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Embrace Sustainability At The Consumer Goods Forum Sustainable Retail Summit

Following the positive approach to sustainability highlighted at the recent Global Summit in Cape Town, this 27 and 28 October sees the hosting of the Cons...

US Retail's Holiday Sales Forecasts About As Real As Santa: Gadfly

How's the U.S. consumer doing? The answer depends on whether you ask an economist or a retailer. Ask most retailers, and the outlook is the shakiest it'...

Berkshire's Wrigley Windfall Isn't Even Its Best Bet: Gadfly

Eight years after turning to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway for a helping hand in buying iconic chewing-gum maker Wrigley, Mars Inc. is ready to go it...

Tesco's Big Profit Plan Is Just What Investors Ordered: Gadfly

Dave Lewis, chief executive of Tesco, has made a big deal of listening to customers. He's obviously listened to shareholders too. As well as the third c...

France's Next Culinary Triumph Is Better Food Labels: Editorial

If only people could tell at a glance the nutritional content of the food they buy and eat, they could easily improve their diets. Obesity and diet-related...

The British Clothing Slump Makes M&S's Silence Deafening: Gadfly

Been shopping for clothes lately? No? Neither has anyone else. That's why a string of U.K. retailers, including Next, Sainsbury, John Lewis and even Pri...

When Johnnie Walker Needed A Wee Boost, Diageo Asked A Chemist

Dr. Emma Walker was born 121 years after Johnnie Walker died. Her job is to bring his spirit back to life. The 37-year-old chemist fiddles with thousand...

Amazon Tries Credit Card Tactics To Hook College Students Young

Vincent Wang needed new jeans and a coat just before classes began this semester at the University of California, Davis, where he studies nutrition. Rather...