Adidas Tells Judge Wal-Mart Sport Shoes Aren’t Fit to Run In

juillet 2nd, 2009 by seodj3

Adidas Tells Judge Wal-Mart Sport Shoes Aren’t Fit to Run In

June 18 (Bloomberg) — Adidas AG, the world’s second- largest sporting-goods maker, told a U.S. judge that Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s “ gucci shoes” shoe models might injure runners and shouldn’t be advertised to athletes.

At least two Wal-Mart athletic shoe models are built with substandard materials and fell apart during simulated running tests, Adidas shoes claimed in court papers filed June 13 in federal court in Portland, Oregon.

The Adidas shoes “could potentially injure short- and long- distance runners,” Norbert Teston, a quality-assurance manager for Adidas’s U.S. unit, said in the filing. “They are, quite simply, not suitable to run in.”

The tiffany jewelry is among several in a three- year-old trademark-infringement suit accusing the world’s largest retailer of copying Adidas’s three-stripe motif on shoes. A jury trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 6.

Nike dunk, based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, claimed packaging for Wal-Mart’s “Johnny” and “Carson” models misleads consumers by using photographs of joggers and using action words including “performance.”

One Timberland boots was heavily damaged during a 120-mile (193 kilometer) simulated run, according to Teston’s declaration. The other model didn’t complete the test performed by Adidas because it fell apart after 97 miles, he said. Adidas’s shoes are required to complete the same test without significant wear.

Wal-Mart filed a motion on May 16 asking U.S. District Judge Anna Brown to dismiss the claim.

“Adidas is unable to put forth any evidence to show that Wal-Mart’s use of the words `running’ and `performance’ and the image of a jogger on limited product packaging for athletic footwear is false,” Wal-Mart said in the filing.

The suit, filed in 2005, claims Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart “maliciously” sold hundreds of thousands of imitation tiffany rings in violation of a 2002 settlement that barred it from offering “confusingly similar” products.

A shopper, “when faced with aisles and aisles of footwear at a Wal-Mart store, is more likely to be attracted to the chanel handbags after seeing the stripes because of that mark’s familiarity,” Adidas claimed in court filings.

Wal-Mart spokeswoman Daphne Moore didn’t immediately return a call today for comment.

Nike Inc., based in Beaverton Oregon, is the world’s largest sporting-goods maker.

The case is Adidas America Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 3:05-cv-01297, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon (Portland).

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Coach fiscal 3Q profit falls 29 percent

juin 23rd, 2009 by seodj3

Coach fiscal 3Q profit falls 29 percent

NEW YORK (AP) - Coach Inc., which makes luxury handbags and accessories, said Tuesday that profit fell 29 percent in its fiscal third quarter as sales were nearly flat in the recession. The company indicated, however, that weak traffic has stabilized.

 

That news as well as the initiation of a new cash dividend sent Coach bags shares up more than 15 percent.

   

 

coach handbags sales have suffered as the luxury market has weakened. Following one of the weakest holiday seasons in decades, the company announced plans to offer more handbags at lower prices and has been working to cut costs.

But sales have now stabilized at levels seen before the holiday season, both at full-price stores and off-price factory stores, said Chairman and Chief Executive Lew Frankfort. Sales in stores open at least one year, a retail metric known as same-store sales, fell 4.2 percent. By contrast, the previous quarter’s same-store sales, which included the holidays, fell more than 13 percent.

“The biggest difference on the holiday quarter trend was traffic, which improved from second-quarter (same-store sales) levels,” he said.

Lazard Capital Markets analyst Todd Slater, who rates the company’s shares a “buy,” said strength in the factory stores largely offset weakness at the full-price retail stores. He believes that same-store sales at the factory outlet stores rose more than 20 percent, he wrote in a client note.

Coach’s profit for the three months ended March 28 fell to $114.9 million, or 36 cents per share, from $162.4 million, or 46 cents per share last year. Excluding charges related to its cost-cutting plan, profit was 38 cents per share — 2 cents better than analysts expected.

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Revenue edged down less than 1 percent to $739.9 million from $744.5 million. That was better than the $711.4 million analysts predicted.

During the quarter, Coach bags cut 150 U.S. corporate staff, closed four retail stores and closed a sample-making plant in Italy. The cost-cutting plan is in addition to the company’s previous actions to eliminate merit-based salary increases and freeze hiring except in critical areas. Coach expects to save $50 million before taxes with the cuts during the next fiscal year.

Coach previously said it is lowering prices 10 percent to 15 percent over the next fiscal year, which begins in June. As part of that it plans to offer half of its

At the end of June it will launch a collection of Coach bags under the “Poppy” name that is the first line designed with these price points in mind.

“Our goal is to provide our consumer with more choices at prices she’s willing to spend or is able to afford,” Frankfort said in a conference call with analysts.

New York-based Coach said it will begin quarterly dividend payments of 7.5 cents per share on June 29 to shareholders of record as of June 8. The new dividend “reflects our financial strength and our confidence in Coach’s business outlook,” Frankfort said.

Coach shares rose $2.77 to $21 in morning trading. They have traded between $11.41 and $37.64 during the past 52 weeks.

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Vosta designs and builds trailer for Dutch Dredging

mai 31st, 2009 by seodj3

Vosta designs and builds trailer for Dutch Dredging

 

VOSTA LMG in The Netherlands has been awarded a contract for the delivery of a complete engineering and component package for a trailing suction hopper dredger for Dutch Dredging  in The Netherlands.

 

The complete order consists of the design and engineering of a 2,800m3 trailing suction hopper dredger, including the delivery of the dredging equipment, propulsion systems, electrical installation, automation, hydraulic installation, navigation and communication systems.

