Never thought I’d write those words.
Wal-Mart is intimately associated with the fall of New Orleans as a community. Scenes of the looting of a Wal-Mart in the Lower Garden District were among the first images the outside world saw of the breakdown of civil order in the stricken city. Later came the story of Wal-Marts [...]
Winston Smith at Philosoraptor points to this interesting article about a study to appear in the Journal of Advertising, on advertising to skeptics. Winston Smith remains skeptical about the findings.
Skeptics are not, however, immune from the influence of advertising. The researchers said that this finding may appear counter-intuitive, as many consumers are inclined to [...]
Here’s one from the other day. It seems Diebold has hired former Democratic National Committee chairman Joe Andrew to promote their touchscreen voting machines across the country. Diebold sees California as a crucial market:
His first stop: California, the nation’s largest market for voting machines and the place where Diebold’s [...]
Labor groups will try.
Labor leaders from around the world will meet in Chicago next week to draft a plan to organize Wal-Mart Stores Inc. workers in certain countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Germany and the United Kingdom, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Reuters: Labor group to organize Wal-Mart workers
The US isn’t on that list, but [...]
From Wired News:
Each week, hundreds of new Subaru and Isuzu cars and trucks roll out of the Subaru factory in Lafayette, Indiana. What doesn’t come out of the plant is garbage. When the garbage truck rolls up to the curb in front of your house each week, it haul away more trash than is generated [...]
I am not making this up:
Gillette Co. (NYSE:G) posted a higher second-quarter profit on Thursday, as new products such as its Venus Vibrance pulsating razor for women boosted sales growth.
Reuters: Gillette posts higher quarterly profit
A potential collaboration between Honda and GM:
The head of Honda Motor Co. said he is open to working with General Motors in various areas including fuel-cell development…
Alternative energy good. The more minds working on it the better. Is this a done deal?
“The door is open,” Chief Executive Takeo Fukui told reporters on Thursday.
“They [...]
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