Consumer Reports Latest Taste Tests Find Some Store Brands at Least as Good as National Brands

New study shows filling a shopping cart with store brands saves an average of 30 percent on groceries

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Celebrating Labor: Large crowds turn out to reflect on what holiday means

On Labor Day, Bill Treash, president of the Wabash Valley Central Labor Council, decided to ask members of the public what the holiday meant to them.

Aces wild in pre-holiday shopping spree

Does Roy Halladay's value change now that he's in the pitcher-friendly National League? Should you move Cliff Lee down a spot or two based on his move to run-starved Seattle? Our Eric Mack breaks down the pre-holiday blockbuster.

Hoffman wins in Boston

Book flights online! Go shopping! Charley Hoffman kisses the trophy after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston.

Investing in property

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Wozniacki crushes Maria

Book flights online! Go shopping! Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark celebrates match point against Maria Sharapova of Russia. AFP

Domino's online pizza ordering system boosts profits by 23%

Ordering a pizza by phone is soooooooo 1998. Domino's lets hungry customers order their pies online. This technology has made the Ann Arbor-based pizza chain one of the biggest Internet retailers in the U.S.

Picture perfect end to vacation

VINELAND -- Back to school shopping and a day on the job were put on hold Monday as local families opted for a Labor Day of barbecues, fishing and overall relaxation.

Sales at online grocer Ocado rise 30%

U.K. online grocer Ocado Group PLC on Tuesday posted a 30% increase in quarterly sales, as British consumers embraced doing the weekly shopping virtually. The firm also reassured investors about its cash position in the wake of its troubled initial public offering.

Office workers' daydreaming peaks Tuesday

London, Sep 7 : Holiday searches on the internet peak Tuesday as office workers' daydream about taking time off, research in Britain has found.

Enchanted Forest opens

Now online at enchanted-forest.ca is Enchanted Forest (104 Diana Grace Avenue, 405-6901) a store that provides environmentally-friendly, organic, and natural baby products. The business describes itself as proudly Canadian and eco-friendly and offers exclusively made-in-Canada items.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Ocado Maintains Sales Growth as Online Grocery Orders Increase After IPO

Ocado Group Plc , the U.K. online grocer which sold shares in an initial public offering three months ago, said sales growth was broadly maintained in the third quarter as customers did more shopping on the internet.

Summer elves needed to wrap gifts for meals on wheels

The Visiting Nurse Association invites everyone to come indoors and cool off at the organization’s holiday gift wrap event from 1-4 p.m. on Aug. 11.

Annual gifts to University remain steady

- $5 million from the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust to supporting the recruitment of young faculty members, especially for the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, the School of Nursing and Kenan-Flagler Business School.

DECA âconvenienceâ store a BIG HIT for students at DHS

Students looking to grab a snack, get last minute school supplies or the latest in âBulldogâ fashion can do it quickly at the DECA Store.

Tech Companies Go Shopping Abroad

U.S. tax laws make cross-border takeovers attractive for American tech companies. Targets are not all that plentiful—or affordable

Beautiful weather highlights holiday

It was a cool 75 degrees at Fredericksburg's YMCA water park as families filtered in on Labor Day morning to enjoy their last pool day of the summer. Tim and Dee Mantz came with their two sons to have one last family day before school starts....

Survivor of Haiti earthquake returns home after 6-month medical odyssey, vows to help rebuild

a dead woman lay on his chest. He knew he had to get her off, fast. Because he could still move his arms, he somehow managed to remove his belt, loop it around the woman's own belt and drag her ...

GN Store Nord, Kuehne & Nagel, Gabriel Partners, Google, TD in Court News

DPTG I/S, owned by GN Store Nord A/S and TDC A/S, was awarded about 2.9 billion kroner ($502 million) after a court said Poland’s largest phone service provider still owed the Danish companies for work they did in the early 1990s.

Thousands spend holiday sippin' NM's finest, relaxing

LAS CRUCES - Local wine enthusiasts cooled down with glasses of New Mexico's finest varieties of wine on a sunny Labor Day afternoon during the annual Harvest Wine

We say ...

The next edition will continue to do exactly that, beautifully. Sales will begin in October. The calendar will continue to retail for $15 at gift shops, bookstores and art galleries, county offices and online. Profits will benefit land preserva- tion..

Haiti quake survivor returns home after 6 months

Half-buried in rubble, Bazelais Suy struggled to breathe — a dead woman lay on his chest. He knew he had to get her off, fast. Because he could still move his arms, he somehow managed to remove his belt, loop it around the woman's own belt and drag her off. But his legs were still pinned.

Coral Springs firefighters put out barbecue fire, salvage 2-year-old's birthday cake, gifts

CORAL SPRINGS -- Firefighters not only put out a fire after a barbecue grill exploded and disrupted a 2-year-old's birthday party, but they also salvaged gifts and brought the cake out to the awaiting family, authorities reported.

Bargain hunters and the merely curious fill Hartville Flea Market

On holiday weekends, especially, the flea market is a guaranteed crowd magnet. At 9 a.m. Monday, the parking lot already was packed, cars were backed up in both directions waiting to get in, and early shoppers already were heading to their cars with grocery carts filled with finds.

