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  BROWN-FORMAN: will combine its wines and spirits sales and marketing organizations into one effective July 1. The move is part of a larger realignment to ensure growth and prosperity. In addition, wines and spirits production operations will report to …

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  CHUCK E. CHEESE: restaurants have voluntarily pulled the Manley disco ball toy from its shelves after an investigation into whether the toy may have sparked a fire that killed two Jacksonville, FL, children this week. Chuck E. Cheese has been …

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  CRACKER BARREL: is selling a new CD by artist…PANASONIC: has been named the official battery supplier of the…

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  POLO RALPH LAUREN: has inked a new global partnership designating the…NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD.: will launch its…NETFLIX, INC.: begins staging a traveling…

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  NAPSTER: is offering music fans free streaming tunes as part of a…YAHOO, INC.: has launched Yahoo Tech, a new…VITAL MARKETING: New York, has opened an Atlanta office, the first…

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  CENDANT HOTEL GROUP: said it plans to merge its AmeriHost Inn franchise system into…SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT: has appointed Peter Dille to…

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  PEPSI’S AQUAFINA: brand and Sam’s Club have partnered in…WHIRLPOOL CORP.: has reported that…EPRIZE: Pleasant Ridge, MI, has opened an office in…

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  WM. WRIGLEY JR. CO.: Chicago, promoted Martin Schlatter to…HASBRO: is giving consumers a chance to vote on famous landmarks to include in…

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  EASTMAN KODAK CO.: has named Jeffrey Hayzlett CMO and VP for its…MEREDITH CORP.: Des Moines, IA, bought online interactive marketing agency…

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  EUCERIN MOISTURIZER: will sponsor Country Home magazine’s….HAND HELD PRODUCTS: hired Eric Mower & Associates Group B2B, Syracuse, NY, as…BEST WESTERN: has renewed its sponsorship deal with…