Supply Chain & Merchandising

Bossini Enterprises Ltd., a clothing retailer in the Asia-Pacific region with more than 1,000 stores worldwide, implements the webMethods ESB from Software AG. With enhanced, company-wide access to real-time, synchronized data, Bossini can now more closely monitor and manage business performance as it strives to more quickly and accurately meet business expectations.

South Korean electronics conglomerate LG Electronics (LGE) will implement Dassault Systemes' ENOVIA PLM suite to streamline product design processes and promote innovation across 40 global R&D centers and 36 manufacturing facilities.

Unilever forms a five-year agreement with IBM to transform and manage strategic sourcing and procurement operations for the company's Latin American operations.

It's almost official: SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company signed the definitive transaction agreement for the combination of the U.S. and Puerto Rico operations of their respective subsidiaries, Miller and Coors, into MillerCoors LLC.

The Campbell Soup Company enters into an agreement to sell its Godiva Chocolatier business to Yildiz Holding A.S., the owner of the lker Group, a diversified food company based in Istanbul, Turkey.

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.

Zebra Technologies Corporation recently launched www.zebrasupplychain.com ' a new Web site dedicated to providing manufacturing companies and systems integrators with educational resources and advanced printing solutions designed to help them improve virtually all of their production and supply chain-related processes.

Craftmade International Inc. enters into an agreement with Woodard LLC and CC Industries to acquire substantially all of the assets of Woodard LLC, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of a broad line of outdoor furniture products and related accessories.