be seen.) But you’ve gotta admire the ingenuity of manufacturers who come up with semi-useful gear like |
JAPAN: Marukawa Files For Court Protection
just-style Wed, 24 Aug 2005 7:46 AM PDT
Casual apparel and accessories maker Marukawa Co has filed for court protection with the Tokyo District Court after failing to reverse escalating losses. |
Brockway Moran Portfolio Company Acquires Colibri Holding Corporation
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 24 Aug 2005 7:29 AM PDT
Woodstream Corporation, a portfolio company of Brockway Moran & Partners, a Florida-based private equity firm, has acquired Colibri Holding Corporation, a leading manufacturer and marketer of hummingbird and seed feeders, as well as lawn and garden accessories. |
Coach sees bigger profit
Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 24 Aug 2005 8:22 AM PDT
Coach Inc. on Wednesday said quarterly profit would likely beat expectations, helped by strong sales of specialty handbags for the fall season, and three top executives including its chairman signed extensions to stay with the company through August 2011. |
Trying to recover
CNN Money Wed, 24 Aug 2005 7:38 AM PDT
Stocks struggled Wednesday morning as a strong report on housing competed with a sharp decline in durable goods orders and a fresh spike in oil prices. |
Stocks seen lower after durables data
Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 24 Aug 2005 6:16 AM PDT
U.S. stock futures signaled a lower market open on Wednesday after a report showing weaker-than-expected July durable goods orders and a further rise in oil prices stoked worries of an economic slowdown. |
Google launches instant communication service
bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 24 Aug 2005 8:31 AM PDT
Google Inc., the Internet search engine rapidly growing into a Web portal, Wednesday introduced a new service for users to send instant messages to others via text or voice. |
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