It's been about a year since Tesco PLC announced it would enter the United States some time in 2007, and since then there has been much speculation as to how consumer goods companies and retailers will react.
On September 24-26, more than 80 senior-level consumer goods executives gathered at The Four Seasons in Miami, Fla., for the second annual Consumer Goods Growth & Innovation Forum.
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.
PepsiCo and Unilever agree to expand their International partnership for the marketing and distribution of ready-to-drink tea products under the Lipton brand.
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.