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Jonathan Birchall

                   

Mattel and MGA squabble over Bratz dolls (at FT.com)

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Jul 21, 2008 19 related
        

By Jonathan Birchall in New York The long-running and costly legal feud between Mattel (NYSE:MAT) , owner of the iconic Barbie doll, and MGA Entertainment's rival Bratz line will this week enter a potentially decisive stage in...

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Coca-Cola takes $1bn hit

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Jul 18, 2008 4 related
        

By Jonathan Birchall in New York Coca-Cola , that most American of companies, has been hit by a large writedown in the value of the US operations of its largest bottler. Coca-Cola Enterprises on Thursday announced a $5.3bn...

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Coke bottler takes $5.3bn write-down

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Jul 17, 2008
        

By Jonathan Birchall in New York Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coke’s largest bottling partner, on Thursday announced a $5.3bn non-cash write-down to reflect a decline in the value of its North American business, citing broad economic...

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Dell and Wal-Mart test tech services

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Jul 16, 2008 14 related
        

Dell and Wal-Mart test tech services By Jonathan Birchall in New York and Kevin Allison in San Francisco Dell, the personal computer maker, has launched a pilot scheme with Wal-Mart to provide home installation and repair...

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Kimberly-Clark warns of price increases

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Jul 16, 2008 28 related
        

By Jonathan Birchall in New York Kimberly-Clark warned on Tuesday that it would have to make a series of price increases over the coming months before it could offset what it called “unprecedented” increases in its costs of...

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Strategy chief to leave P&G

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Jul 16, 2008 25 related
        

By Jonathan Birchall in New York Jim Stengel is stepping down as global marketing officer at Procter & Gamble, the world’s biggest consumer goods company and also the world’s largest advertiser. Mr Stengel, who is 53, will be...

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Wal-Mart joins logging initiative

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Jul 15, 2008 12 related
        

By Jonathan Birchall in New York Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, has joined a global programme aimed at eliminating illegal and unsustainable logging in the latest step in a drive to improve its environmental and social...

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Starbucks goes skinny as froth withers (at FT.com)

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Jul 2, 2008 1 related
        

By Jonathan Birchall in New York As US consumer demand started to falter last summer, Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) was opening new company-owned stores in the US at the rate of three a day. But on Tuesday the world's largest coffee...

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Starbucks to close 600 US stores

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Jul 1, 2008 475 related
        

By Jonathan Birchall in New York Starbucks has said it will close around 600 underperforming stores in the US, in a move that will result in pre-tax charges estimated at over $300m, as it continues its drive to revamp its US...

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Nike plans Olympic advert blitz in China

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Jun 30, 2008 1,155 related
        

By Jonathan Birchall in New York Nike, the world’s largest sports shoe and clothing company, on Monday said an advertising blitz around this summer’s Beijing Olympics will not be affected by efforts to curtail “ambush...

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