Nice jugs: new milk cartons for a greener Earth

A newly-designed milk jug is cheaper and better for the environment, but many consumers say it's awkward to use and a mess to clean up."NORTH CANTON, Ohio — A simple change to the design of the gallon milk jug, adopted by Wal-Mart and Costco, seems made for the times. The...

Wal-Mart to revamp logo

You might wonder why a new logo is news, but I think it speaks to a larger issue about marketing and perception. The logo is part of a campaign to clean up their mom and pop-killing image. Think it's for real? Or is...

iTunes - 5 Billion Served

According to an Apple press release, the company has sold over 5 billion songs via iTunes. Earlier this year, iTunes surpassing Wal-mart and became the #1 music retailer in the United States. Maybe they should just...

Vinyl Shower Curtains Release Toxic Chemicals

Vinyl Shower Curtains join the list of products containing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) that are considered to be  toxic.  Retail stores like Target and Wal-Mart have recelntly cleaned the shelves of many...

AC/DC are Back in Black (and Wal-Mart)

AC/DC is rumoured to sign a deal that will make their next album a Wal-Mart exclusive.Hmmm...this isn't very rock n' roll of them now is it. Unless of course it's tongue in cheek, but somehow I feel they're more of...

Ten Ways the Funeral Industry Might Change

Being a middle-aged man, I think about end-of-life things more often than I once did and it shows up in this blog. Last week, I stumbled upon a way to realize funeral cost savings of $900 by purchasing simple wooden...

Wal-Mart begins Free Online Classifieds

On Tuesday, Wal-Mart launched a free Internet classified service on its website, partnering with the classified web site Oodle.com."The service, which the retailer described as a pilot test, carries 30 million items,...

Wal-Mart Canada Lauded for Energy Conservation Efforts - Progressive Grocer

"NOVEMBER 14, 2006 -- MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada -- Peter Love, Ontario's first chief energy conservation officer, yesterday awarded his Certificate of Recognition to Mario Pilozzi, president and c.e.o. of Wal-Mart Canada Corp., for the retailer's contribution to energy...

12-year-old girl stung by Wal-Mart scorpion

When a twelve-year old girl picked up a seedless watermelon in Wal-Mart in West Virginia, she was stung by a tan coloured scorpion about 2.5 centimetres long. It had apparently stowed away in a shipment from...

Steepest dip in U.S. retail quarterly profits in nine years

Retail spending is a key indicator of consumer psychology.  And US consumers are not scoring very well according to latest reports."After slashing inventory and cutting expenses, the retail industry is still...

Organics May Soon Be Too Costly For Most Consumers

Let the irony of healthy food becoming only accessible to the rich not pass unnoticed."In the past decade, organic food has moved into the mainstream, as more and more consumers have gotten creeped out by the use of...

Armed Former Wal-Mart Worker Arrested in Texas Store

What do you call 'going postal' when it's at a Wal-Mart? Going retail?"Austin — A former Wal-Mart employee was arrested in the crowded store where he once worked, armed with a 9 mm handgun and an "unreasonable amount of ammunition" that police believe he intended to use,...

Columbus Ohio Bomb Threat Evacuates Wal-Mart Monday 04/28/2008

Just 2 days ago a similar threat was received at the 15 Tibbbetts Drive, near Cooks Corner, ME " COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Wal-Mart on the city's west side was evacuated late Monday morning as...

Bomb threat evacuates Wal-Mart

The call happened Saturday 04/26/2008"BRUNSWICK — A bomb threat evacuated the Wal-Mart store in Brunswick this afternoon, and police want help from the public to find the perpetrator.The threat was received around 1 p.m. at the store at 15 Tibbbetts Drive, near Cooks...

Wal-Marts reconsidered

I think this is an interesting article because it shows some of the less-often-considered issues concerning the Wal-Mart debate. It's not a fashionable point of view, but Wal-Marts are often welcomed by those who...

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