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NEWS ABOUT: consumer products

consumer products stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - Wal-Mart plans to begin asking suppliers to provide info on the environmental impact of their operations so the store can put so-called green rating labels on its products, the Wall Street Journal reports.The first cards probably won't appear for a few years, but given Wal-Mart's clout as the world's... More »

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climate change • environment • retail • consumer products • label • Wal-Mart • greenhouse-gas emissions • carbon-neutral

(Newser) - A fundamental shift is going on in the consumer product world as retailers decide that less is more, the Wall Street Journal reports. Big national retailers are expected to slash selection by at least 15%, analysts say. Gone will be 30% of Kroger’s cereals, 20 of the 24... More »

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retail • consumer products • recession • Walgreens • retail stores • retailing • Wal-Mart • Kroger • retail sector

Obama Picks New Consumer Safety Chair

Wants SC education superintendent to head expanded agency

May 5, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is turning to South Carolina's former education superintendent to head an expanded Consumer Product Safety Commission, an embattled agency that has been criticized by advocates for being too cozy with industry, the AP reports. The president was set today to propose two more seats on the panel and... More »

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consumer products • consumer protection • consumer safety • Consumer Product Safety Commission • Inez Tenenbaum • President Obama

 Requiem for the View-Master 


Mar 14, 09 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fisher-Price isn’t stopping production on its 3-D viewer, the View-Master, but it will no longer produce the huge catalog of picture-wheels that have delighted and enlightened generations of Americans, laments the Economist. The company will publish just a small number of children’s reels for the device that... More »

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toys • consumer products • World War II • Fisher-Price • 3-D • View-Master • viewer

(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... More »

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Microsoft • plastic • waste • Sony • consumer products • Amazon • clamshell packaging

Shopping in US Looks Like the 1970s: Analyst

Automotive industry, discounters predict permanent shift

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... More »

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consumer • Toyota • consumer goods • consumer products • consumer spending • auto industry • Wal-Mart

Most Returned Electronics Aren't Broken

Consumers often
can't figure out
how to use them

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... More »

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retail • consumer products • retail sales • consumer electronics

Stocks Rise as Traders Find Signs for Optimism

Spending, productivity outpace estimates

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... More »

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retail • stocks • consumer products • luxury goods • labor costs • worker efficiency

Companies Cash In on Food Scare

As fears about imports from China mount, premium products flourish

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... More »

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China • food • consumer confidence • food safety • consumer goods • consumer products

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