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«Four Points Wakefield Boston Hotel & Conference Center is an important addition to the fast - growing Four Points portfolio as we continue our aggressive brand expansion in dynamic cities across the globe,» said Brian McGuinness, Senior Vice President of Specialty Select Brands for Starwood.

Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas is entering an era of rapid brand expansion in Asia, Europe, South America, Northern Africa and the Caribbean with the addition of nine new resorts and four spa / wellness clubs.

Not exact matches

Honor is a Huawei brand that wants to achieve a 50 - 50 split in its China business and overseas expansions, its president said.

Nike (nke) expects sales growth to recover in North America after a weak March - May quarter, helped by the upcoming Olympics, an expansion of its basketball business and clearing excess stock, brand chief Trevor Edwards told Reuters.

Those initiatives include a greater focus on the lunch period (Starbucks» generates a lot of business in the morning commute hours), expansion in China, investing in digital, and elevating the brand through the premium - priced Reserve brand.

But Meridian also has big ideas about expansion beyond Ontario to create a national digital banking brand, so the company has to be an innovative family, all pointed in the same direction with the same values.

Keith Barr, CEO of InterContinental Hotels, talks about why his company will launch two new brands in China and other Asia - Pacific markets as part of its expansion plans.

The company has been making major changes in the last few months, ramping up its digital ordering, slowing down its expansion plans and slimming down its menu to refocus its efforts on being a beverage - led brand.

Holger Jakobs, VP at Mövenpick, talks about the hospitality brand's Asian expansion and the surge in Chinese travelers.

Indeed, in the years following the end of the tech boom, SEP (No. 93 on the PROFIT 500, with $ 11.4 million in revenue) had ridden a wave of expansion as a growing number of firms moved to search advertising and other forms of digital brand promotion.

Some media outlets had branded China's expansion in Africa as «neo-colonialism», adding to political difficulties for Chinese businesses, it said.

The rapid international expansion planned for 2012 reflects not just the brand's popularity with audiences, but also an urgent need to extend its reach in order to build ad revenue.

Weber will be based out of EBTH headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, and will oversee all marketing initiatives across the company, including digital strategy, expansion initiatives, advertising, and customer acquisition, with the chief responsibility of driving profitable growth and global brand awareness.

It will help fund expansions into European markets like Germany, where they hope to secure first - mover advantage, and a big push in the coming weeks and months to better establish the Kobo brand on its own, rather than as a component of Indigo or struggling Borders Group.

In the meantime, Target has been rolling out a sophisticated branding operation here honed by 50 years of slow, steady and massively successful expansion in the U.S.. From a family - owned Minneapolis department store, Target has grown into a discount retailing force rivalled (and still consistently dominated) only by Walmart, which posted US$ 264 billion in U.S. sales last yeaIn the meantime, Target has been rolling out a sophisticated branding operation here honed by 50 years of slow, steady and massively successful expansion in the U.S.. From a family - owned Minneapolis department store, Target has grown into a discount retailing force rivalled (and still consistently dominated) only by Walmart, which posted US$ 264 billion in U.S. sales last yeain the U.S.. From a family - owned Minneapolis department store, Target has grown into a discount retailing force rivalled (and still consistently dominated) only by Walmart, which posted US$ 264 billion in U.S. sales last yeain U.S. sales last year.

The chain's airport location is part of its brick - and - mortar expansion outside the U.S., taking the brand beyond the handful of locations it has in cities including New York, Los Angeles and Miami, which turned celebrities Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, David Beckham and Steven Spielberg into fans.

An instructor at Mercer, Canalichio founded the LASSO Academy, dedicated to building the competency of organizations in the field of brand expansion and extension.

Jay Gronlund is President, founder of The Pathfinder Group, a business development firm specializing in emotional branding, ideation facilitation and international expansion.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

As one of the world's fastest growing retailers, the brand's ambitious approach to expansion has been successful in markets including Asia and Australia.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.

Pacific Equity Partners managing director David Brown said the intention was to build on iNova's diversified healthcare platform «by investing in product development, geographical expansion, marketing, staff and potential acquisitions of additional brands.»

