Retail/Consumer Goods
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Wider Spectrum For Verizon Wireless; Sprint 'In Play'
April 15 2013 12:14 PM
Verizon Wireless has offered to pay up to $1.5 billion to buy spectrum leases from Clearwire Corp.
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Starbucks Cuts Its Bagged-Coffee Price By 10%
April 14 2013 6:56 PM
Starbucks will slash the price of its bagged coffee by one-tenth to be competitive with other top bagged-coffee brands.
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Manda Fleshes Out Meat Recall To 468,000 Pounds Of Products
April 13 2013 10:58 PM
The Manda Packing Co. has expanded a recall to include 468,000 pounds of meat as a result of possible contamination by Listeria monocytogenes.
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Target's 'Orina' Sandal Scandal
April 12 2013 2:31 PM
Target got into a sticky situation after naming a new sandal "Orina," which means urine in Spanish.
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How Bookstores Are Surviving in China
April 10 2013 12:01 PM
Brick-and-mortar bookstores in China are being hurt by Internet sales, but they aren't waiting passively for the end to come.
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As E-commerce Slows Down, China's Alibaba Bets On A Mobile Local App
April 09 2013 4:18 PM
China's Alibaba, parent company of the hugely successful Taobao, faces the slowdown of e-commerce by epxanding into local wuth, a mobile local app.
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Arsenic Found In German Beer Samples: Study
April 09 2013 11:46 AM
Research found the filtering process of beer is responsible for the slightly elevated levels of arsenic that was discovered.
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JC Penney Fires CEO Johnson, Brings Predecessor Ullman Back
April 08 2013 8:42 PM
J.C. Penney has axed CEO Ron Johnson and is bringing back his predecessor Myron (Mike) Ullman.
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Upside to Bird Flu? Cheaper McNuggets in Shanghai
April 08 2013 9:07 AM
McDonald’s restaurants in Shanghai slashed chicken McNugget prices amid rising bird flu concerns.
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A US 'COOL' Rule That Canada, Mexico Meat Exporters Don't Like
April 05 2013 3:17 PM
Ranchers and consumer rights advocates want it. Retailers and free trade proponents hate it. Here's why.
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Will Original Recipe Boneless Chicken Be Salvation For KFC?
April 05 2013 12:40 PM
KFC will announce plans to roll out Original Recipe Boneless – a chicken platform that may be the brand's most important step since its founding.
- Samsung Riding Surging Galaxy Sales To Big 1Q 2013
April 05 2013 7:11 AM
Galaxy S4 sales are booming in emerging markets, and the upshot will be a big first quarter for Samsung Electronics.
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Samsung To Open Shops In Best Buy
April 04 2013 3:19 PM
Dubbed "The Samsung Experience Shop," consumers will be able to experience Samsung’s full range of mobile products.
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A $3,700 iPhone, And Other Prices From Across The Globe [CHART]
April 04 2013 1:40 PM
A $10 Starbucks latte? That's how much it would be in Oslo. A $2 pack of cigarettes? Go to South Africa.
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Lululemon Exec Out In See-Through Yoga Pants Fiasco
April 04 2013 12:07 PM
Lululemon says its chief product officer is leaving as the company updated the production problems it has had that rendered some of its pants see-through.
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Toys R Us Says No To IPO
April 01 2013 2:05 PM
Toys R Us Inc. withdrew its proposed initial public offering after weak results at the end of last year: Fourth-quarter income plunged 30%.
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Is Scope Bacon Mouthwash A Real Product?
April 01 2013 1:01 PM
Scope Bacon mouthwash is a new dental hygiene product, if the folks behind an ad campaign are to believed.
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Panasonic Leaving NYSE To Cut Costs In $2.7B Restructuring
March 28 2013 2:13 PM
Japan's biggest employer says continued listing on NYSE isn't economically justified.
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Panera Bread Expanding Pay-What-You-Want Experiment
March 27 2013 2:56 PM
A St. Louis Panera Bread location is offering one menu item as part of the chain's pay-what-you-want promotion.
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Doritos Locos Tacos Flavored Chips To Hit Grocery Stores April 8, Plus A Contest To Win The Taco Bell Chip Spawn Before Release
March 27 2013 10:19 AM
Doritos announced it will begin selling Doritos Locos Tacos, based on Taco Bell's popular Doritos-flavored tacos, April 8 with a contest to hype up fans before the release.
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