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Burt's Bees, a leading manufacturer of earth-friendly natural personal-care products, selects the Atlas Planning Suite from John Galt Solutions for its forecasting needs.

After growing more than $2 billion to $6.1 billion between 2002 and 2006, the natural and organic personal care products market is expected to post another increase by 2012 with projected sales of nearly $10.2 billion.

RedPrairie recently expanded its Latin American presence to include Argentina, Colombia and Brazil.

Through a licensing agreement. Procter & Gamble (P&G) will provide Dunkin' Donuts coffee to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, and drug stores throughout the Unites States.

Consumer goods companies can expect to gain valuable shopper insights from a new generation of consumer panel services created by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Information Resources Inc. (IRI) based on Wal-Mart's unique customer segments.

Bausch & Lomb acquires Soothe emollient eye drops from Alimera Sciences, a privately-held ophthalmic pharmaceutical company.

Starbucks Coffee Company and The Hershey Company are joining forces to transform the premium chocolate segment through the creation of a new Starbucks-branded premium chocolate platformin the United States starting this fall.