Marketing

A first of its kind in the direct selling industry, Avon Products Inc. and Suze Orman, renowned personal finance expert,award winning television host and bestselling author, form a special partnership to provide financial empowerment to women around the world.

Herbalife Ltd., a global nutrition and direct selling company, promotes Jerry Li to general manager of the company's China operations. Li reports to Paul Noack, who was recently named managing director of the company's Asia Pacific region.

South Korean electronics conglomerate LG Electronics (LGE) will implement Dassault Systemes' ENOVIA PLM suite to streamline product design processes and promote innovation across 40 global R&D centers and 36 manufacturing facilities.

Unilever forms a five-year agreement with IBM to transform and manage strategic sourcing and procurement operations for the company's Latin American operations.

It's almost official: SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company signed the definitive transaction agreement for the combination of the U.S. and Puerto Rico operations of their respective subsidiaries, Miller and Coors, into MillerCoors LLC.

Nike Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary Nike Vapor Ltd. acquires 19.9 percent of Sports Direct International's holdings in Umbro plc.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation announced that O.B. Goolsby Jr., president and chief executive officer, passed away on Monday, December 17, after suffering a massive stroke last Saturday while on a hunting trip in south Texas.

Craftmade International Inc. enters into an agreement with Woodard LLC and CC Industries to acquire substantially all of the assets of Woodard LLC, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of a broad line of outdoor furniture products and related accessories.