Supply Chain & Merchandising

The J. M. Smucker Company completes the acquisition of Eagle Family Foods Holdings Inc., a privately-held company, for $133 million in cash and the assumption of $115 million in debt, in a transaction valued at $248 million.

The new enterprise mobility business from Motorola Inc. and Avery Dennison Corporation announce a strategic relationship under which Avery Dennison RFID will supply EPCglobal Gen 2 RFID tags to Motorola.

Intermec introduces the IF61 Enterprise RFID Reader, which combines an Intel Celeron M 600MHz processor with ample storage and memory to run complex applications, store tag data and operate peripheral devices.

Moss employs CORESense to manage its multi-channel retail operations, integrating store, Web and phone sales channels.

To improve sales by reducing out of stocks (OOS) for its global consumer product brands, Kimberly-Clark enlists TrueDemand Software Inc. to power its forecasting, replenishment and store operations processes.

Blyth Inc. has sold certain assets associated with its North American mass channel home fragrance business, Blyth HomeScents International - North America (BHI), to MVP Inc., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of private-label candles and home fragrance products to mass retailers.

Phat Farm selects 7thOnline Inc. to provide online showroom and buying solutions for Phat Farm's specialty store retailers.

Ocean Spray Cranberries implements the On-Demand RFID system from TR3.