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  • February 2008
    • Retailers Bully Shoplifters for $$

      Retailers Bully Shoplifters for $$

      (Newser) - A system designed to compensate retailers for losses incurred by shoplifters has few controls to prevent the extortion or harassment, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Civil recovery” laws allow retailers to turn the names of suspected shoplifters over to collection agencies who demand fees of $200 or much more—even if merchandise was immediately returned to store shelves. More »

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      business   Wal-Mart   retail   Home Depot   Walgreens   National Retail Federation   shoplifting   collection agencies

    • Sex Aids' Shelf Space, Sales Grow

      Sex Aids' Shelf Space, Sales Grow

      (Newser) - Be careful letting your kids wander in Wal-Mart—the retail giant and other mainstream stores are devoting more shelf space to sex aids, Newsweek reports, and they aren’t hiding it. Lubricants, oils and even vibrators are increasingly appearing next to contraceptives and pregnancy tests. “Even the more conservative retailers have come over,” says an executive of one sex-aid company. More »

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      Wal-Mart   retail stores   sex toys   CVS   Walgreens   sex aid   Pharmacy

  • September 2007
  • August 2007
    • It's as Plain as the Glasses on Your Face

      It's as Plain as the Glasses on Your Face

      (Newser) - Americans spent $445 million replacing lost eyeglasses last year; one small company aims to come to the rescue by selling tiny tubes of plastic that shrink unobtrusively onto the eyepiece of spectacles, carrying a code and a phone number. Finders of registered glasses get a small reward, while their owners save hundreds on a new pair, the Boston Globe reports. More »

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      Massachusetts   small business   CVS   Walgreens   eyeglasses

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