Day: July 8, 2021

Slinger Bag Inc.Slinger CEO To Be Interviewed on Sky NewsBALTIMORE , July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mike Ballardie, CEO of Slinger (OTCQB: SLBG), a ball sports tech innovator, currently disrupting the tennis market with its game-changing Slinger Bag ball launcher, will be appearing live (via Skype) on the Ian King Live show on Sky News (Friday 9thJuly 2021 10:00-11:00am BST). In view of this weekend’s Wimbledon Finals, the show, which covers the biggest business and economic stories, will be focusing on the global tennis market. King will be touching on a number of tennis-related topics, on which Ballardie is best-placed to provide an inside line, including reasons for the game’s resurgence and tech’s increasing role in tennis. Ballardie will also be sharing with the two times Business Journalist of the Year,...

ANDOVER, Mass., July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) announced today it will hold its second quarter 2021 earnings conference call and webcast on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern). Prepared remarks regarding the company’s financial and operational results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 will be followed by a question and answer period with Patrizio Vinciarelli, Chief Executive Officer, Jim Schmidt, Chief Financial Officer, and Phil Davies, Corporate Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing. Results for the second quarter will be released over GlobeNewswire at the close of the NASDAQ Market Session on July 22, 2021, and the press release and a summary of the company’s financial statements will be available shortly thereafter on the Investor Relations page of...

Wellness-focused concept store first in the North WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Inuulisautinut Niuvirvik opened its doors Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. to welcome Iqalummiut, neighbours and visitors to its first-of-a-kind wellness hub. Inuulisautinut Niuvirvik, a name chosen through a community contest, means “a place to get things for a healthy mind and body,” and it couldn’t be more apt. Contest winner, Opah Picco, sent her best wishes and added, “I am very pleased that this store will be readily identified by Inuit because of the name.” From better-for-you groceries, Booster Juice, full pharmacy and optical teams and more, Inuulisautinut Niuvirvik wants to help customers bring good health home. “Everything starts with a healthy you,” says store manager Tom Kennedy. “We worked hard to select products...

Toronto, July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Specialist insurer Beazley has launched its nutraceutical focused insurance product NutraGuard in Canada. NutraGuard provides a dedicated insurance form customized for nutraceutical manufacturers and distributors with the flexibility to cover products liability, general liability, errors and omissions (E&O), product recall expense, employee benefits liability and hired/non-owned auto insurance. Coverage is available to companies active at all points of the nutraceutical value chain, from ingredient producers to product manufacturers to wholesale/retail distributors. Derek Dow, Beazley healthcare underwriter, said: “With the Canadian nutraceuticals market expected to witness a growth rate of over 5% by 2024*, we see a gap within the insurance market for a policy tailored to the...

SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE PROPOSED MERGER BETWEEN GROUPE TF1 AND GROUPE M6 Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt, Neuilly-sur-Seine and Luxembourg, 8 July 2021 Following the press release of 17 May 2021 relating to the proposed merger between Groupe TF1 and Groupe M6, the employee representative bodies of Groupe Bouygues, Groupe TF1 and Groupe M6 issued their favourable opinions on the proposed merger on 24 June 2021. Groupe Bouygues and RTL Group thus today announced the signing of agreements relating to the merger between Groupe TF1 and Groupe M6. The completion of the transaction remains subject to the usual condition precedents, in particular the authorizations of the competent authorities1 and the general meetings of Groupe TF1 and Groupe M6. The transaction is aimed to close by the end of 2022.  1 The antitrust authorities...

Kim JohnsonGlobal CEO, Ogilvy HealthNEW YORK, July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ogilvy Health today announced that health industry leader Kim Johnson has been appointed Global Chief Executive Officer of Ogilvy Health. Widely respected for her marketing leadership in the health and wellness sector, Kim has worked at the forefront of global health and science innovation on both the agency and client side throughout her career. Kim will oversee all aspects of Ogilvy’s Health business spanning Brand Strategy, Advertising, Public Relations, Experience, Medical Education, HCP Promotion, Market Access, and Patient/Consumer Engagement and be responsible for further accelerating Ogilvy Health’s growth. She will assume the role on July 26. Ogilvy’s Global Chief Executive Officer Andy Main said: “I am thrilled to have someone...