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Unilever PLC (NYSE: UL) is reportedly in search of a buyer for its North American peanut butter brand Skippy. The consumer goods giant has hired Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ) to help conduct the sale,...
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High-end big-box retailer Costco (NASDAQ: COST) had a better September than expected as revenue rose 8% to $9.31 billion. Same-store sales were up 6% worldwide. Excluding gas prices, the increase was...
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Despite the many economic headwinds still facing the U.S., much of the retail industry is anticipating a sharply improved holiday season compared to last year and is planning accordingly. Six of the...
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Wikimedia CommonsMacy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) has announced that it plans to hire approximately 80,000 seasonal associates for its Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores for the 2012 holiday season. That...
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That didn’t take long. Two weeks ago the government of India approved legislation that would permit non-Indian majority ownership of multi-brand retail operations. The new legislation has opened...
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General Electric Co.’s (NYSE: GE) current management never has liked being reminded of the conglomerate’s share price when superhero CEO Jack Welch left almost 12 years ago. Shares traded at...
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The future of French President Francois Hollande likely will be determined by the fate of his new austerity budget. (Reuters) EADS says it will stay with a deadline set by regulators for its merger...
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The real trouble for U.S. companies that operate abroad is supposedly sales in the European Union. Legions of public corporations with significant portions of their revenue from the region will...
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Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) recently claimed to be activating 1.3 million Android-based smartphones every day. All those phones need apps from Google’s Play (apps) store, and the company announced...
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Short sellers aimed their guns at the stocks of the financially weakest companies, as data from the period that ended on September 14 shows. The actions hold true for shares that trade on both the...
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Worker productivity is among the most critical measurements used when evaluating businesses and national economies. One way to measure productivity is sales per employee. Companies that can achieve...
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From October through December last year, U.S. retail payrolls added 660,200 workers according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. That was barely more than the 647,600 seasonal...
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Breaking with its past practice, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) said today that it plans to hire about 50,000 seasonal workers and to boost hours for its regular employees during the 2012 holiday...
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CIA World FactbookThe coalition government of India took a major hit today with the defection from its ranks of the Trinamool Congress party. The exit of the six Trinamool ministers will not force a...
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The new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 brings in long customer lines in Asia. (Reuters) Apple’s map application receives poor reviews. (Reuters) Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) says it will no...
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