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'Lipstick effect' hits China as economy slows
China Daily, Beijing / Asia News NetworkSHANGHAI (China Daily/ANN) -- When the economy declines, some people will start to buy inexpensive lipsticks or makeup that are not high-end items to make themselves feel good. People are more willing to spend on small indulgences such as cosmetics....Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Germany, Marketing, Beijing (China), Consumers
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Razor-sharp ad ideas
This story starts at a point in time that most observers predicted it would end. The year was 2002. The Internet party was long over. Pets.com and other high-flying digital darlings were defunct. It was the dark days for the few survivors of the dot-com...
Tags: Business, Consumer Goods Industries, Online Advertising, Advertising, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Wal-Mart, Gap skirt the issue
If the horrific garment factory collapse last month in Bangladesh has any silver lining, it is the response from more than 30 of the world's leading apparel companies — including Benetton, PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Inditex (Zara), Marks &...
Tags: Plant Openings, Walmart, Crime, Law and Justice, New York University, Career and Workplace
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L.L. Bean skips Bangladesh pact
Portland Press Herald, MaineL.L. Bean will not join the growing list of retailers that have signed a contract to make factory conditions safer in Bangladesh, a company representative said Wednesday. Despite customers' concerns about safety at its garment factory in Bangladesh...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Consumer Goods Industries, Plant Openings, Bangladesh, Walmart
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Prayer service remembers victims of Bangladesh building collapse
NEW DELHI, India -- Thousands gathered Tuesday in the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for the 1,127 victims who died in the ruins of the world’s worst apparel industry disaster. Pictures taken at...
Tags: Plant Openings, Bangladesh, Walmart, Sweden, Disasters and Accidents
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Bangladesh crowd gathers as collapse cleanup ends
NEW DELHI — Thousands gathered Tuesday in the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for the 1,127 people who died in the world's worst apparel industry disaster. Pictures taken at the Islamic prayer...
Tags: Plant Openings, Bangladesh, Walmart, Sweden, Italy
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Tesco Lotus property fund seeks more assets
The Bangkok PostThe Tesco Lotus Retail Growth Freehold and Leasehold Property Fund (TLGF) will add more assets to its portfolio in the second half of this year. The assets will be a Tesco Lotus branch in the Nava Nakorn area of Pathum Thani and other potential stores....Tags: Thailand, Bangkok (Thailand)
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Food courts toe government price line
The Bangkok PostMall food-court operators have agreed to continue capping the prices of 10 a la carte items for another year despite the cooking gas price being set to rise by 50 satang a month from June. Santichai Santawanpas, deputy director-general of the Internal...Tags: Thailand, Prisons, Petroleum Industry, Bangkok (Thailand)
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Trader Joe's targeted for meat with antibiotics, candy with lead
Quirky grocery chain Trader Joe’s is dealing this week with some concern over its products, including a public statement from a major advocacy group criticizing the presence of antibiotics in meat and a lawsuit from the state of California...
Tags: Target, Whole Foods Market, Genetic Engineering, Consumers, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Safeway stock slides as revenue stalls, though profit rises
Safeway Inc. stock slid nearly 20% in morning trading Thursday as the Northern California supermarket giant – facing competition from dollar stores and Wal-Mart – reported flat revenue in the first quarter. The Pleasanton company said...
Tags: Target, JC Penney Company Inc., Safeway Inc., Walmart
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CP All set to acquire Siam Makro
The Bangkok PostCP All Plc, the local operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, is to acquire a major stake in Siam Makro Plc, the operator of Makro cash-and-carry stores in Thailand, said a source close to the deal. Acquisition details between representatives of...Tags: Cerebral Palsy, Thailand, Walmart, Bangkok (Thailand)
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Tesco to pull out of U.S. and sell Fresh & Easy markets
The British are leaving. Five years after launching the Fresh & Easy grocery chain in the U.S., Tesco of England is abandoning its nearly $2-billion gamble. Once called "foolhardy" by investment guru Warren Buffett, the ambitious experiment joins a...
Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Panera Bread Company, Walmart, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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