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Headline Roundup: Expansions, Contractions

Posted by Stephanie Startz on December 8, 2009 08:26 AM

Dodge will expand the Ram truck division. [Detroit News]

Google unveils 5 new features to their search engine. [FT]

Online retailer Zappo's debuts paper catalog. [NY Times]

Hasbro beats Mattel for a ten-year Sesame Street contract. [NY Times]

Cadbury will make a formal response to Kraft's bid next Monday. [Times of London]

The comeback of India's number two motorcycle maker. [Forbes]

Does appealing to budget conscious consumers hurt the Saks brand? [Globe and Mail]

Volkswagen acquires a 49.9% stake in Porsche. [WSJ]

Liz Claiborne lets go chief distribution officer, 115 staffers after streamlining operations to JC Penney. [WSJ]

General Motors may sell part of Saab to BAIC, China's fifth largest automaker. [ABC News]

Effective Cosmetics, formerly Virgin Cosmetics, will enter administration. [Times of London]

Mandarin Oriental International may buy more hotel brands as competitors flounder. [Bloomberg]

Heinekin reaches an agreement to brew and sell in India. [WSJ]

Brands respond to readers Consumer Reports filleting. [NY Times]

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