Walmart

It's been about a year since Tesco PLC announced it would enter the United States some time in 2007, and since then there has been much speculation as to how consumer goods companies and retailers will react.

What you need to know about Tesco's North American launch.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to sell only concentrated products in the liquid laundry detergent category in its U.S. Wal-Mart Stores and Sam's Clubs by early May 2008.

Iconix Brand Group Inc. signs an exclusive direct-to-retail license agreement with Wal-Mart for its Ocean Pacific and OP brands for distribution of a broad range of apparel and accessories in the United States.

Smart Balance, manufacturer of Smart Balance buttery spreads, popcorn, oils, cooking sprays, peanut butter, mayonnaise and cheese products, and Earth Balance butter spreads and shortening, appoints Acosta as its sales and marketing agency in the United States.

Since 1992 we have developed Shiloh Software to provide our customer with a powerful set of tools for working with retail and related data.

Consumer goods companies can expect to gain valuable shopper insights from a new generation of consumer panel services created by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Information Resources Inc. (IRI) based on Wal-Mart's unique customer segments.

Wal-Mart partners with HP to build an enhanced business intelligence and data warehouse system.