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December 14, 2010
Beech-Nut and Disney's toddler line features Winnie the Pooh characters

Beech-Nut and Disney Consumer Products have teamed up to unite nutritious foods with characters that toddlers love.

GLENDALE, Calif., and AMSTERDAM, N.Y. — Beech-Nut and Disney Consumer Products have teamed up to unite nutritious foods with characters that toddlers love.

Beech-Nut's new line of products feature Winnie the Pooh characters, including the namesake bear and his pals Piglet and Tigger.

The Beech-Nut toddler food is fortified with vitamins and minerals and contains valuable nutrients, fiber, whole grains, real fruit, real yogurt, real vegetables and protein. The line features meals, sides, snacks and juices including:

December 3, 2010
Celebrating the holidays in style with American Greetings

Customers looking to make the holiday season merry and bright can look no further than American Greetings.

CLEVELAND — Customers looking to make the holiday season merry and bright can look no further than American Greetings.

The greeting card company has introduced a new collection of Christmas cards to its lineup, which includes special recordable music cards that allow senders to sing along to their favorite carols, while the new Kathy Davis cards feature watercolor art and heartfelt words.

November 22, 2010
Philosophy introduces limited-edition Hope in a Jar

Philosophy is rolling out a commemorative, limited edition of one of its popular moisturizers ...

PHOENIX Philosophy is rolling out a commemorative, limited edition of one of its popular moisturizers.

Hope in a Jar, Philosophy's original formula moisturizer, will be available in a box adorned with sparkling red glitter and features a strong message of hope, the company said.

Philosophy's limited-edition Hope in a Jar is available for purchase during the holiday season at Philosophy.com, Sephora, Ulta and select department stores in 2-oz., 4-oz. and 8-oz. sizes, for $38, $60 and $105, respectively.

November 21, 2010
Bendaroos help kids bend, stretch imagination

Budget-conscious parents looking to entertain their kids this holiday season can look no further than...

HAWTHORNE, N.Y. Budget-conscious parents looking to entertain their kids this holiday season can look no further than Allstar Products Group's Bendaroos.

Bendaroos, the flexible, bending sticks that provide hours of fun, now are available in glow-in-the-dark and SpongeBob SquarePants packs. Available in a 500-piece pack for $19.99 and 300-piece pack for $14.99, Bendaroos are a great stocking stuffer for crafty kids. Other pack sizes available include 100- and 200-piece packs for $5.99 to $9.99.

November 16, 2010
Wet Ones website features Bill Nye, addresses germs

Playtex Products on Tuesday launched the Wet Ones Healthy Hands Zone website, an educational resource...

SHELTON, Conn. Playtex Products on Tuesday launched the Wet Ones Healthy Hands Zone website, an educational resource developed by Bill Nye, science educator and author of "Bill Nye the Science Guy's Great Big Book of Tiny Germs."

The website will house video demonstrations of and instructions for science experiments that teach children about germs and keeping hands clean, as well as information about preventing the spread of germs.

November 3, 2010
Keeping the 'jingle' in your pocket this holiday season

Trick-or-treaters had barely gotten their costumes off by the time Walgreens began rolling out its...

TAMPA, Fla. — Trick-or-treaters had barely gotten their costumes off by the time Walgreens began rolling out its Christmas promotions, even as it continued to clear out Halloween 2010 merchandise from the shelves. From the looks of this Tampa-area store, seen here Nov. 2, the chain is trying to squeeze in an extra Black Friday this year.

October 24, 2010
T-ing off classics

Paramount Licensing and Ripple Junction have teamed up on a line of new T-shirts based...

CINCINNATI —Paramount Licensing and Ripple Junction have teamed up on a line of new T-shirts based on the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” The collection includes five T-shirts inspired by the 1986 coming-of-age comedy that has gained cult movie status.

The T-shirt line, which features “Save Ferris” and “Faking Out Parents” sayings, has begun shipping to retailers. Shirts retail from $17 to $20.

October 21, 2010
New DVD sure to 'wow' preschoolers

Beloved character Wubbzy from the animated preschool show, "Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!," is coming to DVD...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Beloved character Wubbzy from the animated preschool show, "Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!," is coming to DVD with an out-of-this-world adventure.

October 19, 2010
New Harry Potter merchandise soars to stores

The boy wizard that has captured the hearts of fans worldwide will be featured in...

BURBANK, Calif. The boy wizard that has captured the hearts of fans worldwide will be featured in new merchandise with the help of Warner Bros. Consumer Products.

October 18, 2010
New 'Star Wars' gaming package makes retail debut

Avid "Star Wars" fans and game enthusiasts rejoice: "Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Galactic Passport"...

SAN DIEGO and SAN FRANCISCO Avid "Star Wars" fans and game enthusiasts rejoice: "Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Galactic Passport" has hit retail.

The "Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Galactic Passport" package includes a 90-day premium Jedi membership, 500 Station Cash, the exclusive Togruta playable character species, a Yoda bobblehead monitor topper, additional digital content and more.

October 11, 2010
Rite Aid announces frightfully fun deals for Halloween

Rite Aid is presenting spooktacular offerings for customers searching for costumes, candy, decor and more....

September 27, 2010
Paramount Licensing announces T-shirt deal with Ripple Junction

Paramount Licensing has inked a deal with Ripple Junction to manufacture T-shirts based on hit...

LOS ANGELES Paramount Licensing has inked a deal with Ripple Junction to manufacture T-shirts based on hit films.

 

Some designs, which include "Days of Thunder," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "The Naked Gun," are in stores now, and others will be hitting the marketplace throughout the fall season. 

 

Suggested retail price ranges from $17 to $20 each.

September 9, 2010
Coty revitalizing Astor brand with help from Heidi Klum

Coty has signed German supermodel and television presenter Heidi Klum as the new face and...

NEW YORK Coty has signed German supermodel and TV presenter Heidi Klum as the new face and artistic adviser for the global beauty brand Astor.

The first-of-its-kind creative collaboration allows the Astor brand to integrate Klum's fashion-forward point of view into the brand collections and capitalize on the style trends, as part of the company's mission to introduce the brand to a new audience and speak to consumers in a new way.

August 24, 2010
Lionsgate, HIT Entertainment release DVD collections of three popular kids’ shows for the holidays

What do talking sheep, trains and dinosaurs have in common? They’re all stars of the...

May 18, 2010
'Family Guy' Volume 8 arrives in time for Father's Day

One of the brashest animated series to hit television is debuting its eight volume just...

January 31, 2008
Boots' Waters to step down in February

Boots Retail International has announced that Martin Waters, the company’s chief executive officer, will resign...