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Global athletic company New Balance recently announced that it achieved greater than 99.5 percent item-level accuracy after the successful implementation of an RFID solution that tracks footwear from the distribution center to the corporate factory store.

Unilever announces that Mike Bauer will retire from the role of vice presidentand general manager, Spreads, Dressings & Beverages, after 31 years with the company.

When LNK International, a private-label manufacturer of over the counter pharmaceuticals, wanted to improve its in-stock position with Rite Aid, the company turned to Prescient's Forecast Exchange solution, a web-based collaboration tool that helps retailers and suppliers to compare forecast information, manage to exceptions and adjust forecasts as required.

Newell Rubbermaid is continuing to reduce costs and improve efficiency in its global distribution network with the planned opening of a fifth new multi-branded distribution facility.

Dassault Systemes (DS), a provider of 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, forms a business alliance agreement with Integware Inc., a PLM services and solutions provider for the life sciences and consumer packaged goods markets

Salesforce.com announces that the IBM Information Server Pack for Salesforce.com is now listed on the AppExchange.

Panasonic Corporation, a provider of consumer and professional technologies, enlists Shopatron, a provider of e-commerce solutions for consumer goods manufacturers, to incorporate retailers into the Panasonic.com online shopping process.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (K-C) is launching the largest non-traditional marketing campaign in its history to help drive further sustainable growth for its Cottonelle brand.