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Posted by Stephanie Startz on November 27, 2009 07:00 AM
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Google will launch its own smartphone brand. [Mobile News Direct]
Seeking growth, Cadbury will increase advertising in India. [Warc]
HSBC returns focus to Hong Kong business. [NY Times]
The last Pontiac rolled off the assembly line Wednesday. [Detroit News]
Fearing sluggish sales, retailers ramp up online savings offers. [WSJ]
M&A activity on Wall Street can be a good thing or a bad thing. [WSJ]
(More headlines: UK "family brands," Lululemon, Taobao.)
Marks & Spencer, Cadbury, and Sainsburys are the UK's favorite "family brands." [Warc]
Lululemon targets tweens with Ivivva brand. [Canadian Press]
Cosmetic brands align with mobile app MakeUp. [NY Times]
Taobao, the Chinese eBay, launches mobile brand. [PC World]
Target's private label, Archer Farms, rolls out healthy sub-brand: Archer Farms Simply Balanced. [Detroit News]
Despite strong sales last years, videogames show weak sales projections. [WSJ]
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