Supply Chain & Merchandising

Numico, the brand owner of Nutricia, Milupa, Cow & Gate, Mellin and Dumex, selects Agile PLM to provide an end-to-end PLM solution.

As part of immediate initiative to drive improved performance, position Pfizer for future success and enhance total shareholder return its cost reduction initiatives, 10,000 positions (about 10 percent of Pfizer's total worldwide workforce) will be eliminated by the end of next year.

Urban Outfitters increases ordering efficiencies and reduces total headcount with Manhattan Associates supply chain software. In anticipation of projected company growth, the apparel retailer implemented Warehouse Management and Performance Management modules in the company's direct channel facility in Trenton, South Carolina.

Alex Lee's Lowes Foods Stores implements Retalix DemandAnalytX (DAX).

Cognos introduces Merchandise Planning Blueprint.

Anchor Blue chooses Kronos for Retail to manage its expanding workforce.

Tommy Hilfiger Retail LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tommy Hilfiger Corporation forms a strategic partnership with Fulfillment Technologies LLC (FillTek), a full-service provider of order fulfillment, customer care and information technology services, to support Tommy Hilfiger's eCommerce Sales at www.shoptommy.com

The Blackstone Group enters into a definitive agreement to acquire Pinnacle Foods Group Inc., a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded food products in the United States and Canada, for approximately $2.16 billion in cash.