Job Cuts, Outsourcing in Store at Playtex
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Playtex Products Inc.  on Tuesday said it plans to cut more than 300 jobs, or about 20 percent of its work force, outsource some production and take other moves to improve its focus.
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Battery and razor maker Energizer Holdings Inc.  said on Thursday it has agreed to acquire Playtex Products Inc. , for $18.30 a share in cash plus the assumption of Playtex debt.
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The electronics retailer has a tough quarter, as expected.
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A troubled company in the troubled housing sector.
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Battery and razor maker Energizer Holdings Inc.  said on Thursday it would buy Playtex Products Inc.  in an all-cash deal worth about $1.16 billion, plus the assumption of debt.
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Applied Materials Inc., a major supplier of computer chip-making equipment, is jettisoning 1,000 jobs, a 7 percent cutback that suggests some manufacturers are hunkering down for a recession.
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The electronics retailer has been put on the defensive because of its decision to notify about 400 laid-off employees by e-mail.
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Is the women's retailer on the road to recovery?
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By Richard Mullins, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Sep. 16--TAMPA The Dallas-based outsourced call center company Stream  plans to expand its Tampa office by 300 employees, company officials said  Friday.
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By Crayton Harrison, The Dallas Morning News  Sep. 16--Affiliated Computer Services Inc. is cutting an unspecified number of jobs in its technology outsourcing business.
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3,000 jobs axed BenQ's mobile phone business - the former Siemens division BenQ took over less than a year ago for â¬250m - is facing imminent collapse.â¦
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Just when you thought it was safe to go and shop for a wireless phone plan, the competitive landscape has once again shifted. This comes as no surprise as cutthroat industries with numerous players are bound to undergo consolidation.
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Business & money: Â· Store group challenges Tesco view on pricesÂ· Pledge to give a better deal to smaller suppliers
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Business & money: Chief executive says store has cut prices by 30% over past decade and created more than 130,000 jobs
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In response to an increasingly difficult retail environment, Sprint Nextel says about 4,000 employees will be laid off and about one out of every eight retail stores will close.
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The discount retailer's forced to reorganize its flagging apparel business.
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After a rough quarter, are happy holidays ahead for the arts and crafts retailer?