Finance & Capital Management

Kenneth Cole hires Marty Nealon as the divisional president of the retail stores and e-commerce business.

The Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) announce some business unit realignments and associated changes to its executive management structure effective July 1, 2007.

Swisslog purchases Accalon, a manufacturer of conveyor systems and stacker cranes for warehouses and distribution centers, for an undisclosed sum.

In yet another acquisition move, Oracle makes a definitive agreement to buy Agile Software Corporation, a provider of product lifecycle management solutions (PLM), through a cash merger for $8.10 per share, or approximately $495 million.

According to a new report released by AMR Research, the National Association of Manufacturers and its Manufacturing Institute, 90 percent of U.S. manufacturers see the cost of materials sourced from the chemical industry increasing.

Liz Claiborne Inc. signs a multi-year contract for an on-demand import operations platform from GT Nexus.

Blyth Inc. has sold certain assets associated with its North American mass channel home fragrance business, Blyth HomeScents International - North America (BHI), to MVP Inc., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of private-label candles and home fragrance products to mass retailers.

The J. M. Smucker Company completes the acquisition of Eagle Family Foods Holdings Inc., a privately-held company, for $133 million in cash and the assumption of $115 million in debt, in a transaction valued at $248 million.