Shopping News
Grocery shopping - the man's way (Toronto Star)\Today's question: Who does the grocery shopping in your household?
Shopping plaza condemnation action not good for business (Benson News-Sun)\Some tenants in the formerly condemned section of the Butterfield Shopping Plaza have been experiencing a drop in business and are blaming the problem on confusion over the current state of the building.
A London Shopping Spree (British Vogue)\With September only days away, it really is time to turn our attention to new season wardrobes. So, if you haven't already, be sure to click on to our latest - not to mention very stylish - competition, where you can win yourself a £500 spree in London's shopping hotspot, Newburgh.
Virtual mall mixes shopping, social networking (Reno Gazette-Journal)\Viewers of "Sex and the City" can attest that shopping and socializing easily go hand in hand.
Five Tips for Saving Big on Back-to-school Shopping (Carteret County News-Times)\(ARA) - It's almost time for the kids to go back to school, and this year shopping for school supplies will be a lot more difficult for many families. Due to high gas prices and stretched budgets, financially pinched parents are looking for creative ways to save money.
The bigger the shopping trolleys the happier the women (New Kerala)\Melbourne, Aug 28 : Want to know what makes women happy? Well, ladies' happiness lies in a bigger shopping trolley.
Back-to-School Shopping Online? Here's What You Should Know (Carteret County News-Times)\(ARA) - The back-to-school shopping season can be hectic for many parents. It's no wonder that online shopping has become so popular when you can shop from home, work, and now-thanks to Blackberries and cell phones-even on the go.
Cost-Saving Strategies for 2008 Back-to-School Shopping (Carteret County News-Times)\(ARA) - Rising gas and food prices are putting the economic squeeze on most American households, and it's already time to begin back-to-school shopping. Families with school-age children are expected to spend over $500 on back-to-school merchandise, according to the National Retail Federation.
Kazowie.com: Blending Social Shopping With Mainstream Social Utility Platforms (PRWeb)\ Kazowie.com, a user-generated social shopping site has launched features that enable a new level of interactivity with mainstream social utility platforms. Users can now post news feeds to popular micro-blogging sites as well as export wishlists, registries, buyers guides and polls to their personal website or blog. (PRWeb Aug 28, 2008) Read the full story at ...
Apparel News
Dussault Apparel(TM) and Gene Simmons MoneyBag(TM) Announces Addition of Two (2) California-Based Sales ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)\ Dussault Apparel, Inc. -- Dussault Apparel(TM) Founder, Chairman and Head Designer, Jason Dussault, is pleased to announce that the Company has come to an agreement with prestigious sales representatives LivinTheDream, Inc. and Jeff2 Sales, Inc., based in Tahoe City, California and Orange County, California, respectively.
Specialty Blanks a Growing Trend for Bare Apparel (Impressions Magazine)\Though Phoenix-based Bare Apparel is a blanks manufacturer, its product offerings put a twist on the typical idea of wholesale blank apparel. The company focuses on niche markets, such as customers seeking premium or specialty blank T-shirts.
Apparel retailers set the bar for July web site performance (InternetRetailer.com)\Shoppers with a high broadband connection in July could visit an apparel site in about 5.97 seconds, says Gomez Inc., compared with mass merchants (6.07 seconds), computer/electronics retailers (6.58 seconds) and specialty merchants (6.80 seconds).
American Apparel Spoofer Porn-sassinates Obama [Ad Remixes] (Gawker)\We have to say this for the porntastic anonymous American Apparel ad spoofer: he or she is just so god damn aware of the vagaries of pseudoculture that it is impossible not to admire his or her...
Clothing Retailers Post Better Results Than Expected (New York Times)\The Apparel retailers Chico?s FAS and American Eagle Outfitters posted better-than-expected profits despite taking deep markdowns to lure shoppers of all ages, sending their shares higher.
Men's Wearhouse shares rise on 2Q results (AP via Yahoo! Finance)\ Shares of The Men's Wearhouse Inc. rose on Thursday, after the apparel retailer said its fiscal second-quarter results fell but beat analyst expectations due to tight inventory and expense control.
Gaels usher in new era with fresh identity (universitysport.ca)\KINGSTON, Ont. - Queen's Athletics and Recreation unveiled its new logo on Wednesday and with it announced a strategic partnership with adidas Canada as its official uniform and sport apparel sponsor.
Food News
Conference: Africa's farmers can ease food crisis (AP via Yahoo! Finance)\ A world food crisis may transform once altruistic efforts to help African feed itself into acts of self preservation, as the planet runs low on key agricultural projects, delegates to the Third African Green Revolution Conference said Thursday.
How to Clear Confusion From Food Allergy Warnings (Washington Post)\WASHINGTON -- It's one of the biggest frustrations of life with food allergies: That hodgepodge of warnings that a food might accidentally contain the wrong ingredient.
Calif. Assembly OKs ban on chemical in food wraps (AP via Yahoo! Finance)\ The California Assembly has reversed itself and approved a bill that would limit the amount of a chemical that has been linked to cancer and is used in food packaging.
Slow Food Nation event urges 'fresh' recipe, diet revolution (USA Today)\Wholesome, fresh and sustainably grown food deserves a larger place in American diets.
Maple Leaf takes blame for food poison outbreak (Reuters via Yahoo! News)\ The head of Canada's biggest meat processor said on Wednesday his company was fully accountable for a nationwide outbreak of listeriosis food poisoning, which has been linked to deaths of 15 people.
Maple Leaf takes blame for food poisoning outbreak (Reuters via Yahoo! News)\ Maple Leaf Foods Inc's chief executive said on Wednesday his company was fully accountable for an outbreak of listeriosis food poisoning, which has been linked to the deaths of 15 people in Canada.
