Samrat partners clash over operations of UK line.
MUMBAI: The ongoing battle between Puris and Sippys - two families involved in shipping business for a few decades - over the alleged shifting of the shipping agency business of Contship Containerlines, a UK-based shipping principal, from Samrat Shipping, where Puris and Sippys have an equal stake, to Puris'...

Doubting Thomas.
There is a passage, laid down by Thomas Paine in the first installment of his 1776 political tract The American Crisis, that--in its precision, its intensity, its moral clarity--is a piece of unmitigated, coruscating beauty: Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation...

Zodiac locks horns with US namesake in trademark battle.
Byline: Parvathy Ullatil MUMBAI: Premium menswear maker Zodiac, which has been trying to enter the North American market under its own brand name, has been faced with an unusual hurdle in registering its trademark in the US. A footwear company which goes by the same...

In the end is the beginning: the conclusion of Awake and Sing!
Though the ending of Clifford Odets's Awake and Sing! (1935) has been much criticized for its "contrived optimism," I would like to re-examine at least one aspect of it: the (re)union of Moe Axelrod and Hennie Berger. (See this negative judgment of the play's ending in the treatments of...

Tefron Reports Third Quarter 2006 Results.
Tefron Continues to Demonstrate Strong Profitability MISGAV, Israel, November 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Third Quarter 2006 Highlights - Revenues were $39.0 million during the quarter. - Strong rise in gross and operating margins to 23.3% and 13.7%, respectively, compared with gross and operating margins...

Hartmarx Reports First Quarter 2001 Results.
CHICAGO, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Hartmarx Corporation (NYSE: HMX) today reported operating results for its first quarter ended February 28, 2001. Revenues were $141.2 million compared to $163.2 million in 2000. The net loss was $.9 million, or $.03 per share, compared to earnings of $1.1 million,...

Tefron to Receive Government Grants for Facilities Investments.
BNAI-BRAK, Israel, July 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Tefron Ltd. (NYSE: TFR) today announced that the Israeli Trade Ministry approved a $33.5 million investment plan filed by the Company for its Hi-Tex 2 manufacturing facilities and extensions of previously approved plans. As a result of investments made through June...

Jones Apparel Group Announces Appointment Of President of Jeri-Jo Knitwear, Inc.
NEW YORK, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (NYSE: JNY), today announced the appointment of Andrew Cohen to the position of President of Jeri-Jo Knitwear, Inc., a division of Jones Apparel Group's subsidiary, McNaughton Apparel Group. Mr. Cohen, will report to Peter Boneparth, President and...

Berkshire Partners To Acquire The William Carter Company From Investcorp in $450 Million Transaction.
BOSTON, NEW YORK and MORROW, Ga., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkshire Partners LLC, the Boston-based private equity investment firm, and Investcorp, the global investment group, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Berkshire will acquire The William Carter Company ("Carter's") from Investcorp and...

Santee Outlets Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting for New Anchor Tenant.
SANTEE, S.C., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Local and state officials will join the owners and management of Santee Outlets for a Ribbon-Cutting Celebration at the new V.F. Warehouse store on Friday, August 3, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. The new anchor tenant, a 10,000 s.f. V.F Warehouse, opened...