The divestiture is required by the US DOJ in conjunction with Unilevers $3.7 billion acquisition of the Alberto Culver Company, which was completed on May 10, 2011.
An overwhelming majority of Walmart shoppers no longer believe that it has the lowest prices. While the world's largest retailer is certainly not going to disappear, it seems to no longer dominate the U.S. retail landscape. Should consumer product companies re-evaluate the way they do business with Walmart?
The acquisition of Motorola Mobility, a dedicated Android partner, is expected to enable Google to supercharge the Android ecosystem as well as enhance competition in mobile computing.
Ralcorp rejected the revised proposal within 24 hours and stated a firm commitment to focus on the strategies specific to its business separate from Post Foods.
In conjunction with the transaction, Sunsweet formed a wholly-owned subsidiary named Disruptive Beverages Inc to help drive the growth of developing beverage companies with strong products and ideas.