Household Product News

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday's session are Genentech Inc., Rite Aid Corp. via MarketWatch

Tesco today moved to reinforce its grip on Dobbies Garden Centres where it fought a bloody takeover battle against Sir Tom Hunter's West Coast Capital last year. via This Is Money

The former "Thomson Consumer Electronics" plant site in Circleville finally has a new occupant. via WBEX-AM Chillicothe

CINCINNATI - Procter & Gamble is donating a tetanus shot to an expectant mother for every pack of specially marked diapers sold through August, according to Advertising Age. via WisInfo

“Our company wasn't built for the purpose of being sold”

Springfield-based McQueary Brothers Drug Co. has sold to McKesson Corp. for $190 million, the two companies announced today. via Springfield Business Journal

Major gift and juvenile product vendor Russ Berrie and Company Inc. signed agreements to acquire two infant and juvenile products companies: LaJobi Industries Inc. via Gifts & Decorative Accessories

“We look forward to growing the brand in the future”

Princeton-based Church & Dwight Co., the maker of Arm & Hammer and Mentadent toothpastes, has agreed to buy the Del Pharmaceuticals Inc. via Asbury Park Press

“We will expand our e-commerce support, including natural and paid search and targeted electronic direct marketing”

Williams-Sonoma Inc. is among the new members of the $1 billion online sales club. via Internet Retailer

“We are in the worst housing crisis ever, so cost-cutting is a must for Home Depot”

Home Depot is reorganizing the human resources function at its company - a move that will result in cutting its 2,200-person HR staff in the field by about 50 percent. via Workforce

Comprehensive Pharmacy Services, a privately held pharmacy services provider, said Monday it will purchase the pharmacy management service business of McKesson Medication Management from McKesson Corp. via Market Watch

Discover Financial Services said Monday morning that it has agreed to buy Citigroup Inc. 's Diners Club International operation for $165 million, in a move the Riverwoods-based credit-card concern said will boost its market position.

Under terms of the transaction, Discover said, Citigroup will continue to issue Diners Club branded cards, but Discover will not.

Diners Club cards will be accepted wherever Discover cards are, and Discover card holders will similarly be able to use their cards at outlets which honor Diners Club cards. Read more

“We think the courts are going to have to be drawn into it.”

New Democratic Party Leader Jack Layton said Sunday he was planning legal action to block the sale of part of Canada's leading aerospace company to a U.S. weapons and space contractor. via The Globe and Mail

“He's humble, down to earth, and made it sound as if he understood”

The prize for Benedict College business and economic students Wednesday was one of Walt Disney Co. chairman John Pepper's business cards.

The former chairman and chief executive officer of consumer products giant Procter & Gamble Co. was at the Columbia campus Thursday as the main attraction for Charter Day, a celebration of the 1894 chartering of the independent, historically black college.

Charter Day is also an important event in the college's current campaign to boost its fundraising from corporations. Read more

“We ask hard questions because we feel that the community tries to be polite and we're not as worried about that.”

Who says teenagers don't care about local politics? Not anyone who saw the Stevens Point Area Senior High's school board candidates forum in the SPASH auditorium. via WisInfo

The government says the job market contracted further in March, perhaps along with the broader economy. via WAVY-TV Portsmouth

“In three years, there will be about 2 billion.”

April 06, 2008 By Betsy Cummings Marketers are finding themselves on the receiving end of a pitch right now that goes something like this: Forget about "uniques" and page views. via Technology Marketing

Home Depot Inc. of Atlanta plans to cut about 1,000 jobs as part of its human resources restructuring, the company said. via The Post Chronicle

Tomboy Tools , the top manufacturer of women ' s tools, and The Container Store , the nation's original and leading retailer of storage and organization products, have partnered together to deliver a line of ... via Earth Times

“Viking Range Corporation is extremely pleased and honored to receive the 2008 Governor's Exporter of the Year Award”

A Mississippi corporation with a worldwide reputation for excellence has received the Governor's Exporter of the Year Award.

The Viking Range Corporation, based in Greenwood, was honored Thursday at the 2008 Gulf Coast Trade Alliance's World Trade Conference, which is being held at Beau Rivage through today.

Dale Persons, Viking vice president of corporate development, accepted the award on behalf of the company.

'What we're exporting is more than the product itself. It's also the brand,' he said. Read more

Stocks that are moving substantially or trading heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE UBS AG, up $1.49 at $33.98 Former president Luqman Arnold said the Swiss bank should ... via San Jose Mercury News