Avon probe

An internal probe by cosmetics company Avon Products has uncovered evidence of wrongdoing by its employees in sev eral countries, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an unnamed source.

Whole Foods

Whole Foods Market’s second-quarter earnings grew 33 percent as same- store sales increased and gross margins expanded.

Dunkin’ IPO

Dunkin’ Brands Group, owner of coffee chain Dunkin’ Donuts and ice cream shop Baskin Rob bins, filed plans to sell at least $400 million of stock in an IPO.

Picard pays

Court-appointed trus tee Irving Picard filed a motion with the US bankruptcy court in Manhattan yesterday to make an initial $272 million distribution to former customers of Bernard L. Madoff In vestment Securities.

Apparel exit

Keith Miller, a long time American Apparel director who recently raised eyebrows when he told a newspaper that CEO Dov Char ney’s controversial rep utation was “a double- edged sword,” has stepped down from the board of the struggling clothing chain.