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Amazon Leads Charge Against Clamshell Packaging


New York Times New York Times Nov 15, 08 4:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Stories of angry and even injured customers have inspired companies to ditch sealed clamshell packaging for easy-to-open alternatives, the New York Times reports. Amazon leads the pack, working with suppliers to ship products in plain cardboard boxes ahead of the holidays. Even some offline companies, which rely on clamshells to guard against theft, are seeking out alternatives. More »

More about:  Microsoft • Sony • plastic • Amazon • waste • consumer products

Shopping in US Looks Like the 1970s: Analyst

Automotive industry, discounters predict permanent shift

Associated Press Associated Press Jul 20, 08 8:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Retailers and marketers are closely watching American shopping trends, knowing that recession habits can linger for years, the AP reports. Studies show that 63% of Americans have cut down spending by coupon-cutting, biking to work, and buying store brands. They're also buying smaller cars and shopping at discounters. "We are looking at stuff that reminds me of the 1970s," one investment manager said. More »

More about:  auto industry • Wal-Mart • Toyota • consumer spending • consumer • consumer goods • consumer products

Most Returned Electronics Aren't Broken

Consumers often
can't figure out
how to use them

PC World PC World Jun 3, 08 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just 5% of the electronics that consumers return to stores actually don’t work, though often the buyers believe they’re broken, a new study says. In 68% of cases, “they thought it was defective when it wasn't, or there was an expectation gap,” an executive of the firm releasing the study told PC World . US electronics returns cost $13.8 billion in 2007. More »

More about:  retail sales • retail • consumer electronics • consumer products

Stocks Rise as Traders Find Signs for Optimism

Spending, productivity outpace estimates

Bloomberg Bloomberg Sep 6, 07 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - US stocks rose today, Bloomberg reports, boosted by news that back-to-school and luxury shopping outpaced forecasts, along with a spike in worker productivity and a slowdown in labor costs. The Dow climbed 57.88 to 13,363.35. The Nasdaq gained 8.37 to finish at 2,614.32, and the S&P rose 6.26 to 1,478.55. More »

More about:  stocks • retail • luxury goods • labor costs • consumer products • worker efficiency

Companies Cash In on Food Scare

As fears about imports from China mount, premium products flourish

BusinessWeek BusinessWeek Jul 23, 07 6:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The contaminated-import crisis, set off when potentially dangerous products from China turned up on the shelves of pet stores, supermarkets, and drugstores, has meant bigger profits for clever companies. BusinessWeek looks at several strategies: using only fresh, local ingredients in premium products; finding ingredients from somewhere other than China; and touting ways to trace foods from source to market. More »

More about:  China • food • consumer confidence • food safety • consumer goods • consumer products

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