Consumer Affairs & Relations

Designer fashion company Coach will acquire luxury footwear company Stuart Weitzman in a deal valued at $574 million. This move will help Coach to expand its offerings and better compete with rivals.

John Cahill, currently Chairman of the Board of Directors, will succeed Tony Vernon, who has informed the board of his intention to retire as CEO.

From acquisitions and divestitures to name changes and new leadership appointments, 2013 was full of memorable moments. This annual list of the top publicly traded consumer goods companies provides a snapshot of organizations that succeeded in upping their growth games.

CGT honors an elite group of consumer goods companies and executives for transformational business and technology initiatives that stand revolutionize their organizations and the industry as a whole.

Both executives will help guide the GS1 US strategy to drive adoption and usage of GS1 Standards across multiple industries to support improved supply chain efficiencies, regulatory requirements, and the needs of today's consumer, including more accurate and complete product information.

The new hire will lead and oversee GMAs policy and advocacy work at the federal, state and local level.

Created in 2002, the Innov brand created through this joint venture has not met the development expected by both partners.

Unilever Project Sunlight is launching "Bright Future Speeches," a campaign to shine a light on young people who have new visions for a brighter future.