James has written extensively in the business press, from Harvard Business Review to The Wall Street Journal, on topics of branding, international expansion, growth strategy and the Firm of the Future.

«The reason we appointed them is obviously because they have a tier 1 brand but also because they were involved in SQM's expansion plans in same region of Chile as us,» Holland said.

The Coldwell Banker name first came to Canada in 1989, in the brand's first international expansion.

Mr. Swarovski has spear - headed the company's expansion over the past thirty years to become the largest manufacturer of cut crystal in the world, supplying the fashion jewelry industry, the fashion industry, the chandelier and art object industries, as well as manufacturing diverse consumer products sold under the company's own brand.

The universe could be cyclical, Big Bang, expansion, then collapse of the cosmic event horizon due to Hawking radiation until the universe hits a minimum size, a black hole containing all of the information in the universe on its event horizon, and then rebounding to create a brand new Big Bang.

BevBiz Marketing's BevHatch ™ Brand Incubation Division will work in tandem with the Oomf management team to provide strategic direction for its route to market expansion in the beverage industry.

The on - trade is a key channel in the development of our brands, and Tim's experience in wine sales and business development will help us continue our company expansion and drive the business forward over the next few years.»

Blackpool - based Tangerine Confectionery, the largest British manufacturer of sugar confectionery and branded popcorn in the UK, is reported to be seeking a new private equity investor to help fund further expansion.

The global expansion plan follows 50 Eggs, Inc.'s successful growth of the Spring Chicken brand, opening three outlets of the fast - casual, farm - fresh Southern cooking concept in Florida in 2016.

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He then established an ambitious expansion plan backed by a strong and unique brand identity, superior product offerings and friendly service in a family environment, he says.

The first expansion was into Spanish Specialty Meats under the Campofrio Brand, No. 1 in Spain.

«There comes a point in many of these emerging brands» operational development where founders or investors recognize the value of operational support for better execution of existing operations or expansion to realize on a strategic initiative.»

A Blackmores spokeswoman said on Wednesday the infant formula brand had just been launched into the Singapore market and further expansion was planned this financial year in other export markets.

The private equity duo KKR and TPG were granted extensive due diligence in mid-2014 and Mr Clarke was among those who gave presentations to them about the future strategy, the investment in high - end brands and the Asian expansion.

The expansion into China marks the latest major announcement in the brand's growth following the introduction of new stores into the territory of Japan earlier this year.

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Bega made a big expansion into consumer goods in January, 2017 with the acquisition of Vegemite and other brands from Mondelez International in a $ 460 million deal.

Dr Sexton said expansion in premium milk and dairy products is a key plank of Beston's strategy, and he believes that the premium milk brand B. - d.

But he no longer has to confront the rise of supermarket power and the replacement of traditional brands in an expansion of private - label brands controlled by the big two.

Speaking to BevNET, Ginger People co-founder Abbie Leeson said turmeric, a plant in the ginger family, presents an on - brand expansion for the company.

Swiss Valley Farms, a branded specialty cheese producer, announced the expansion of its cheese manufacturing plant in Luana, Iowa, US, in November 2014.

The rapid expansion of private label groceries at Coles and Woolworths — where house brands now account for about 20 per cent of packaged grocery sales — has had devastating consequences for some suppliers, particularly in staples such as bread and milk.

Anglo - Dutch food company Unilever this week reported faster growth in the leading brands, strong expansion of operating margin and strong progress for the fourth quarter of 2001.

He also led an expansion of the brand's merchandising, licensing partnerships and product offerings to include numerous products co-branded with the Tabasco brand name, as well as a thriving catalogue business in licensed merchandise, including, for example, the popular Tabasco neckties.

Social changes are enabling brand owners to make their products more widely available through retail expansion, especially in more remote rural areas.

In 2018, the dairy company will invest 100 million euros in China for its existing plants, brands, as well as expansion and upgrading of distributioIn 2018, the dairy company will invest 100 million euros in China for its existing plants, brands, as well as expansion and upgrading of distributioin China for its existing plants, brands, as well as expansion and upgrading of distribution.