How the discounters are beating the supermarkets
Where you shop in Britain has always been one of the great social signifiers. According to shopping folklore, for the middle classes it is Marks and Spencer, for the upper-middle class Waitrose, and...
View ArticleVenezuela pet shops, like supermarkets, struggle to stock shelves
Venezuelan pet shops are struggling to stock shelves with food and medicine due to economic crisis, forcing dog and cat owners to stretch feed and police to ration food for canine units. Shoppers...
View ArticleJargon is just a word
Terminology, otherwise known as jargon, is a necessary evil in all professions and property is no exception. But with the commercial property sector awash with cash, from the overseas investors to...
View ArticleReclamation Employees Feed Families in Need (Bureau of Reclamation)
(Source: Bureau of Reclamation) Reclamation Employees Feed Families in Need Regions efforts lead to more than 8,500 pounds of food being collected in support of Feds Feed Families. Written by: Douglas...
View ArticleBlackBerry's Black Swans Include Amazon Phone Flop, Venezuela
BlackBerry Ltd. just can’t catch a break. The poor performance of Amazon.com Inc.’s own smartphone and Venezuelan currency controls contributed to a second quarter earnings loss and the company’s...
View ArticleBrilbeck's market on Tipp Hill to shut down for conversion to beer tasting...
SYRACUSE, NY -- The conversion of Brilbeck's Corner Market on Tipperary Hill into a new kind of beer tasting room and retail shop begins next week. That means the market at 620 Ulster St. -- currently...
View ArticleVenezuela Economic Crisis to Only Get Worse, Barclays Says
Venezuela is suffering the deepest economic crisis in its history with output expected to contract 9.1 percent this year, Barclays Plc said Friday. The economic contraction will likely reach 16.5...
View ArticleFrom Venezuela Jail, Leopoldo Lopez Calls for Election Oversight
Writing from solitary confinement in a Venezuelan prison, opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez called for the release of political prisoners in the South American nation and international observers in...
View ArticleSurvey: US Holiday Shopping Season Starts Early
Mil Arcega As Americans lament the end of an always too brief summer, they will soon have something else to harp about – the increasing commercialization of the holiday shopping season. There are the...
View ArticleThe new right to buy is solving 1979’s problems at today’s expense
So which bubble are you in, then? Oh come on, of course you live in a bubble; we all do. Humans naturally gravitate towards befriending people who seem similar, and towards working with like-minded...
View ArticleIn Mexico, food trucks struggle to fit in
In a colorful truck painted with flowers, chef Luis Castillejos serves tlayudas -- a toasted corn tortilla topped with shredded beef, avocado, cheese and hot salsa -- to customers in Mexico City. He...
View ArticleOnline grocers start Christmas shopping battle with call to book slots by...
Ocado asks customers to book festive delivery slot by 8 October with Waitrose.com open for reservations a week later...
View ArticleNOT FARE AT ALL
lmost everyone in the Capital is forced to buy onions at Rs.55-Rs.80 per kg as the Delhi government’s scheme of selling the edible bulb at subsidised rates has hit a rough patch. The fair price shops...
View ArticleAfter Lopez sentence, outraged Venezuela opposition urges December vote
By Alexandra Ulmer CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition denounced the sentencing of politician Leopoldo Lopez to nearly 14 years in jail as a tyrannical move by the unpopular ruling Socialists,...
View ArticleDesert tribe faces hardship as Venezuela fights-smuggling
PARAGUACHON, Colombia (AP) Less than two days after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro closed this lonely border outpost on the northern tip of South America, the eight-member Apochana family...
View ArticleFor grocers, Southern California is an irresistible—and cutthroat—market
The bold Southern California expansion by tiny grocery Haggen Inc., and the company's abrupt bankruptcy filing only six months after opening its first store in the region, came as little surprise to...
View ArticlePresidents of Colombia of Venezuela reach border deal
A meeting over Venezuela-Colombia border tension has ended with an agreement by the countries' presidents to gradually normalise relations. Monday's meeting in Ecuador came a month after the border was...
View ArticleMorrisons to Remove Sweets from Checkouts (William Morrison Supermarkets plc)
(Source: William Morrison Supermarkets plc) Morrisons is today announcing that it will remove sweets from its main-bank checkouts by February 2016 after listening to customers. The supermarket will...
View Article15 tonnes of wheat for PDS seized
PUNE: The district supply office (DSO) of Pune recently seized over 15 tonnes of wheat meant for the public distribution system (PDS) being used illegally to produce flour. The stock was seized from a...
View Article3 Zesty Recipes to Excite Your Taste Buds & Boost Your Health
As a registered dietitian in the health and wellness industry, I know the importance of eating healthy and fresh ingredients. As a Latino and Peruvian, it is essential that food is made tasty and...
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