Reuters: Consumer Products & Retail News

UPDATE 2-De Beers profits up after bumper price rises

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:09:47 +0000

* DTC prices up 29 percent over the year, broader market up 11-13 pct (Adds quotes, detail, background)

UPDATE 1-Frost hits grain crops in parts of east Europe

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:43:39 +0000

* Freezing weather kills grain crops in east, south Ukraine

U.S. designers lag European labels in wooing China

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:42:33 +0000

* China to account for fifth of world luxury market by 2015

UPDATE 5-Diamond Foods may breach debt covenants-analysts

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:21:45 +0000

(Adds details and comments on audit firm; updates shares)

RPT-S.Korea's Hyundai aims for BMW, VW on design

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:09:22 +0000

HWASEONG, South Korea, Feb 10 (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai Motor, having surged past Japanese competition, is tweaking its design to match offerings from Germany's Volkswagen and BMW in a bid to position its cars in a higher market segment.

REFILE-UPDATE 7-PepsiCo's plan leaves some investors thirsting for more

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:05:44 +0000

* Global Beverage Group chief Massimo d'Amore to retire

UPDATE 2-Zynga, Hasbro partner to make toys, games

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:35:50 +0000

* Hasbro licensed to make games, toys based on Zynga video games

UPDATE 1-US Postal Service Oct-Dec losses climb to $3.3 bln

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:21:49 +0000

* Package business grew due to holiday shopping (Recasts; adds CFO comments, byline)

UPDATE 4-Kodak to shutter camera business

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:16:24 +0000

* Too late to end Hollywood Theater sponsor deal before Oscars (Adds background details)

UPDATE 3-Expedia reports lower quarterly profit

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:13:14 +0000

* Shares fall after results (Recasts with analyst comment)