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Peet's Coffee to Acquire a Majority Stake in Intelligentsia Coffee, Expands their Offering of Super-Premium Coffee
Amazon to Shutdown Amazon Local Later This Year, Will Stop Selling Daily Deals
Amazon.com will be shutting down its Amazon Local website and Amazon Local app on December 18, 2015, according to Amazon Local’s help page. The online retailer will stop selling its daily deals on the said date.
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Pontiac Silverdome to be Demolished, Owners Believe Site to be More Marketable Without Stadium
The owners of the Pontiac Silverdome, the former home of the Detroit Lions, have decided to demolish 40-year old stadium next year, according to a report from the Detroit Free Press. The private owners, the Triple Investment Group, shifted their strategy from selling the property with the Silverdome in it to believing that the site would be more marketable without the 80,000-seat stadium.
The President and CEO of 3D Systems Steps Down, Depature Comes After Major Decline in Company's Share Price
3D Systems Corporation has just announced in a press release that Abraham Reichental has resigned as president, CEO and director of the company, effective at the close of business on October 28, 2015. His departure follows a major decline in the share prices of 3D Systems, a high-profile 3D printing company.
Target Offers Free Shipping and Return in the U.S. for Holiday Season, Strikes Deal with Borderfree to Offer International Shopping and Shipping
Target Corporation has announced in a press release that it will be bringing back its free shipping and return for the holiday season. The company also announced that it has partnered with Borderfree Inc. to offer international shopping and shipping to more than 200 countries and territories.
Thrift Store Caught Making Money Selling Donated Clothes, Will Pay $700K as Part of Settlement
The office of New York Attorney General Eric Shneiderman announced in a press release that it has reached $700,000 settlement agreement with Thrift Land USA of Yonkers, Inc. Thrift Land, a for-profit company, was caught making a lot of money from selling clothes that were supposedly donated for charity.
Pfizer and Allergan in Merger Talks, Could be One of the Largest Deals in Industry's History
Pfizer, Inc. and Allergan PLC are in talks about a possible merger of the two companies, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. The deal, if it pushes through, would be one of the largest deals in the history of the healthcare industry.
Barclays Officially Appoints Jes Staley as Group CEO, Will Pay Him up to $12.6 Million a Year
Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC have announced in a press release that it has appointed James E. Staley as the Group CEO of the company, effective December 1, 2015. Staley will be receiving a pay of up to £8.24 million, or $12.6 million a year.
Baxter Appoints Jose Almeida as Chairman and CEO, Will Succeed Robert Parkinson, Jr.
Baxter International has announced in a press release that it has appointed Jose Almeida as its new chairman and CEO effective on January 1, 2016. He will be succeeding Robert L. Parkinson, Jr. who will retire from his role also on January 1, 2016.
U.S. Bans Putting E-Cigarettes in Checked-in Luggage, Use and Charging of it on Planes, Avoid Safety Risks
The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued an interim final rule that prohibits passengers and crewmembers from putting battery-powered portable electronic smoking devices in their checked-in luggage, according to a Transportation Department press release. The PHMSA has also prohibited the use and charging of the e-cigarette while on board the plane, to avoid safety risks.
IBM Close to Acquiring Digital, Data Assets of Weather Co., Deal Would be Valued at More Than $2 Billion
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is close to acquiring Weather Co.’s digital and data assets, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. One of the people said that the deal would be valued at more than $2 billion.
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