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    TWEEN BRANDS, INC.: said last week its Limited Too president Jill Dean resigned her position

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    BEST BUY: has entered into a multi-year relationship with Magic Johnson Enterprises to help the retailer strengthen its urban market presence and deepen relationships with the company. The relationship is designed to help Best Buy as it opens more stores in highly populated

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    STARBUCKS: has named Cliff Burrows president of Starbucks Coffee U.S. The post takes effect March 12

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    EVAN WILLIAMS KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY: has signed a sponsorship deal with pro bass angler Russ Lane

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    BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS: is launching a national Living Green Tour. The tour, which begins Feb. 29 in Hartford, CT, at the Connecticut Home Show, will visit 15 cities through October. It will feature a 2,500 square foot Better Homes and

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    WALGREENS: is expanding its agreement with Redbox, the automated DVD rental system, to about 2,000 stores nationwide. The kiosk is now available in nearly 250 Walgreens locations. The additional rollout will take place through 2009. Each Redbox kiosk holds more than 500 DVDs featuring new movie releases every Tuesday. DVDs are available with a valid credit card or debit card for rental for $1 per night.

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    JORDAN BRAND: a division of Nike, Inc., and Levi Strauss Co., have teamed up to launch a limited-edition co-designed collection called 23/501. It features co-branded Air Jordan Retro 1 style sneakers with a pair of Levi’s Original, Button-Fly 501 jeans and a signature T-shirt. The three pieces, available for men only, will be sold as a set for $395 starting March 1 online at http://www.levi.com, at select specialty retailers, including Levi’s Stores, Niketown, and House of Hoops by Footlocker in 23 markets.

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    GAP INC.: is replacing the president of its Old Navy brand in an effort to boost sales at for the brand. Dawn Robertson, who headed Old Navy since October 2006, was replaced on an interim basis by Tom Wyatt

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    7-ELEVEN INC.: is rolling out a new beverage concept—the Slurpuccino, a coffee-flavored Slurpee

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    KRAFT FOODS INC: is extending its product line for its DiGiorno and California Pizza Kitchen brands. The company is rolling out DiGiorno and California Pizza Kitchen single-serve premium pizzas. It’s also launching a new line of dressings, to be called “Pure Kraft” and Kraft Bagel-fuls hand-held breakfast sandwiches.