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  • Walmart looks to resolve Canada’s raccoon problem

    MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – Walmart Canada is looking to resolve Canada’s raccoon problem by carrying Great Value Mint-X raccoon repellent garbage bags. 

     

  • Former Morgan Stanley exec joins CIT Group

    NEW YORK — CIT Group, a leading provider of financing and advisory services to small businesses and middle market companies, has named Todd Harrington Northeast regional sales manager of CIT Trade Finance.

     

    He will report to Marc Heller, Northeast regional manager and international manager of CIT Trade Finance.

     

  • Changing of the guard at Avon’s board

    NEW YORK — Avon has announced that nonexecutive chairman Fred Hassan has resigned his position after just four months so he can focus on other professional commitments.

     

    Hassan serves as a nonexecutive chairman of Bausch + Lomb and is a managing director and partner at Warburg Pincus LLC. He also serves on Time Warner’s board.

     

  • Crest, Oral-B & NFL to help others ‘Go Pro’

    CINCINNATI — Crest and Oral-B Pro-Health have partnered with Texas A&M offensive tackle Luke Joeckel to promote good oral health and help others ‘Go Pro’ in their careers, with a donation to the international nonprofit organization Dress for Success.

     

  • Annie's names organic food exec new SVP, strategy

    BERKELEY, Calif. — Annie's, a leading natural and organic food company, has appointed Ed Aaron to the newly created position of SVP of strategic planning and investor relations.

     

  • Gander Mtn. sets sights on Rogers, Minn.

    ST. PAUL, Minn. — Leading firearms retailer Gander Mountain will open the state’s first dedicated Gander Mtn. Firearms Super Center in Rogers, Minn., by the end of April. It will be the retailer’s 12th store in the state.

  • Supervalu beefs up board following Q4 results

    MINNEAPOLIS — Supervalu has elected Rite Aid chairman, president and CEO John Standley and Cerberus COO and general counsel Mark A. Neporent to its board of directors.

     

  • Digital marketing co. provider upgrades platform, staff

    PORTLAND, Ore. — ShopIgniter, a company that enables digital marketers to connect brands with social and mobile consumers, is bolstering its executive team, on the heels of updating its platform.

     

  • North American strengths buoys Electrolux Q1

    Electrolux reported net sales decreased 2% to $25.3 million compared with the same period last year. On an organic basis, adjusted for acquisitions, divestments and changes in exchange rates, sales increased 3.8% compared with the same period last year.

     

  • Mobile coupon app expands retail selection

    LOS ANGELES — Yowza, a leading mobile coupon app for iPhone and Android, has announced that more than 70,000 locations nationwide now accept Yowza coupons.

     

     

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