Ore. pot shops celebrate start of recreational sales
Portland, Ore. — Discounts on pot, free food for folks with the munchies and live music will usher in a historic day for Oregon and for marijuana advocates across the country on Thursday, as...
View ArticleFamily Meals Matter: September is Hunger Action Month
Food insecurity is a real problem for families across the country. One in five children struggles with hunger in America. September Hunger Action Month is a nationwide campaign by Feeding America to...
View ArticleAn addiction to plastic carrier bags
From Monday large shops in England will charge 5p for each plastic bag. But how did shoppers get so used to free carrier bags in the first place, asks Chris Stokel-Walker. The Single Use Carrier Bags...
View ArticleOregon marijuana shops begin sales to recreational users
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Oregon marijuana shops began selling marijuana Thursday for the first time to recreational users, marking a big day for the budding pot industry. Some of the more than 250...
View ArticleLooking a lot like Christmas
This weekend is considered a bonanza for retailers as avid fans from the Australian Football League (AFL) and the National Rugby League (NRL) snap up no end of football paraphernalia to support their...
View ArticleRecreational pot users score bags of bud at Oregon shops
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Excited shoppers looking to score some of the first recreational marijuana sold legally in Oregon bought up baggies of bud early Thursday, taking advantage of door-buster prices...
View ArticleColombia, Venezuela leaders to meet Monday over border dispute
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday that he will meet his Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, next week in Ecuador to discuss a border dispute that has...
View ArticleWhen is Black Friday 2015? Are the ads out yet? Your shopping update
Bargain hunters, at your ready. Black Friday is Nov. 27, 2015 and while the ads have not been revealed yet, there's already news on the shopping front. Staples announced on Oct. 1...
View ArticleToughest job in North Korea? Meet its most famous farmer
Pyongyang (CNN)It's a perfect fall day as our van makes the 30-minute drive from central Pyongyang to Jang Chon Cooperative farm. We ask if our photographer can film out of the window as we pass the...
View ArticleSupermarket Removing These Ingredients From The Shelves
The supermarket chain Aldi has made a huge move towards further appealing to consumers who want their food more natural. More than nine out of ten products sold at Aldi are under the supermarket...
View ArticleOre. pot shops celebrate start of recreational sales
Portland, Ore. — Discounts on pot, free food for folks with the munchies and live music will usher in a historic day for Oregon and for marijuana advocates across the country on Thursday, as...
View ArticleResearch beefing up steaks, burgers with omega-3s
Wichita, Kan. — Health-conscious consumers might be persuaded to eat more beef if it was fortified with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids naturally found in salmon and walnuts, according to researchers...
View ArticleTables will turn on Woolworths, Coles says Jeff Kennett
Jeff Kennett believes the balance of power between supermarkets and suppliers will be turned on its head in the next decade as overseas appetite for Australian produce accelerates. The former Victorian...
View ArticleShoppers take supermarket trolleys home to avoid 5p plastic bag charge
Supermarket shoppers in parts of the UK have been sharing a new way of avoiding the 5p charge for plastic bags: by stealing the trolley instead. The change brings England in line with the rest of the...
View ArticleOPEC’s Family Feud
When Venezuelan Oil Minister Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso resigned in 1963, he blasted the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, at the time torn by internal rivalries, for failing to produce any...
View ArticleShoppers in England last to face 5p plastic bag charge
Many shoppers in England will have to pay 5p for plastic carrier bags from Monday in a bid to slash the 7.6 billion handed out every year. England is the last part of the UK to start charging for bags....
View ArticlePlastic bag charges in England: will there be 'chaos' at the shops?
Shoppers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have survived the introduction of the charge. Here’s how to navigate the rules in England...
View ArticleN. Korea food production could drop 14%: FAO
North Korea's staple food production could plummet by 14 percent this year because of bad weather, sparking fears of exacerbating chronic food shortages in the impoverished nation, according to the UN...
View ArticleTesco launches new Brand Guarantee, vows customers will never pay more for...
(Source: Tesco plc) Research reveals UK shoppers could be missing out on hundreds of millions of pounds in annual savings Tesco has today become the first UK supermarket to offer an immediate price...
View ArticleHarris Teeter Unveils Carolina Panthers’ Ted Ginn’s “TGJ” Signature Sub...
(Source: Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc) Harris Teeter Unveils Carolina Panthers' Ted Ginn's 'TGJ' Signature Sub Sandwich Ginn to Sign Autographs, Sample Signature Sub Sandwich, Introduce Fans to...
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