During Thursday’s Current trade, Shares of Flextronics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:FLEX), gain 0.93% to $10.86.
Flextronics (FLEX) has further improved its sketch-to-scale service offering with the launch of Flex Pulse, a software-based real time mobile partnership tool providing unprecedented levels of connected intelligence for managing global supply chains.
Recently’s unveiling was held at the Flex Pulse Center, a physical location for groups to collaboratively interact. Located on the Silicon Valley campus of the Flextronics Innovation Center, and within the Flex Customer Experience Center, the Flex Pulse Center monitors all aspects of the Company’s global supply chain, while aggregating and parsing global events that might impact supply chain efficiency.
Under the compelling user experience of wall-to-wall touch screens and flowing data visualizations at Flex Pulse Center, Flex Pulse aggregates and interprets live streaming data from multiple sources, counting Elementum’s supply chain administration applications. The resulting intelligence highlights global variables that may impact or disrupt supply chains, facilitating contingency planning and crisis preparedness and response.
Flextronics International Ltd. provides design, manufacturing, and supply chain services and solutions to original equipment manufacturers worldwide. The company offers innovation services, such as innovations labs for supporting customer design and product development services from early concept stages; collective innovation platform, an ecosystem of technology solutions; Lab IX startup accelerator program; centers of excellence solutions in critical areas; interconnect technology center for printed circuits; and CloudLabs that enables customers to accelerate a spectrum of cloud, converged infrastructure, and datacenter strategies.
Shares of Wendys Co (NASDAQ:WEN), declined -0.38% to $10037, during its current trading session.
The Wendy’s Company (WEN) will release its second-quarter 2015 results before the market opens on Wednesday, August 5. A conference call will follow at 9 a.m. ET, with a simultaneous webcast from the investors section of the Company’s website at www.aboutwendys.com. The live conference call will be available at (877) 572-6014 or, for international callers, at (281) 913-8524. An archived webcast with the accompanying slides will be available on the Company’s website at www.aboutwendys.com.
The Wendy’s s Company, through its auxiliaries, owns and franchises Wendy’s s restaurant system. The company is involved in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. As of May 26, 2015, its restaurant system comprised of about 6,500 franchised and company-operated restaurants worldwide. The company was formerly known as Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. and changed its name to The Wendy’s s Company in July 2011.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW), during its Thursday’s current trading session decreased -0.97% to $67.61.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) declared that Tiffany L. Mason has been promoted to senior vice president of corporate finance and treasurer. Mason will continue to report to Chief Financial Officer Robert F. Hull Jr.
In her expanded role, Mason is taking on responsibility for financial planning and analysis, while she retains responsibility for the investor relations and treasury functions. Mason has nearly 20 years of experience in accounting and corporate finance across various industries, counting technology, manufacturing, banking and retail. She joined Lowe’s in 2006 as senior manager-external reporting and accounting policy, and was promoted to director a year later. She was promoted to VP, investor relations in 2010 and VP, finance and treasurer in 2013.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer. The company offers products for maintenance, repair, remodeling, and home decorating. It provides home improvement products under the categories of kitchens and appliances; lumber and building materials; tools and hardware; fashion fixtures; rough plumbing and electrical; lawn and garden; seasonal living; paint; home fashions; storage and cleaning; flooring; millwork; and outdoor power equipment.
Finally, Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK), gained 0.75%, to $14.73.
Graphic Packaging International Canada, ULC, a partner of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK) declared that it closed its thermo mechanical paperboard mill in Jonquiere, Quebec effective recently. This decision was made as a result of a thorough assessment of the facility’s manufacturing capabilities, associated costs and market demand for its products. The closure will affect about 140 employees.
The company anticipates one-time costs of $4-5 million in the second half of 2015 related to this closure.
Graphic Packaging Holding Company, together with its auxiliaries, provides paper-based packaging solutions to food, beverage, and other consumer products companies. The company produces a range of paperboard grades convertible into folding cartons primarily to protect products, such as food, detergents, paper products, beverages, and health and beauty aids.
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