Ultralight startups: little capital, just computer

From his apartment in Berkeley's student ghetto, 19-year-old Raymond Lei runs an online T-shirt printing business that grossed more than $60,000 in August, putting him on track to post more than $700,000 in sales this year. The UC Berkeley sophomore, who... University of California Berkeley - California - Education - United States - University of California

Vail Valley businesses report strong Labor Day holiday

Monday was Labor Day, so Jen and Luca Bruno were working, and happy to be wrapping up a successful holiday weekend. "It was a good weekend," said Jen Bruno, co-owner of the Luca Bruno and Luca Bruno Due clothing stores in Vail Village. "The town had great energy, there were lots of people. It was a nice way to end the summer season." A weekend packed with events including the annual Vail Jazz ...

Aussies want online shopping

Getprice CEO Chris Hitchen says Aussie consumers are ready to explode into online shopping.

Kids get gifts in Ramadan campaign

Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB) concluded its ‘Ramadan Blessings’ campaign yesterday by visiting children at Hamad Medical Corporation to present them with gifts in celebration of Eid al-Fitr.

Playing while working

Workers are spending hours of their employers' time shopping online and in other personal activities as a modern trend.

The Hut Group Score Goal With Launch of INTERSPORT Store Online

INTERSPORT UK, the largest independent sports retailer, has selected The Hut Group to power an end-to-end online retail store at http://www.INTERSPORT.co.uk

Europa Casino Awards Players Dazzling Gifts in Honor of the Venice Film Festival

To Celebrate the 67th Annual Venice Film Festival, Europa Casino Is Awarding All Depositing Players a Red Carpet Worthy Bonus

9% Down - UK Tackles Online Payment Fraud Head On

Shopping online has never been more secure for UK consumers, thanks to strategies put in place by retailers to beat card crime, according to Retail Decisions , the international payment fraud prevention group.

Traders still selling unsafe, violent toys

VietNamNet Bridge – Toy shops are brightly light these days with lanterns of various shapes, colours and sound as they prepare for the upcoming Tet Trung Thu (Full Moon Festival).

No farewell tribute for Cox from Marlins

MIAMI (AP) -- Retiring Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox has received an assortment of going-away gifts this year from other teams, including a Wrigley Field seat and an autographed Stan Musial photo.

Scammers target auto repair shops

A variation on a Nigerian wire scam apparently is targeting automobile repair shops in the Medford area. Using a stolen credit card, the scammers say they want to have a car towed to the repair shop, but need the shop to wire money to pay for the towing.

PostCoder.com Store Locator Software Actively Increases Fabric Warehouse's Potential Customer Base Through Lookup ...

NORWICH, England , Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Fabric Warehouse, a national organisation specialising in textiles and fabric retail, is currently working with PostCoder.com www.postcoder.com in a bid to improve customer relations through lookup address searches and drive sales forward. The introduction of store locator software and online address finder PostCoder Web ...

Study: Online retailers dial up mobile strategies

Washington--Online retailers are speeding up their mobile marketing initiatives, driven by consumers' ever-increasing appetite for mobile applications, according to a new study.

Vintage treasures a click away

SORTING through the racks at op shops and vintage shops can be tiring, so why not head online and shop for one-off vintage finds at Spanish Moss.

Online shopping hits peak at 4 p.m. Wednesday

Workers are spending hours of their employers' time shopping online.

Online shopping hits peak at 4 p.m. Wednesday

Workers are spending hours of their employers' time shopping online.

No tribute for Cox from Marlins

Retiring Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox has received an assortment of going-away gifts this year from other teams, including a Wrigley Field seat and an autographed Stan Musial photo. The Florida Marlins gave Cox a snub. Florida's three-game weekend series against NL East rival Atlanta ended Sunday without any ceremony for Cox, who criticized Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria earlier this season.

Shops at Mission Viejo Seeing Several Stores Move In

The Shops at Mission Viejo are seeing an influx of new stores, in the Marketplace column

Ferns collapse gifts series to Australia

The Silver Ferns are running out of time to learn how to compete with the Australians in tight netball games.

Carrefour launches online store in the UAE

Dubai, UAE, 5 September 2010: Carrefour Carrefour customers are now able to purchase an array of non-food items online at www.ic4uae.com.

Earn cashback from shopping online

Half of the UK shopped online last month - but 95% paid more than they needed to Whether you're shopping for groceries, renewing your car insurance or eating out, there's an easy way to save money on every purchase: just shop through Quidco. Why choose Quidco?

Weekend Feature: Gifts For Hosts, Gifts For Guests

Trends expert Maggie Gallant shares with NY1 some ideas of gifts to give a host or hostess and gifts that hosts can give their guests.

ABC Opens New Online Store With CafePress

ABC and CafePress have introduced a new ABC Online Store where of fans of the TV networks shows will be able to buy official merchandise along with merchandise designed by other fans. CafePress technology will allow visitors to the site to design their own t-shirts, posters, water bottles and other custom products. These fan-designed products will live alongside official merchandise in the ABC ...

Holiday shoppers crowd supermarkets

Supermarket and shopping centres in HCM City were crowded with shoppers enjoying a long National Day holiday and the city's promotion month offering discounts on thousands of products.

Gifts of joy for kids at Hamad Hospital

A group of eight HSBC sponsored students recently visited children at Hamad Hospital to present them with gifts and snacks to mark the holy month of Ramadan.