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Fortegra Financial Acquires 4Warranty Corporation — A Leading Warranty and Extended Service Contract Administrator
JACKSONVILLE, FL–(Marketwire – Dec 31, 2012) – Fortegra Financial Corporation ( NYSE : FRF ) today announced effective December 31, 2012, the Company closed on the acquisition of 4Warranty Corporation. Continue reading
IKEA expresses ‘regret’ over forced German labor
Swedish furniture giant Ikea expressed regret Friday that it benefited from the use of forced prison labor by some of its suppliers in communist East Germany more than two decades ago. Continue reading
Why Leon’s wants to buy The Brick
The CEO of Leon’s Furniture says its takeover of rival retailer The Brick is motivated by growing competition in Canada’s retail sector. Continue reading
Furniture giant Leon’s seeks to buy rival The Brick for $700M
One of Canada’s best-known furniture retailers is trying to buy up a high-profile rival. Leon’s Furniture Limited is offering to buy The Brick Ltd Continue reading
Furniture giant Leon’s seeks to buy rival The Brick for $700M
One of Canada’s best-known furniture retailers is trying to buy up a high-profile rival. Continue reading
IKEA to launch discount hotel chain
Best known for its budget flat-pack furniture, Scandinavian retailer Ikea is planning to launch a chain of budget hotels in Europe. Continue reading
Ikea Branches Out Into ‘Budget Design’ Hotels
Ikea, best known for its flat-pack furniture, announces its intention to move into the hotel business. Continue reading
Ikea to Begin Selling Consumer Electronics in Europe
Ikea, known for its inexpensive, assemble-it-yourself furniture, plans to expand into consumer electronics with TVs, wireless sound systems and Blu-ray CD/DVD players next year. Continue reading
Sudan’s frontline: Dead bodies, circling Antonovs
The road to Heglig, an oil town that South Sudan and Sudan are fighting over, is lined with discarded furniture, destroyed buses and tanks, and clusters of dead Sudanese soldiers. Continue reading
Looter Jailed For 11 Years Over Riots Blaze
Gordon Thompson has been sentenced to 11-and-a-half years in prison for setting fire to the Reeves furniture store in Croydon during the London riots. Continue reading
