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by Thom Forbes
Rob Stringer has been named CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, succeeding music-industry Doug Morris, 77, who will become chairman of SME in April 2017. Stringer, 54, has been in the … Read the whole story

APPAREL
by Sarah Mahoney
Because luxury fashion brands "derive their value from scarcity and exclusivity, the current fashion cycle is unsustainable and dissonant with what the consumer wants," … Read the whole story

BEVERAGES
by Karlene Lukovitz
"As the boom times ushered in by the novelty of Greek offerings fade, category players are stepping up flavor and format innovation" in the … Read the whole story

GAMING
by Aaron Baar
Half of the gamers said they would be influenced to make purchases if they were less expensive. More than two-thirds said they felt the … Read the whole story

RESEARCH
by Tanya Gazdik
More than a third (35%) of the list are digital technology, social networking brands, or brands that facilitate digital tech or social networking. That … Read the whole story

FINANCIAL SERVICES
by Tanya Gazdik
NASCAR fans can enter by going to a Web site to see if they pre-qualify for the Official Credit Card of NASCAR. Existing cardmembers … Read the whole story