General Merchandise

LAS VEGAS — A company that develops wireless power technology is bringing that technology to consumer packaging.

At the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Fulton Innovation unveiled eCoupled intelligent wireless power, demonstrating it in a number of applications, including an electric car.

CLEVELAND — Highlighting lovable pairs this Valentine's Day, American Greetings has introduced Opening Acts.

Opening Acts is a collection that pairs cards with specially designed envelopes that play a song or sound when opened, offering consumers a fun and unexpected way to show the ones they love how much they care.

American Greetings' Opening Acts line is available at stores nationwide.

LOS ANGELES — The true story of a woman's 18-year quest to clear the name of her wrongly accused brother is arriving at retail Feb. 1 from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

"Conviction," starring Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell, tells the story of Betty Ann Waters (played by Swank), a high-school dropout that attends law school to seek justice for her brother (Rockwell) and to appeal his conviction.

CINCINNATI — Pampers is expanding its Gifts to Grow program by teaming up with celebrity mom Bethenny Frankel.

Pampers Gifts to Grow is designed to help parents save money on Pampers products. By submitting codes found inside select Pampers products at Pampers.com, consumers who purchase these items accrue points, which can be redeemed for such items as additional baby care products, educational toys, books, charity donations and more. Parents can save a bundle for their bundle of joy.

CINCINNATI — Procter & Gamble announced on Thursday that second-quarter sales rose 2% as the company works to expand market shares in more parts of the world.

Net sales for the quarter rose 2% to $21.3 billion, driven by 6% volume growth, which was offset partially by unfavorable foreign exchange and mix impacts. Organic sales grew 3%.

Net earnings dropped 28% to $3.3 billion, or $1.11 per diluted share, compared with $4.7 billion, or $1.49 per diluted share, in the year-ago period. Net earnings from continuing operations totaled $1.11 per share, up 10%.

NEW YORK — Macy’s and Procter & Gamble have started a promotional campaign to pitch P&G’s Ultra Downy April Fresh fabric softener. What’s unusual is how they’re doing it: by having a comedian sleep at Macy’s store in New York’s Herald Square.

LOS ANGELES — An Academy Award-nominated film recounting one man’s harrowing story of survival will be available on Blu-ray and DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Starring James Franco and directed by Academy Award winner Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire"), "127 Hours" follows the true story of Aron Ralston, an outdoorsman who gets trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone in the Utah mountains.

"127 Hours" will be available on Blu-ray and DVD for $39.99 and $29.98, respectively, on March 1.

LOS ANGELES — A romantic drama that gives viewers a unique look at Big Pharma comes to Blu-ray and DVD on March 1.

"Love and Other Drugs," starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway, who both received Golden Globe nods for their respective portrayals of a Viagra salesman and his love interest, will be available on Blu-ray for $39.99 and DVD for $29.98.

"Love and Other Drugs" is based on the best-selling memoir by Jamie Reidy, titled "Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman."