Finance & Capital Management

Kimberly-Clark Corporation elects Thomas J. Mielke, formerly vice president and chief counsel for the company's North Atlantic consumer businesses, as senior vice president of law, government affairs and chief compliance officer.

Consistent with its previously articulated strategy to rationalize its swimwear portfolio and implement supply chain initiatives to increase efficiencies, The Warnaco Group Inc. is repositioning its Swimwear Group.

Industry-leading companies are breaking through customer service-level barriers and achieving fill rates above 99 percent, increasing top-line revenues and meeting heightened customer demands.\

Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. acquires in an asset purchase the Le Tigre trademark, iconic tiger logo, portfolio of licenses and other intellectual property associated with the Le Tigre brand.

The No. 1 natural nutrition company in the United States, Shaklee, has extended its relationship with Infor through the implementation of a suite of Infor Supply Chain Management solutions and by upgrading its current deployment of Infor ERP BPCS to Infor ERP LX.

Pathmark Stores deploys LaneHawk Visual Scanning software to combat bottom-of-basket (BOB) loss.

ConAgra Foods Inc. has acquired Chicago-based Lincoln Snacks, a privately-held manufacturer of the Poppycock and Fiddle Faddle popcorn snack brands as well as various private label products.

Hormel Foods, a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products, employs SignalDemand's software solution to enhance its pricing and demand management processes.