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...He adds: “It has the same active ingredient, so it should work the same, but if someone says ‘I want Cheerios, not Wal-Mart-Os’, then why should they not get what they’re paying for?”...
...At first this effect was seen only in a few sectors, most obviously among super-efficient retailers such as Wal-Mart and Tesco, which used the web to reshape their logistics systems....
...Shore Capital estimates that Tesco, with a roughly 9 per cent market share, is a close second to the leader, Shinsegae’s E-Mart, which has 10.3 per cent, according to industry data....
...But others, such as Marcel Breuer and Mart Stam’s tubular chairs, do not....
...The second prediction is that personal computing devices will become super smart as they are able to draw on the intelligence of the “cloud”....
...Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club warehouse store also plans to open a 143,000 sq ft Hispanic-focused store called Más Club in Houston this year....
...“Capacity on eastbound ocean lanes was as hard to come by as Super Bowl tickets”, says AMR’s Kevin O’Marah. Now, though, supply chain risk is a foremost concern among logistics managers....
...You think that a super agency led by the SEC would be less tolerant of futures trading? What would it do that would hurt you? TD: I think there are a couple of things that could hurt us....
...An hour or so later I pulled up to the quaint Brentwood Country Mart, dropped my bags, pulled on my apron and set to work playing shopkeeper....
...And hard work can reap material rewards: Jerónimo the newspaper vendor has saved enough to build a house and a mini-mart....
...Super-collaborative skills will also become paramount in the workforce. What will be new in public sector IT in 2013? We’ll see more relative unknowns elected, harnessing the power of the net....
...Even then, the main local topic of discussion was not al-Qaeda or the invasion of Iraq, which still lay six months ahead – but the new Super Wal-Mart planned for the edge of town....
...Jury members including architect David Adjaye, journalist John Hockenberry, designer Renny Ramakers and prize founder Clifford Curry praised MMA for its “super-intelligent” design....
...Gartner says a company such as Wal-Mart, with its supply chain expertise, could lease its core competencies as a cloud-computing service in similar fashion....
...But Sears is trailing its competitors, which range from home improvement specialist Home Depot to department store JC Penney and discounter Wal-Mart....
...The alliance was formed following a long strike by California grocery workers in 2003 and has since succeeded in blocking a proposed Wal-Mart “super-centre” in Inglewood, a city in Los Angles county....
...However, the 12th item, The Aqua Dots Super Studio – distributed by Spin Master – was withdrawn in November, after it was found to contain a chemical that turned toxic when ingested....
...Neither campaign has ruled out spending large sums to secure the much-coveted 30-second slot during the Super Bowl American football game, two days before Super Tuesday....
...Next month’s Super Bowl will feature a sales promotion that is audacious even by that event’s over-inflated standards: Amazon.com, the largest online retailer, will offer as many as 1bn free downloads from...
...You know, the world isn’t very smart about technology businesses in the sense of thinking they move super quickly....
...Paccar, for example, uses streamlined information systems and super lean assembly plants to deliver custom-built vehicles in as little as two weeks. The customer is happy. And shareholders?...
...Griswold, retail analyst at AMR Research, argues that the retailer is following the model adopted by Tesco in the UK, where it now operates four different sized store concepts, ranging from the out-of-town super...
...Aside from Mall of India, DLF is building a “super luxury” mall in Delhi, the Emporio, that will feature a 10,000 sq ft “watch zone” displaying the world’s most expensive time pieces....
...Super Tuesday, which featured two-dozen state primaries and caucuses, was followed hard by Ash Wednesday....
...There is just no simple way to super-size justice. Giant class action lawsuits may be good for lawyers....
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