February, 2016

• 21 February

  Fresh Direct nets $48mn for Long Island city site

  

  Bloomberg Online grocer Fresh Direct LLC sold its longtime home in the Long Island City section of Queens to a developer, drawing an outsized price for a property in a rapidly gentrifying area, even though it can’t be converted into residences. The 276,705-square-foot warehouse at 23-30 Borden Ave. was sold for $48 million, according to a person with knowledge of ...

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• 21 February

  NY’s Fairway on the brink of default as losses mount

  NEW YORK / Bloomberg Fairway Group Holdings Corp., the New York gourmet grocery chain that once had ambitions of a nationwide expansion, is approaching default after years of red ink. After gorging on debt to finance its growth plans, the company is now at risk of breaching its credit covenants when its fiscal quarter ends on April 3, according to ...

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• 21 February

  Fannie Mae to pay US$2.9bn on Q4 profit

  

  Bloomberg Fannie Mae, the government-controlled mortgage company, will pay the U.S. Treasury Department $2.9 billion after reporting net income of $2.5 billion for the fourth quarter. The company, which was placed under conservatorship along with smaller rival Freddie Mac during the 2008 financial crisis, will have returned $147.6 billion in dividends to the federal government, according to a regulatory filing ...

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• 21 February

  Nevada housing crisis a test for Sanders’s Wall Street message

  

  Las Vegas / Bloomberg The scars of the housing collapse in Nevada are deep and still fresh, making the state a proving ground for the power of Bernie Sanders’s anti-Wall Street message to drive voters to the polls. Sanders has surged in what had been considered a stronghold state for Hillary Clinton heading into Saturday’s Democratic presidential caucus, adding staff ...

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• 21 February

  Majid Al Futtaim opens first Carrefour in Kazakhstan

  

  ALMATY / Emirates Business Majid Al Futtaim Retail, the retail arm of Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has announced the opening of its first Carrefour hypermarket in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in line with the company’s rapid expansion across the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa and Russia. The ...

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• 21 February

  Southwest workers narrowly approve deal for higher pay

  

  Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co. workers who handle baggage, stock planes with food and operate airport jetways barely approved a contract that will raise pay more than 20 percent over its five-year term. Members voted 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent in favor of the agreement, Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 555 said. The contract also provides $80 million in bonus pay ...

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• 21 February

  Boeing gets $440 million order from Papua New Guinea carrier

  

  Singapore / AFP US aircraft maker Boeing said it had won a $440 million deal with Papua New Guinea’s flag carrier Air Niugini for four 737 MAX 8 planes. Announcing the deal along with Boeing at the final trade day of the Singapore Airshow, Air Niugini chairman Sir Frederick Reiher said the carrier needed the planes “urgently”. The airline currently ...

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• 21 February

  North Face owner to add brands as valuations fall

  Bloomberg VF Corp., owner of the North Face, Lee and Wrangler clothing brands, sees change coming to its stable of brands as valuations begin to decline. Sluggish consumer demand has taken a toll on retail and apparel companies, leading VF to reevaluate what’s not working and what’s missing in its business, Chief Executive Officer Eric Wiseman said in an interview. ...

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• 21 February

  Michelin to equip 777-300ER on final assembly line with NZG radial

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Michelin has announced that beginning of July 2016, it will be the sole source tire supplier for the main landing gear on the final assembly line for the Boeing 777-300ER (extended range), the 777-200LR (long range) and the 777 Cargo. As a result, this long-haul aircraft, which can transport up to 400 passengers on a flight ...

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• 21 February

  Blend Polymer : Treading the success path

  

  Sunaina Rana / EMIRATES BUSINESS With 1, 55,000 sq. feet of land in Safe Zone Sharjah in place, Blend Polymer, one of the leading polymer industries in the Emirates, equipped with the state-of-the-art facility. It aims to manufacture only the finest products. Established in 1990 by Aziz Group & Skyline, Blend Group has been involved in diversified business lines. The ...

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