International Business

The Apparel, Footwear and Accessories market is alive and well thanks to increased consumer spending in 2011. Plus, find out which companies hopped on the list when mainstays, like Liz Claiborne, made an exit.

Last year, Stanley Black & Decker proved to be the runaway hit with greater than 100 percent growth. This year, the playing field has evened out.

Mark Osborn of SAP details innovative ways in which consumer goods companies can capitalize on new market opportunities.

For a number of years, the company's Tools and Fine Writing businesses have led the way in China, while its Commercial Products and Baby segments are making good progress. The company is now in a position to begin building its go-to-market system at scale in China, utilizing Shanghai as a key hub.

Share a new idea every day is the catch phrase for Pernod Ricard Chatter, designed as a global catalyst for generating ideas. It brings together the groups 18,800 personnel in a single, cloud-based platform.

The high-end leathergoods retailer will use e-commerce software and international shipping services to help offer a seamless and convenient cross-border purchasing and shipping experience to online shoppers to destinations in up to 90 countries worldwide.

The retirement of the Executive Vice President and President, Developing Markets, sparks an effort to streamline the company's operating unit structure given the size and importance of Developing Markets to future growth.

With this acquisition, the company's brands will generate approximately $13 billion in retail sales globally, with more than $2.5 billion attributable to the company's portfolio of athletic brands.