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Wal-Mart Cuts About 11,200 Sam's Club Staffers
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will cut about 11,200 jobs at Sam's Club warehouses as it turns over the task of in-store product demonstrations to an outside marketing company. The move is an effort to improve sales at Sam's Club and comes on top of...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Craig Johnson, Health
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Humane Society Goes After IHOP's Eggs
The Associated PressThe Humane Society of the United States filed complaints Wednesday against the International House of Pancakes, alleging that the restaurant chain lies about the living conditions of the chickens that lay the eggs for its omelets and pancakes. IHOP...Tags: Restaurants, Hamburgers, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking, IHOP Corporation
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Starbucks releases Via instant coffee nationwide, stocks store shelves and other retailers
AP Retail WriterCHICAGO (AP) — Starbucks Corp. began handing out tens of thousands of free samples of its latest product Tuesday, hoping to persuade consumers to try what many see as a down-market drink — instant coffee. Nearly eight months after Starbucks...Tags: Office Depot Inc., Companies and Corporations, Starbucks Corp., New Products, Target Brands, Inc.
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25th Annual Taste of Winter Park April 21
Cooking Gal» Orlando Sentinel â Cooking GalThe Taste of Winter Park will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 from 5-8 p.m. at the Winter Park Farmers' Market, 200 New England Ave. in Winter Park. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $40 for chamber members and $45 for non-members at the Winter... -
The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- October wholesale inventories -- Earnings: Analogic Corp.; Source Interlink Cos.; Verint Systems Inc. Tuesday: -- Federal Reserve meeting -- October trade balance -- Earnings: ABM Industries Inc.; ADC Telecommunications Inc.; Best Buy Co.; CHC...Tags: Ciena Corporation, Consumer Confidence, Analogic Corporation, Dollar General Corporation, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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Obama's pick for Commerce reports seven-figure income, stock divestment plan if confirmed
Associated Press WriterPresident Barack Obama's nominee for commerce secretary will take a pay cut should he get the job. Gary Locke's income topped $1 million over the past year, according to a financial report released Thursday. The former Washington governor earned $533,000...Tags: Public Relations, Computers and Software, Television Industry, AT&T Corp., Esterline Technologies Corporation
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Range of eyeglass prices a real eye-opener
Allentown Morning CallPrescription eyeglasses are part medical product and part fashion accessory for the two-thirds of American adults who wear them at least occasionally. But no matter why you're buying a pair of specs, you're probably overpaying. Americans spend $28.7...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Clothing Accessories, Dining and Drinking, Giorgio Armani, E-Commerce Industry
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ISM: Service sector shrank for 6th straight month in March; pace of contraction accelerates
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — A private trade group's measure of the strength of the services sector shrank for the sixth straight month in March, and at a faster pace than expected, as job losses mount. A services index from the Institute for Supply Management,...Tags: Real Estate, Employment, Hotels and Accommodations, Business Trips, Unemployment
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California sues toymakers over lead
Associated PressCalifornia Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown on Monday sued 20 companies, including Mattel Inc. and Toys "R" Us, claiming they sold toys containing "unlawful quantities of lead." The suit, filed in Alameda County Superior Court, alleges the companies knowingly...Tags: Mattel Inc., RC2 Corporation, Children, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Litigation
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Retailers report dismal December sales
Retailers reported dismal sales figures for December on Thursday as even Wal-Mart Stores Inc., one of the bright spots in the industry, finally buckled under the pressures of the deteriorating economy. As merchants reported their sales figures,...Tags: Earnings Forecasts, Williams-Sonoma Inc., Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Family, Macy's
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Benefits from memberships, credit cards shouldn't be overlooked
Allentown Morning CallAmerican Express is credited with the phrase "membership has its privileges." But that applies not only to credit cards but many groups, clubs and organizations. Do you know what all your privileges are? Part of spending smart is taking advantage of...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Bars and Clubs, Finance, Personal Finance, Gardens and Parks
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Slumping Yahoo is far from giving up
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: I am concerned about my shares of Yahoo Inc. and wonder if time has passed the company by. -- L.R., via the Internet A: Powerful Internet rival Google Inc. may have passed it by, but its own long-term viability depends mostly on whether it can improve...Tags: Periodicals, Arts and Culture, Online Media Industry, Finance, Mutual Funds
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