Finance & Capital Management

7-Eleven taps customer analytics to optimize prices, drive profitability

How a $14-billion industrial manufacturer found the right price

L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics maker, agrees to pay $1.14 billion for Body Shop International, the U.K. retailer of natural beauty products.

How to realize return from your trade promotion strategy

Swiss Army Brands Inc. - the distributor of Swiss Army timepieces and Victorinox multi-tools, cutlery, travel gear and apparel - enlists the help of SAP AG.

Procter & Gamble (P&G) is licensing the BizRights platform and Enterprise Controls Suite from Approva Corporation, an enterprise controls management software provider.

Pfizer Inc. reported last month that it will be exploring strategic alternatives for Pfizer Consumer Healthcare (PCH), including retaining, spinning off or selling the business. PCH's well-balanced product portfolio, anchored by key brands Listerine, Benadryl and Visine, contributes to more than $100 million in annual sales.

By re-vamping its trade promotions process, Beech-Nut creates optimal visibility on the basis of demand-driven activity