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Marketing at the House of Mouse: Nike's Ron Faris Heads to Disney Consumer Products
Laughing Place
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June 24, 2025
Disney has hired former Nike executive Ron Faris to take on a new role for Disney Consumer Products, overseeing marketing strategy, licensing, and more. What’s Happening: Variety is reporting that Ron Faris is joining Disney, serving as the House...
Disney Consumer Products Hires Nike Exec to Head Global Marketing
WWD - New York
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June 23, 2025
Another longtime Nike executive is exiting the brand. Ron Faris, who served most recently as global vice president and general manager of Nike Virtual Studios and the “.Swoosh” brand, has joined Disney Consumer Products as senior vice president of...
How Malaysia’s SST Expansion can Impact Consumer Goods
ASEAN Briefing
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June 23, 2025
The year 2025 marks a critical shift in Malaysia’s indirect tax policy, with the expanded Sales and Service Tax (SST) framework coming into force from July 1. Introduced under Budget 2024, the new system aims to boost fiscal revenue while...
Disney Hires Nike Veteran Ron Faris to Head Consumer Products Marketing
Variety
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June 23, 2025
Nike alum Ron Faris is trading in sneakers for mouse ears. Disney hired Faris as senior VP of global marketing for Disney Consumer Products, the company’s division that produces products spanning toys, T-shirts, apps, books, console video games...
Nifty 50 top gainers today, June 23: Trent, Bharat Electronics, Hindalco Industries, Tata Consumer Products and more
Business Upturn
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June 23, 2025
The Indian equity market wrapped up Monday’s session (June 23) in the red, with both benchmark indices posting moderate losses. The BSE Sensex slipped 511.38 points, or 0.62%, to close at 81,896.79. Meanwhile, the Nifty gave up the key 25,000...
Illegal consumer goods, timbers and unregistered vehicles seized
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 22, 2025
Under the supervision of the Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee, efforts to combat the illicit trade are continued effectively by the law. On 18 and 20 June, the combined teams impounded industrial materials worth K9.31 million without...
Unilever buys Dr. Squatch — the brand that sold Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Bathwater’ soap
Financial Express
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Consumer goods giant Unilever has announced an agreement to acquire Dr. Squatch, a U.S.-based men’s personal care brand known for its viral digital campaigns and direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales model. The acquisition, from private equity firm...
Minifridges recalled after pair of fires cause $360,000 in damages
MLive - Michigan
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June 25, 2025
An estimated 249,100 minifridges that were sold by Amazon and an online importer have been recalled. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recall involves certain 4 Liter/6 Can Minifridges sold under the AstroAI brand name. The...
Democratic Commissioners Reinstated at CPSC – for Now
National Law Review
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June 24, 2025
As legal challenges continue regarding whether the President of the United States can terminate confirmed commissioners at a variety of “independent” agencies without cause, eyes turn to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission)....
10 Under-the-Radar Consumer Goods Stocks With Incredible Growth Potential
Yahoo Finance
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June 21, 2025
Not all high-growth stocks are in the tech sector -- it's best to look more broadly. Some companies are reporting strong growth despite the challenging environment. Other companies are feeling the pressure but have strong long-term growth drivers....
China's consumer goods trade-in program on track, central subsidies to be issued in batches through Q4
Global Times
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A staff member introduces refrigerator to consumers at a home appliance fair held in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, on March 9, 2025. Photo: VCG China's consumer goods trade-in program remains unchanged and is progressing as expected,...
Economic Watch: China pledges continued funding for consumer goods trade-in subsidies
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- China has reaffirmed its support for the national consumer goods trade-in program, ensuring continued funding to sustain the government subsidy payment throughout 2025. The program, a key part of the country's broader...
China pledges continued funding for consumer goods trade-in subsidies
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- China has reaffirmed its support for the national consumer goods trade-in program, ensuring continued funding to sustain the government subsidy payment throughout 2025. The program, a key part of the country's broader...
Schneider Electric Identifies Key Trends Driving Profitability, Sustainability In Consumer Goods Sector
Leadership
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June 20, 2025
Schneider Electric has identified three key transformative emerging trends to drive sustainability and profitability in Nigeria’s fast-paced Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, helping businesses not only withstand current market pressures but...
Reliance Consumer Products to invest up to US$921.9M in beverage manufacturing expansion across India
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 19, 2025
INDIA – Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), the fast-moving consumer goods arm of Reliance Retail Ventures, has announced plans to invest between Rs 6,000 crore (US$691.4M) and Rs 8,000 crore (US$921.9M) over the next 12 to 15 months to expand...
Has Trump’s FTC abandoned fair markets?
Washington Monthly
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June 25, 2025
All RF Buche wants is a fair shake. For a few months earlier this year, it seemed he might get one. Buche runs a family-owned grocery chain in rural South Dakota that’s been in business since 1905. In Buche’s 25 years at the helm of Buche Foods,...
Dhaval Bhanusali: The Indian-origin doctor behind Hailey Bieber's billion dollar beauty play
ETBrandEquity.com
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June 25, 2025
Dhaval Bhanusali When US-based model and entrepreneur Hailey Bieber reached an agreement in May to sell her skincare brand Rhode to e.l.f. Beauty for $1 billion, within just three years of founding, it added to the bulging roster of celebrity...
Nifty 50 top gainers today, June 19: Tata Consumer Products, Eicher Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Wipro and more
Business Upturn
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June 19, 2025
In a rangebound session on June 19, Indian equity benchmarks ended slightly lower. The BSE Sensex fell by 82.79 points or 0.10% to close at 81,361.87, while the NSE Nifty slipped 18.80 points or 0.08% to settle at 24,793.25. Despite the muted...
AI-led operations to drive next phase of value creation at Tata Consumer Products
ETBrandEquity.com
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June 19, 2025
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming almost every function in the FMCG sector and investments in digital ecosystem will help Tata Consumer Products operate with greater precision and speed, a senior company official said on Wednesday....
Here are the nonfiction books NPR staffers have loved so far this year
Valley Public Radio - California
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June 25, 2025
A deep dive on gossip. Revolutionary history. A meditation on muscle. A graphic ode to NYC. A closer look at the color blue. And memoirs galore. We asked our newsroom colleagues to share the nonfiction titles they've enjoyed reading so far this...