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Lowe's to add employee hours after cutting too deeply
The Charlotte ObserverMooresville, N.C.-based Lowe's Cos. Inc. is adding employee hours and making sure its stores have key items in stock, after CEO Robert Niblock said cuts went too far during the recession and are now hampering the company as the housing market recovers....Tags: Earnings Forecasts, Charlotte, Inventories, Walmart, Services and Shopping
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Best Buy sees investments squeezing near-term profits
Reuters(Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc reported lackluster sales in the first quarter and warned that efforts to entice shoppers could squeeze profits in the near term. The news overshadowed its better-than-expected, first-quarter profit and sent shares of the...Tags: Electronics, Amazon.com Inc., Services and Shopping, E-Commerce Industry, Walmart
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Lehigh commissioners to vote on tax financing for Costco shopping center
Lehigh County's Board of Commissioners is expected to vote next week on whether to allow tax increment financing for a Costco-anchored shopping center in Lower Macungie Township. The commissioners will be considering the TIF-related bill at their 7:30...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Property, Finance, Target, Staten Island (New York City)
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Work underway on area's first Wal-Mart market
The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.A nearly $2 million renovation project is underway to turn a vacant Martinez storefront into a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market. Earlier in May, Columbia County Development Services issued a building permit to Wal-Mart for $1.9 million for renovations at...Tags: Services and Shopping, Walmart, Marketing
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U.S. clothing retailers weighing response to Bangladesh tragedy
The Record, Hackensack, N.J.American retailers who sell clothing made in Bangladesh, including the Secaucus-based Children's Place, for the most part are still weighing whether to sign on to a factory-safety pact endorsed by major European retailers. Workers rights groups are...Tags: Civil Rights, Disasters and Accidents, Clothing, Justice and Rights, Services and Shopping
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WRAPUP 2-Wal-Mart checks Bangladesh factories; retailer accord elusive
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl May 15 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc stepped up Bangladesh factory inspections while U.S. and European retailers pursued separate accords to try to prevent another disaster in a garment industry where more than 1,200 workers have died...Tags: Dhaka (Bangladesh), Clothing and Textiles Industry, Walmart, Services and Shopping, Bangladesh
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Planning for heavy traffic in Gettysburg
York Daily Record, Pa.Every summer, tourists come to Gettysburg in their cars, trucks and vans, causing congestion on area roads. More visitors than usual are expected in Gettysburg this summer for the 150th events, and planners have been looking for ways to lessen the...Tags: Electronics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Apple iPad, Traffic, Public Transportation
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Diverse retailers compete for food dollars
As millennials come of age and baby boomers ease into retirement, there's a shift in how America shops for food. The results are helping shoppers save money on their groceries and changing the retail-food landscape. Consumers shop 2.2 times a week on...
Tags: Credit and Debt, CVS Corp., Budgets and Budgeting, Walmart, Services and Shopping
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EXCLUSIVE-Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts
ReutersBy Serajul Quadir and Rafiqur Rahman GAZIPUR, Bangladesh, May 20 (Reuters) - A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel...Tags: Engineering, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Clothing and Textiles Industry, Services and Shopping, Science and Technology
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State, USDA sharing data to catch fraud
The Spokesman-ReviewState and federal agencies are teaming up in an effort to fight food-stamp fraud. While the Washington Department of Social and Health Services is tracking people who misuse their benefits, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is going after stores that...Tags: eBay Inc., Services and Shopping, Interior Policy, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Grocery Coupons
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Drought causing beef prices to skyrocket
The Columbus DispatchCustomers at Weiland's Gourmet Market in Clintonville tend to shrug off high beef prices. "A customer just came in and got seven thick-cut ribeye steaks," market co-owner Jennifer Williams wrote in an email on Wednesday. The customer's bill was $113. No...Tags: Consumers, Memorial Day, Foods and Beverages, Natural Disasters, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Souped-up Giant Eagle could come to Bexley
The Columbus DispatchA small-scale version of a Giant Eagle Market District gourmet supermarket could be coming to the heart of Bexley, on the site of City Hall. Continental Real Estate Cos. Chairman Frank Kass presented the initial plan for a two-story, 30,000-square-...Tags: Services and Shopping
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