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

Checkpoint Systems Inc., a supplier of technology solutions for retail security, has been invited to become a Strategic Partner of the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas.

To drive increased visibility into global sales and distribution channels and gain critical business insight to boost brand leadership, The Timberland Company will implement an enterprise data warehouse from Teradata.

Science-based products and services company DuPont selects its Cooper River plant to receive a $500 million investment to significantly expand production of high-performance DuPont Kevlar para-aramid brand fiber for industrial and military uses.

Tis' the season to strengthen marketing and promotional strategies: Both The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. and Kimberly-Clark Corporation inked new partnership deals this week to enhance marketing and promotional efforts for their consumer brands.

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.

Nagel Beverage significantly reduced costs and improved operations using a suite of direct store delivery (DSD) solutions from HighJump Software, a 3M company.

Vision Chain Inc., a provider in demand signal repository software for consumer products companies, raised $3 million in series C equity financing.