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No One Warned the Dinosaurs. Will Anyone Warn the Publishers?

William Petrocelli | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

Read More: Walmart, Amazon.com, Target, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Costco, Mass-Merchandisers, Publishing, Bookselling, Future of Publishing, Books, Publishers, Book Publishing, Books News

The major publishers are in a difficult position: they are service companies that function like manufacturing companies -- 20th century businesses in a 21st century economy.

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Sarah Palin Snags Ziggy Honors

Gerald Sindell | Posted 11.25.2009 | Books

Read More: Egomaniac, Going Rogue, Carnivores, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Going Rogue, Writing, Palin, Going Rogue Reviews, Sigmund Freud, Frank Rich, Costco, Memoir, Books News

Maybe there was something about Ms. Palin that everyone had missed. Maybe the secret of her attraction would finally, suddenly, become dazzlingly clear to me.

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Costco Stops Carrying Coca Cola Products

AP | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Costco Coke Fight, Soft Drinks, Costco, Coca Cola, Costco Stops Carrying Coca Cola Products, Pepsi, Coke Products, Pricing, Costco Stops Carrying Coca Cola, Business News

PORTLAND, Ore. — Costco says it is no longer carrying Coca-Cola products in its stores nationwide due to a pricing dispute with the beverage mak...

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Wall Street's War Against the Real Economy and We, the People

Dave Johnson | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Manufacturing, Wall Street, Private Equity, Costco, Business News

For decades the real economy has been "financialized" by the Wall Street types -- sold off piece by piece, providing short term profits for a very few.

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Big Brands vs. Private Labels and the Recession

Jenny Darroch | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Colgate-Palmolive, Costco, Store Brands, Brand Strategy, Consumers, Innovation, Kellogg's, Marketing Strategies, Private Labels, Procter & Gamble, Recession, Business News

To compete in the post-recession world, marketers of big-brands will need to focus on excellent execution of brand strategy and stay focused on innovation in order to stay ahead of private labels.

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Wal-Mart Offering Low-Cost Caskets, Urns On Its Website

AP | EMILY FREDRIX | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Casket, Costco, Discount Stores, Wal-Mart, Funeral, Business News

MILWAUKEE — The world's largest retailer wants to keep its customers even after they die. Wal-Mart has started selling caskets on its Web site ...

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Costco: Food Stamps Will Be Accepted

Seattle Times | Melissa Allison | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Harlem, Welfare, Big Box Retail, California, Food Stamps, Economy, Jim Sinegal, Washington State, Recession, New York, New York City, Big Box Retailer, Groceries, Costco, Food, Michigan, Business News

Costco Wholesale plans to accept food stamps at its warehouse stores nationwide, a major shift for a company that earlier this year said it doubted th...

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E. Coli: Woman Paralyzed After Severe Food Poisoning; The Unsafe System, Meat

The New York Times | Michael Moss | Posted 10.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Brain Damage, Meat Processors, Food, Agriculture, Regulation, E. Coli, Grocers, Usda, Food Poisoning, Red Meet, Hamburger, E Coli, Severe Food Poisoning, Beef Processors, Health, Ground Beef, Beef, O157:H7, Cargill, Business, Restaurants, Frozen Hamburgers, Burger, Cattle, Ecoli, Food Safety, Costco, Bad Hamburger, Trimmings, Paralyzed, USDA Policy, Food Safety Regulation, Green News

Stephanie Smith, a children's dance instructor, thought she had a stomach virus. The aches and cramping were tolerable that firstday, and she finished...

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Douglas Bruce Case Tossed In Spite Of His Objections

The Colorado Springs Gazette | JOHN C. ENSSLIN | Posted 11.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Costco, Colorado Springs, Taxes, Douglas Bruce, Denver News

A judge Monday dismissed a trespassing charge against anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce and another man after finding that the officer incorrectly chang...

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A Full Moon, Werewolves, and Betrayed Love

Jane Minogue | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment

Werewolves are in the news these days, so let's analyze a story of werewolves, love, and betrayal circa 1180 from Marie de France.

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Costco Wants To Sell Gas In Chicago

Crain's Chicago Business | Thomas A. Corfman | Posted 08.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Costco, Costco Lincoln Park, Costco Gas, Costco Chicago, Chicago News

Costco Wholesale Corp. is seeking zoning approval to add a gas station to its store at 2746 N. Clybourn Ave., which is already crowded with weekend sh...

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Sample The Good Life

Lesley Stern | Posted 07.11.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Whole Foods, Dining Out, Humor, Trader Joes, Menus, Goodie Bag, Economy, Frugal, Farmers Markets, Economic Crisis, Cheap Eats, Food Reviews, Diet, Economic Meltdown, Costco, Organic Food, Satire, Sampling, Financial Crisis, Food, Takeout, Living, Dining on a Budget, Budget Dining, Comedy, Comedy News

I'm not advocating dining and dashing (except on special occasions). Nor am I suggesting we return to the old ways of hunting and foraging for sustenance (a practice often referred to as "stealing" these days).