 

The vessel will be built under VOSTA LMG supervision at the Ben Kien Shinco Shipyard based in Hai Phong, Vietnam. This shipyard is part of the Vietnamese Shipbuilding group Vinashin.

 

VOSTA LMG and Ben Kien Shipyard have co-operated before for the construction of two cutter suction dredges. 

 

This trailing suction hopper dredge is designed according to latest technology. The optimised bulbous bow will have a positive influence on speed and fuel consumption. Special measures have been taken to increase propulsion efficiency and to reduce noise and vibration.

 

The trailer will be equipped with a 800mm suction pipe with a dredging depth of 30m. It will also be equipped with 12 bottom doors and a MK-3 VOSTA LMG bow coupling for discharge purposes.

 

Two VL 750 dredge pumps will be installed as well as a number of VL standard Gate valve in various diameters. One pump will operate as the dredge pump and the second one as delivery pump.

 

VOSTA LMG will supervise construction in Vietnam, and installation and assembly of critical dredge components, as well as other key components such as the hydraulic system will also be managed by VOSTA LMG. VOSTA LMG will also provide crew training.

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Chinese food maker says no melamine in biscuits

mai 12th, 2009 by seodj3

Chinese food maker says no melamine in biscuits

A CHINESE FOOD company said on Sunday that no further melamine has been found in its biscuits since some were found to contain the industrial chemical in September and destroyed last month.

Kam Tai Co., Ltd. in Dongguan, southern Guangdong Province, said the company’s current production and sales were normal.

Two batches of 1,500 boxes of biscuits for export were found to contain melamine in September after Hong Kong and Singapore said the company’s “Zhengshufang” biscuits were contaminated, according to Dongguan’s quality and quarantine authorities.

The tainted products were destroyed on December 8.

Ma Feng, a Dongguan Quality and Technical Inspection Bureau official, said the bureau had stepped up inspections of all Kam Tai’s products after the country’s tainted milk powder scandal was exposed in September.

No melamine has since been found in the company’s products, Ma said.

The company had been using milk powder produced under a brand based in the northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. In September, the company began to use an Inner Mongolia-based company’s milk powder, which was found to contain melamine.

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Kam Tai recalled all exported products from markets such as Singapore, the Republic of Korea and Japan after they were found to be tainted.

The Ministry of Health has said it was likely the tainted milk scandal with Sanlu Group at its center killed at least six babies. Another 294,000 infants suffered from urinary problems such as kidney stones.

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mai 5th, 2009 by seodj3

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Judges from the Chicago Sun-Times thought the video deserved top honors in its contest poking fun at rival Tribune Co. for considering selling the sex toy wholesale china naming rights to beloved Wrigley Field — home of the Cubs.

With lyrics set to Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Going To Take It,” the three-minute film snagged a $1,000 prize, a front-page photo and a story about the 22-year-old featured in the clip.

Talk about being Punk’d: The stars were a covert group of Chicago Tribune newsroom employees, whose prank is writing a new chapter in the papers’ decades-long rivalry.  According to Chicago officials, Spy cameras are to be used to crack down on kerb crawlers as part of a new bid to reduce street prostitution in the Capital.“We said, ‘Oh my God, the Tribune has a sense of humor,’” Sun-Times spokeswoman Tammy Chase said Friday after the dust had settled. “We’ve been having fun at their expense for a few weeks, and they got back at us.” Nike also produced authentic nhl jerseys for a time period during the mid to late 90s.

The Chicago Tribune flaunted Thursday’s victory with a YouTube response and reminded the Sun-Times where to send the check, which is being donated to charity.

“From all of us at the Chicago Tribune, thank you Chicago Sun-Times,” said intern Katie Hamilton, who starred in the video and was profiled in the Sun-Times by a reporter who never asked where she worked.

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janvier 7th, 2009 by seodj3

www.daisyeyewear.com launches online site selling quality prescription glasses and designer glasses at cheap prices. All the glasses come complete with premium quality prescription lenses. Prescription glasses at www.daisyeyewear.com start from £12.45 and designer glasses from £45.00.
Bolton, U.K. September, 2006 — Wow! That was our initial response when we came across ispectacle.com. Not only do they sell quality glasses but also at cheap prices. Their lowest priced glasses start from £12.45 and designer glasses including prescription lenses from £45.00. They seem to be the most competitively priced glasses at the time of writing this article.
Browsing through online at www.daisyeyewear.com was a pleasant and a wonderful experience. A professional and colorful website with easy to navigate tabs pages were discovered. A large range of prescription glasses including designer glasses were available to buy online with delivery of your new glasses within a week. All the glasses designer and non designer are on sale at up to 75% less than most high street stores.

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novembre 21st, 2008 by seodj3

Now that I know I’m on a pilgrimage, what exactly is does that mean?

My pilgrimage is about focusing on God and seeking him with my whole heart. By this definition alone, a pilgrimage can be made sitting on my leather couch at home. Something happens when you leave life as you know it. Suddenly, all those things that drifted through the fog in your head, all those hazy issues, start to become clear. It’s amazing what you can see when you’re not in standing in the middle of your circumstances.

It reminds me of when I was a little kid and would try on my parents’ prescription glasses. Everything was out of focus. I stumbled around the room, not sure of my footing, stumbling into tables, chairs, and even people. Then my head would start to hurt from trying so hard to focus my vision. I would continue on for a few more minutes before realizing that all I needed to do was remove the glasses. Immediately I would be able to see clearly again and the headache would quickly subside.

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