Personal Care

Bare Escentuals Inc. appoints Karen Barner to the newly created position of senior vice president of the company's Direct to Consumer business.

Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. announces that its board of directors elects Neil S. Fiske as the company's new president and chief executive officer.

Limited Brands Inc. announces leadership changes at its Bath and Body Works and Victoria's Secret brands. Diane Neal, president and chief operations officer for Bath and Body Works, has been promoted to chief executive officer.

Limited Brands promotes Stuart Burgdoerfer to the role of CFO.

Coty Inc. signs an agreement with Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl to be the face of the first new women's fragrance from Nautica.

Reuters reporting on the findings of a Credit Suisse survey said that China is on course to become the world's second-largest consumer market by 2015, with the United States being first.

Playboy selects Demandware for its e-commerce Web sites.

Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) sold its Sure deodorant brand to Innovative Brands, the same company that bought Pert shampoo from the company earlier this year.