Earlier this month, the company announced a long-planned venture to jointly build wholesale outlets in India and a nationwide supply chain with local partner Bharti Enterprises (See "Wal-Mart Inks Deal To Enter India").

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So far, the majority of companies are just focusing on dealing with the regulations as they come up, according to Mike Kirschner, president and managing partner of supply chain consulting group Design Chain Associates.

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Whether companies partner with nonprofits or create groundbreaking supply chain management processes, they are concerned with building stronger and more recognizable brands.

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Today, however, corporations need to partner with civil society organizations, governments, supply chain managers and even with their own competitors.

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Beginning in April 2013, Brightstar will be Target Mobile's new supply chain and point-of-activation technology provider, and MarketSource will be the in-store sales services partner.

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