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Cauliflowers are displaying in a vegetable market in India - food
(photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Consumer price inflation rises to 10.91 percent
Newstrack India
Tweet | New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) India's consumer price based inflation accelerated to 10.91 percent in February as compared to 10.79 percent in the previous month due to a sharp increase in the prices of vegetables, edible oil and protein-based products, government data showed Tuesday. | This is ...
A dog - domestic pet animal
(photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
New center offers help for dogs consumed by fear
Houston Chronicle
By SUE MANNING, Associated Press | March 12, 2013 | Updated: March 12, 2013 2:39am | Comments (0) E-mail Print | Tweet | Page 1 of 1 | LOS ANGELES (AP) — People want their dog to be a friend, not afraid. | But sometimes, fear grips dogs so tightly they shake, cower, bite, growl or pee. It can be c...
Drought fails to dampen consumer confidence
NZ Herald
New Zealanders continue to feel relatively chipper about their economic circumstances, despite the national spread of drought conditions and a string of high profile job cuts, according to the latest Westpac McDermott-Miller confidence survey. | Howe...
Consumer confidence holds up despite drought and job cuts
Scoop
Monday, 18 March 2013, 10:45 am | Article: BusinessDesk | Consumer confidence holds up despite drought and job cuts | March 18 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealanders continue to feel relatively chipper about their economic circumstances, despite the nationa...
Consumer forum fines doctor Rs5L for wrong blood transfusion
The Times Of India
MUMBAI: The National State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has observed that wrong blood transfusion is a mistake which no doctor with ordinary skills would make and was a instance of medical negligence. | The commission directed a Kolkata-bas...
Consumer confidence defies job cuts, drought
Stuff
Consumer confidence is holding up, despite a recent spate of high-profile job cuts and the drought, according to a bank survey. | The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index fell slightly to 110.8, from 111.1 in December, showing more resi...
Used car dealers lead Oregon consumer complaints
WPXI
Used-car dealers top the list of Oregon businesses receiving the most consumer complaints filed with the state. | The Statesman Journal (http://is.gd/cGEM3F ) says the Oregon Department of Justice received 11,625 consumer complaints in 2012. | Compla...
India and China are the new prosperous consumers (Video)
The Examiner
The people of India and China are the new prosperous consumers. Additionally, there are more than one billion super-prosperous consumers in the European Union, the United States, and other developed countries. These consumers are infusing immense pre...
Cheers - Softdrink - Beverage
WN / Dominic Canoy
Why kids must not drink sugared beverages
The Times Of India
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are primarily responsible for higher caloric intakes among children than those who do not, a news study has revealed. | In addition, SSB consumptio...
Meat Shop - Grocers - Supermarket - Meat - Grocery
WN / Celine de Leon
Six in 10 have changed shopping habits since horsemeat scandal, survey finds
The Guardian
Which? says consumer trust in food industry has fallen by a quarter after horse was found in meat products | 30% of shoppers said they were buying less processed meat than before t...
Changes to Israeli cell phone regulation saves consumers NIS 5 billion in 2011 and 2012
Ha'aretz
The data available so far from the past two years show just how much the Israeli consumer has benefited from the new cellphone competition, which began in earnest last year with the entry of new cutrate players into the industry. | If you exclude rev...
Consumers Could Make Mincemeat of Suppliers
All Africa
[Biz-Community]Food businesses and retailers be warned. Consumers are likely to make mincemeat of those firms that horse around with their food by misrepresenting ingredients and mislabelling products. ...
Israeli consumers saved NIS 5 billion on cellphone bills in 2011 and 2012
Ha'aretz
The data available so far from the past two years show just how much the Israeli consumer has benefited from the new cellphone competition, which began in earnest last year with the entry of new cutrate players into the industry. | If you exclude rev...
Consumer Law
Supermarket
(photo: WN / Julie Adnan)
Ahead of the Bell: US retail sales
Houston Chronicle
| March 12, 2013 | Updated: March 12, 2013 2:12am | Comments (0) E-mail Print | Tweet | Page 1 of 1 | WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans likely spent cautiously in February at retail businesses, balancing a surge in hiring against higher taxes and gas prices. | Economists forecast that retail sales rose 0.2 percent in February from January, according to...



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