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  STAPLES: has teamed up again with the Chicago Bears to launch the third Staples Dream Park Challenge, a campaign aimed at raising funds residents for local parks

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  KMART AND NICKELODEON/VIACOM CONSUMER PRODUCTS: have launched“Dora Loves Puppy,” an exclusive apparel, toy and specialty goods line designed around top-rated preschool series

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  SEATTLE’S BEST COFFEE: is introducing Just Pure Flavor in vanilla crème, cinnamon swirl and hazelnut, and is offering free samples nationwide

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  CKE RESTAURANTS: has opened its first Carl’s Jr. restaurant in Shanghai, China. A move that marks,

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  INTEGER GROUP AND M/A/R/C RESEARCH: have released a report finding that consumers are seeking “convenience over value”

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  POPEYES LOUISANA KITCHEN: has launched a nationwide consumer-generated photo contest, “Get Some Wings and Get Away” to coincide with its wings promotion

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  ULTIMATE PROS, LLC: a multimedia sports marketing and digital rights management company, has hired the sports marketing agency Widget & Cog, Inc

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  LEA & PERRINS: has announced its grand-prize winner in its Wrap video contest. The family of Heather Bennett from Villa Rica, GA, produced an original video titled “Who’s Got the Sauce?”

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  BROWN-FORMAN: has launched a new online forum, called Our Thinking About Drinking

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  DUNKIN’ DONUTS: store owners, employees, suppliers and customers in New England raised more than $715,000 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy Fund