Month: March 2020

MONTREAL, March 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New Look Vision Group Inc. (“New Look Vision” or the “Company”) (TSX: BCI), a leader in the Canadian retail optical industry with 394 stores across Canada and Florida, reported financial results today for the 13 and 52 week periods ended December 28, 2019 (“Q4 2019”). This press release should be read in conjunction with the Company’s management discussion and analysis (the “MD&A”) and consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2019, which are available on the Company’s website at www.newlookvision.ca/investors and have been posted on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.Q4 2019 Financial and Operational HighlightsRevenues increased by 3.9% over last year to reach a record $73.9 million.Comparable store sales orders(a) were up by 3.6% compared to the fourth quarter...

MONTRÉAL, 19 mars 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Groupe Vision New Look Inc. (« Vision New Look » ou la « société ») (TSX: BCI), un chef de file dans la vente au détail dans l’industrie de l’optique au Canada avec ses 394 magasins au Canada et en Floride, a annoncé aujourd’hui ses résultats financiers pour les périodes de 13 et 52 semaines terminées le 28 décembre 2019. Ce communiqué devrait être lu à la lumière du rapport de gestion et des états financiers consolidés  pour l’exercice 2019, lesquels sont disponibles sur le site de la société à www.newlookvision.ca/Investisseurs et aussi sur SEDAR à www.sedar.com.Faits saillants financiers et d’exploitation du quatrième trimestre de 2019Le chiffre d’affaires a augmenté de 3,9 % par rapport à l’année dernière pour atteindre le montant record de  73,9 millions $.Les commandes de ventes des...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESMONTRÉAL, March 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Falco Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: FPC) (“Falco” or the “Corporation“) announces today that, in connection with the proposed plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement“) with Golden Queen Mining Consolidated Ltd. (“Golden Queen“), announced on February 11, 2020, Falco decided to increase the consideration offered to the shareholders of Golden Queen (“Golden Queen Shareholders“). Golden Queen’s sole asset is a cash balance estimated at approximately $4.2 million at closing of the transaction.As a consequence of recent extraordinary events, global market conditions and decline in its share price, Falco increases its initial offer to Golden Queen...

NE PAS DISTRIBUER AUX AGENCES DE TRANSMISSION DES ÉTATS‑UNIS NI DIFFUSER AUX ÉTATS‑UNISMONTRÉAL, 19 mars 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ressources Falco Ltée (TSX‑V : FPC) (« Falco » ou la « Société ») annonce aujourd’hui que, dans le cadre du plan d’arrangement proposé (l’« arrangement ») avec Golden Queen Mining Consolidated Ltd. (« Golden Queen »), annoncé le 11 février 2020, Falco a décidé de bonifier la contrepartie offerte aux actionnaires de Golden Queen (les « actionnaires de Golden Queen »). Le seul actif de Golden Queen est un solde de trésorerie estimé à environ 4,2 millions de dollars à la clôture de la transaction.Compte tenu d’événements récents extraordinaires, de la conjoncture du marché mondial et de la diminution de la valeur de l’action de Falco, Falco bonifie son offre initiale aux actionnaires de Golden Queen et propose...

COVID-19 diagnosis in under two hours now available globally in hospitals on company’s ePlex SystemUnique sample-to-answer capability enables near patient testing for the most critical patient populationsCARLSBAD, Calif., March 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNMK), a leading provider of automated, multiplex molecular diagnostic testing systems, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the company’s ePlex SARS-CoV-2 Test.GenMark’s test was developed for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus in nasopharyngeal swab samples for patients suspected of COVID-19 by their health care provider. Rapid and easy detection of SARS-CoV-2 is becoming increasingly critical and customers are adopting the ePlex test based on the workflow...

