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 Supermarkets Downsize
to Speed Up Shopping

'Express' outlets cut back on miles of aisles for rushed shoppers

New York Times New York Times Sep 10, 08 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - American supermarkets are starting to shrink after decades of getting bigger and bigger, the New York Times reports. The average supermarket is still larger than a football field, but retailers have begun opening smaller outlets to appeal to rushed consumers who want to pick up groceries without having to wander through dozens of cavernous aisles. More »

More about:  Wal-Mart • shopping • Whole Foods • grocery stores • supermarket • chain stores • groceries • Tesco

UK Retailer Blasted for Kids' Push-Up Bra

Chain places Item
next to undershirts
for 7- and 8-year-olds

Daily Mail (UK) Daily Mail (UK) Apr 15, 08 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A British supermarket chain is coming under heavy criticism for selling a padded bra in its children's clothing section, the Daily Mail reports. The plunge bra is displayed next to undershirts and other items intended for 7- to 8-year-olds. "I was shocked when I saw it," said one mom. "For a product like this to be aimed at children is appalling." More »

More about:  Great Britain • children • Tesco • children's clothes • innocence • push up bras

Sony Goes
Viral With 'Thriller'

New YouTube videos promote song's
25th anniversary

New York Times New York Times Mar 10, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Sony BMG wanted to work up some excitement for the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” a conventional campaign using the reclusive artist didn't look like a winner. So the label went the guerrilla route, staging “impromptu breakouts” of the "Thriller" zombie dance at locations including the London Underground and posting them on YouTube, reports the New York Times.   More »

UK Veal Now Cool, Not Cruel

New farming standards make calf meat a newly ethical food

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Jan 20, 08 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Veal is the new guilt-free meat in Britain, and everyone from top chefs to farmers and animal activists is pushing consumers to eat up . Anti-cruelty groups largely eliminated veal from the UK diet in the '90s, and as a result, dairy farmers slaughter half a million male calves and export the rest to veal farms. But with new standards in place, eating British-raised veal has become the solution to, not cause of, cruelty. More »

More about:  Great Britain • agriculture • animal cruelty • farmer • cattle • dairy • Tesco • veal

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