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NEWS ABOUT: suppliers

suppliers stories: 3 news summaries

 Auto Suppliers Seek
Their Own Bailout

Trade groups warn industry could collapse from bottom up as Big 3 troubles filter down

Feb 26, 09 2:12 AM CST
(Newser) - The auto industry is warning that it could collapse from the bottom up if the government doesn't immediately assist America's car parts suppliers, the Washington Post reports. Suppliers are struggling to use their unpaid billings to troubled automakers—usually 45 to 60 days behind deliveries—as collateral for operating loans,... More »

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General Motors • automaker • Ford • auto industry • suppliers • supply chain • auto bailout

 'Sea Change' In 
 Store for Retail  

Shops to shut, brands to fold as bankruptcies soar

Dec 27, 08 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Shaken by a tough holiday season and bracing for more trouble, the retail scene may look very different in 2009, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some stores will be reducing inventory and cutting suppliers, which could force small manufacturers to fold. Retail bankruptcies could abound. "We will have a... More »

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retail • shopping • brands • bankruptcy • retail sales • holiday shopping • retail stores • suppliers • retail outlet • inventory

Wal-Mart Stores
Going Green

Retail giant lays out energy saving initiative

Jan 24, 08 3:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Retail giant Wal-Mart has launched an ambitious blueprint to go green, with plans to cut energy use of many of its products by 25%, and may even begin to sell hybrid cars and provide sustainable energy to charge them, reports the New York Times. Wal-Mart has already sold 145 million... More »

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H. Lee Scott • hybrid car • suppliers • energy saving • wind power • fluorescent light bulbs • Natural Resources Defense Council • electronic prescriptions • Families USA • Wal-Mart

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