Walmart and Hewlett-Packard have teamed for a $300 computer. The computer, which is priced like a netbook but built like a full-fledged laptop, fea...
Technically the parents in the Walmart photos case may not be breaking any laws. But it would be hard to argue that their daughters are not living in a sexualized environment.
We believe that independent bookstores can have a great future and we are betting our careers on it.
What looks like a simple price war between Amazon, Target, and Walmart over a handful of bestsellers is symptomatic of a much deeper problem in the book business.
Consumer trust in business has dropped dramatically in the last two years. A transitory marketing campaign and TV media buy is not going to win back consumers. What can work is a long-term focus on sustainability.
As a "global sustainability movement" that'll include just about everyone - from educators to scientists to businesses to non-profits and little kids - Team Earth's first campaign centers on tackling deforestation.
For the most part the Fortune 500 Women's Conference was a well-dressed, well-heeled crowd. Well, except for the girls from Google, in their Boyfriend Jeans and oversized shirts.
What there is to eat is my filter -- the lens through which I see our society. My road trip was a roller coaster of food experiences -- enlightening highlights, frightening plunges, and overall wonderment.
Unless I'm beating my toddler in the middle of a Wal-Mart -- which I'm proud to report I haven't resorted to yet, not that I haven't been tempted -- your unsolicited advice is not welcome.
iTunes now owns 25% of the retail music business in the US. While compact disc's still account for 65% of recorded music sales, 35% of music sales a...
"Personal responsibility" is used as a smoke screen to cover the tracks of industrial food, tracks that run roughshod over the mirage of choice and personal responsibility.
Lou Dobbs went way out of his way to make sure that he presented both sides of the story. He didn't have to (or want to), but his professional code insisted he should.
The bilateral talks, or G-2, between the U.S. and China have resulted in little substantive progress. This is because there is a continuing, inexplicable failure on the part of the U.S. with other countries to pressure China to curb its currency manipulation.
Wal-Mart has agreed to shell out up to $35 million to a class of its employees in Washington State who sued the company, but the retailer says it did nothing wrong -- always.
Walmart announced this week that they are planning to put green/sustainability labeling on all their products within the next five years. The question, of course, is whether they can make it happen.
Rep. Michele Bachmann is asking Americans to stand up and not be counted! It's a bold move that defies even the remaining conventional wisdom of her party.
But it is not easy for an independent like BookCourt to fight the chain book stores.
If the health debate concludes with the American people seeing Wal-Mart as the good guy and their neighborhood store as out-of-step, that could have a big impact on our politics in the years ahead.
Green Day won't self-censor their songs, which WalMart demands of artists, even platinum-selling ones. So they're not carrying 21st Century Breakdown, the band's brand new album.
Could America's homeless be vulnerable to and ultimately contribute to a pandemic illness? Possibly, yes.
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