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Headline Roundup: Better Sales Through Technology

Posted by Stephanie Startz on October 7, 2009 07:54 AM

Google, Verizon Wireless collaborate to develop software, devices and services for the Android mobile operating system. [BusinessWeek]

Amazon launches the Kindle in 100 countries, lowers US price by $40, to $259. [Bloomberg]

Versace reviews overall strategy, closes stores in Japan. [Bloomberg]

Europe and Microsoft near settlement in antitrust case. [NY Times]

AT&T will allow iPhone users to access Skype. [Bloomberg]

Twitter may feature premium accounts for corporate users by year's end. [LA Times]

(More headlines: Burger King remodels, ING repays bailout, ads boost US food brands.)

ING Groep will sell Swiss private banking unit for $505 million, repay bailout funds. [NY Times]

Banco Santander's Brazil unit raises $8 billion IPO; largest exchange on US market in 18 months. [NY Times]

Burger King to remodel 12,000 worldwide locations with "contemporary, edgy, futuristic" design. [The Street]

Coke forms alliance with American Academy of Family Physicians to promote healthy, active lifestyles. [FT]

France Telecom's new chief executive works to boost morale after 24 suicides. [FT]

Yum Brands posts 18% profit gain, strong growth in US and China. [WSJ]

British supermarket Sainsbury experiences slow down in sales. [Times of London]

Basic food brands like Betty Crocker, Campbells and Mott's boost ad spending, see sales increase during down economy. [NY Times]

Liz Claiborne shares climb on rumors it may sell off one of its brands. [WSJ]

 

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