All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Retail Manufacturing

Nacco versus Harbinger - the ongoing battle heats up!What is at stake and who is impacted?Who will benefit when the battles over?

- In the past, private label products across all categories were perceived to be of inferior quality to the branded analogue merchandise. With the improvement in quality, innovation, marketing and the advantageous pricing the shopper now views private label the equal and in some cases superior to the...

- Mr. Cramer is meting out the same profoundness of advice in his analysis of the Toy sector as he did in the late ‘90’s touting “The Street.Com”. CNBC needs to keep an 8 year score card on his prognostications to get an under standing that a “fun TV” personality is a poor substitute for the comprehensive long...

George Soros has just moved to buy a majority stake at the second largest diary producer in Argentina, a 65 year old cooperative with an important presence in the provinces of Santa Fe and Cordoba. Soros's company, Adecoagro, will be buying a 62.5% in this dairy cooperative  for 120 million dollars...

The largest second dairy product manufacturer of Argentina is going to be managed by Adecoagro, a local company owned by financier George Soros.This coop has a long history in the country, but had now a debt of 167 million dollars. The coop is presently owned by different second level coops representing...

-With home furnishings sales experiencing declines, including a 3% decrease in 2005, top line sales at Furniture Brands International (FBN) is now forecasting growth to be in the low single digits in FY ’06. Mid-tier priced furniture sales will continue to denigrate at FBN as they attempt...

- Masco (MAS) has put up double digit increases (16%) since 1996 benefiting from the extraordinary boom in new home construction and the acquisition of aligned companies in the consolidating building supply sector. As a result MAS has become a leader with significant gains in market share. - MAS...

- The success of Leggett & Platt Inc. (LEG) is an example of a management team that develops a long term business plan where macroeconomic conditions are accounted for. They have contingencies built into their plan which can be implemented, dependent on the economic environment.

Was the NACCO/Hamilton Beach bid on Applica really too low?Why is Harbinger looking to rescue Salton as well?What's in it for Salton to get in bed with Applica?