加利福尼亚州圣何塞, March 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pixelworks, Inc.（纳斯达克股票代码：PXLW），一家业界领先提供低功耗视频处理解决方案的企业今日宣布，具备PureDisplay观看体验的5G智能手机诺基亚8.3采用了Pixelworks视觉处理器。作为HMD Global推出的首款5G智能手机，诺基亚8.3为消费者带来了影院级大屏幕技术，并在一款高性价比的高端智能手机上提供了非凡的移动娱乐体验。该手机在所有照明环境中都具有清晰逼真的显示效果，让消费者能沉浸在随时可得的视频和交互式游戏中，这些内容通过超高速的5G网络变得更加普及。搭载高通®骁龙™765G模块平台的诺基亚8.3手机，拥有迄今为止诺基亚智能手机上最大的PureDisplay显示屏。这款6.81英寸无边框屏幕采用了由Pixelworks视觉处理器支持的PureDisplay技术，该技术包括了以下这些高级功能：全时HDR –以多达十亿种色彩的沉浸细节准确地显示HDR视频，并将所有其他内容实时转换为HDR体验，以提供全时的电影体验。 增强图像质量–凭借出色的色彩准确性、清晰度和局部对比度，诺基亚8.3智能手机的屏幕能以生动准确的色彩显示影像，同时在黑暗区域和明亮的光线下均可显示隐藏的细节且不过度曝光图像的其他部分。自适应显示–在保持图像质量的同时用动态调节来补偿环境光线，从昏暗的房间到阳光明媚的户外，在所有观看条件下都可轻松观看，始终保持出色的清晰度。 绝对的色彩精度–借助 Pixelworks的高效显示校准功能，消费者可以重现色彩生动逼真的照片和视频所捕捉的瞬间，享受色彩匹配准确的无忧在线购物，以及逼真的游戏体验。即使内容只是标准动态范围(SDR)格式，Pixelworks处理器仍可为所有流媒体、视频或游戏提供逼真的色彩再现和沉浸式全时HDR质量。这是通过将色彩深度和细节动态提升64倍来实现的，将所有的娱乐内容变成难忘的视觉体验。HMD全球首席产品官Juho...

HOUSTON, March 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Sysco announced it will donate 2.5 million meals over the next four weeks as part of its community response strategy to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Company is closely collaborating with an array of critical stakeholders, from suppliers, customers, government entities and the non-profit sector, to address food insecurity and the added constraints on the food bank system during these challenging times.Sysco’s response strategy is focused on working with its key national partners, Feeding America in the U.S. and Second Harvest in Canada, in support of food redistribution efforts across the supply chain in North America. The strategy has a four-pronged approach focused around product donations, delivery to foodbanks, providing additional storage and supporting development of a mobile distribution...

Last patient enrolled and safely dosed, completing patient recruitment for EOC Pharma’s phase I study in metastatic breast cancer (MBC)Data expected throughout 2020, with study completion in Q4 CY2020Registration trial in MBC in China is plannedSYDNEY, Australia, March 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Immutep Limited (ASX: IMM; NASDAQ: IMMP) (“Immutep” or “the Company”), is pleased to report that it has been informed its Chinese partner, EOC Pharma, has completed patient recruitment for the ongoing EOC202A1101 study being conducted in China. EOC Pharma is an oncology focused specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in Shanghai, China, and is the exclusive licensee of eftilagimod alpha (“efti” or “IMP321”) from Immutep for the Chinese market. The last patient was enrolled and safely dosed in February 2020, bringing the total...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A conference call to discuss Swiss Water’s recent financial results will be held tomorrow, March 20th 2020 at 9:00 am Pacific Time (12:00 pm Eastern Time). To access the conference call, please dial (844) 602-0380 (toll free) or (862) 298-0970 (international). A replay will be available through April 03, 2020 at (919) 882-2331 (toll free) or (877) 481-4010 (international) passcode: 33625.Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Inc. (TSX – SWP) (“Swiss Water” or “the company”) today reported strong financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019. With annual processing volumes up by 16%, and gross profit up 11% year-over-year, the company’s strong growth trajectory continued unabated in 2019. Swiss Water is a premium green coffee decaffeinator that...