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Salon Selectives, the line of women’s hair-care products made popular in the 1980s and 1990s by Helene Curtis Inc., has re-launched under new ownership, but with the same bright pink bottles and apple fragrance.

Supercuts and Extreme Pita are among the latest companies using mobile coupons to help promote their brands.

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The Vietnam Post Corp. and the La Poste Group of France will jointly launch a direct mail service in the country in April. The service will be run by Smart Media, a unit of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group.

J. C. Penney Co. Inc. posted net income of $430 million for the fourth quarter, a 3.6% decrease from net income of $477 million in the prior year.

HCI Direct, a direct marketer of hosiery and other products, has reached a $455,000 agreement with Pennsylvania and 14 other states over charges it violated state consumer protection laws.

ABC is promoting its coverage of the upcoming “Academy Awards” telecast with radio and online sweepstakes tied to “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

A New York shopping center is giving people an incentive to visit its shops: Free cash.

Alltel Wireless is offering 500 free minutes to new and existing customers as a way of celebrating Ryan Newman’s dramatic Daytona 500 win in the No. 12 Alltel Toyota.