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The Cheap Gourmet

Mitch Ceasar | Posted 06.06.2009 | Style

Read More: Costco Wholesale, Eating on a Budget, Costco, Sampling, Money Saving Tips, Cheap Eats, Style News

In these tough economic times, when the going gets tough, the tough go sampling.

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America's Most Reputable Companies

Forbes | Klaus Kneale | Posted 05.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Kraft, Forbes, Companies, Johnson & Johnson, Costco, Google, Business News

Would you recommend that a friend buy medicine from Johnson & Johnson? Insurance from AIG? Do you trust Google? These are the kinds of questions peop...

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Three Big Retailers To Back Proposal On Union Bill

Wall Street Journal | KRIS MAHER | Posted 04.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Starbucks, Costco, Whole Foods, Union Bill, Unions, Business News

Three big retailers are expected to back an alternative proposal next week on a hotly contested bill that would make it easier to unionize workplaces,...

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Facebook: The New Meaning of "Friend"

Val Brown | Posted 03.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Friend, Etymology, Linked-In, Facebook, Costco, Google, Diet Coke, Media News

I recently "de-friended" someone on Facebook after seeing this status update: "I just got back from Costco and I'm having a Diet Coke."

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What Recession?

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 01.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Recession, Target, Rampant Consumerism, Costco, Best Buy, Holiday Spending, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Black Friday Deals, Business News

Who are all these people forking over piles of green? Aren't they aware that the economy is in the sump?

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When It Comes to Slicing the American Pie, McCain Serves Only the Rich

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Saks Fifth Avenue, Republican National Committee, John McCain, Joe the Plumber, Karl Rove, Poverty, Hank Paulson, Middle Class, Election ’08, Federal Reserve, Drew Griffin, $700 Billion Bailout, Valentino Garavani, Democrats, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Cnn, Unemployment, Wall Street, Joe Sixpack, Brother’s Keeper, Health Insurance, San Francisco, Paul Krugman, Foreclosure, Ben Bernanke, Socialist, Mortgage Bankers, Stimulus Package, Costco, Wall Street Crash, Financial Crisis, Obama Socialist, Obama Convention Speech, Congressional Bailout, Deregulation, Politics News

McCain and Palin are running around the country pretending the GOP ticket represents the best interests of the working class and small business owners. It's all false rhetoric and no real action.

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NEW iPHONE/iPOD TOUCH PROGRAM HELPS SAVE GAS, CLEAN-UP EMISSIONS

Steve Parker | Posted 10.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Parasitic Drag, Cars, iPod Touch, Apple Iphone, Apple, Drivetrain Loss, Wal-Mart, Costco, Green News

Let's take a quick break from the election, the end of the world as we know it and etc., and have a little fun. There's a new way to help improve the...

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Costco and the Great Federal Bailout

Howard Gewirtz | Posted 10.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Golden Parachute, Paulson, Hedge Fund Traders, Bailout, Lehman Brothers, Economic Crisis, Colin Powell, Hedge Funds, Costco, Business News

If you've paid your taxes, you are now the proud owner of unregulated hedge funds, mortgaged-backed junk bonds, etc. In other words, crap.

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Costco, Wal-Mart's New Milk Jug: More Efficient, Less Popular

New York Times | Stephanie Rosenbloom | Posted 07.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Weird Milk Jug, Sustainable Materials, Sustainable Packaging, Green Living, Sustainable Infrastructure, Sustainable Shipping, Sam's Club, New Milk Jug, Costco, Wal-Mart, Business News

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 jugs are che...

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Rice Shortage Poll: What Do You Think?

Huffington Post | Posted 05.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Rice Rationing, Video, Sams Club, Rice Shortage, Poll, Rice Ration, Costco, Business News

With the nation bracing for a rice shortage, and nationwide wholesale retailers Sam's Club and Costco rationing the amount of rice each consumer can b...

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Sam's Club, Costco Limit Rice Purchases

AP | MARCUS KABEL | Posted 05.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Rice, Rice Prices, Rice Supplies, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Costco, Business News

The two biggest U.S. warehouse retail chains are limiting how much rice customers can buy because of what Sam's Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores In...

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Retailers Post Sluggish Sales in March

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 04.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Wal-Mart, Retail, Retailers, Spending, Costco, Business News

NEW YORK — With little money left after buying food and fuel, American shoppers handed most retailers their most dismal March in 13 years. As r...

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Shoppers Snap Up Bargain, Avoid Luxe Goods

Los Angeles Times | Leslie Earnest | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Gas Prices, Discount Shopping, Retail, Wal-Mart, Shopping, Retail Sales, BJ Wholesale, Recession, Costco, Business News

Retail sales rose more than expected in February as shoppers headed to discounters in search of bargains. But with Americans in no mood to splurge, lu...

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