Posted by Stephanie Startz on December 7, 2009 08:13 AM
Nike's future includes focus on digital, boosting brand profile of holdings. [USA Today]
Wells Fargo will close some Wachovia branches, rebrand others under Wells. [SF Chronicle]
Chevron will withdraw from select markets along the East Coast. [CS News]
DeBeers sees a 99% profits decline, 50% production fall. [Guardian]
Could a consumer guide lead to a recall of the Zhu Zhu Pets? [CS Monitor]
Apple to buy cloud-based music streaming service Lala. [NY Times]
(More headlines: GM, online sample sales, Chiquita.)
A critical voice is now a team player at GM. [WSJ]
Supervalu CEO talks about marketing in the "new normal" economy. [WSJ]
Chiquita ads return after a 20-year retirement. [Cincinnati Enquirer]
Online sample sale websites become brands to consumers. [NY Times]
The naughty and nice list of brands using social media to engage consumers. [AdAge]
A trend in corporate identity: punctuation. [NY Times]
Might .eco become the next big domain name for brands? [Times of London]
To become the "most influential" Bloomberg eyes more aquisitions. [FT]
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