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NexCen Brands Inc. has acquired the Great American Cookie Company from Mrs. Fields Famous Brands LLC for $93.7 million, which consists of approximately $89 million of cash and NexCen common stock valued at approximately $4.7 million.

Science-based products and services company DuPont names Linda B. West as vice president and general manager -- DuPont Imaging Technologies, and Donna H. Grier as vice president -- general auditor and chief ethics and compliance officer

Seventh Generation Inc., a brand of nontoxic, environmentally safe household and personal care products, has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years, generated by distribution and consumer demand for its "green" products.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, an indirect subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc., is the latest addition to a growing list of consumer goods companies, which are outsourcing non-core operations to third party providers in order to strengthen leadership in their respective industries.

Kara Romanow asks Stephen Marosi, the IT manager of Global Merchandising Solutions for The Procter & Gamble Company, to offer his take on the current state of retail execution.

Challenges, imperatives and trends for 2008

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.