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James R. Ridings has informed Craftmade International Inc.'s Board of Directors that he will retire as the company's chief executive officer, effective June 30, 2008.

Founded in 1853 by Bavarian immigrant Levi Strauss, Levi Strauss & Co. is one of the world's largest brand-name apparel marketers with sales in more than 110 countries.

Easy Gardener Products Inc., a marketer and producer of gardening products, selects Kenosia Corporation's DataAlchemy software solution to help analyze its wealth of commercial data, including retail-specific, point-of-sale data.

The Alberto-Culver Company appoints Gina Boswell to the position of president of global brands. Reporting to V. James Marino, president and chief executive officer, Boswell will oversee global brands such as Alberto V05, TRESemme, St. Ives and Nexxus, research and development, and consumer insights.

Daisy Brand, a provider of high-quality dairy products, is using O4 Corporation's next generation mobile technology solutions to provide a single source of record for all retail field activity and increase overall productivity

Diageo and the Nolet family will form a new 50/50 company, which will own the perpetual exclusive global rights to sell, market and distribute the successful super-premium Ketel One vodka.

Lowry Computer Products launches the Lowry Quick Comply Kits, a complete suite of products designed for suppliers to comply to RFID mandates from Sam's Club, and other large retailers.

Casual Male Retail Group implements a retail-specific Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing application from QuantiSense.