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Amazon Adds Alcohol Buzz To Ohio Prime Now Regions

Digital retail giant Amazon has added wine and beer to its Prime Now services in Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio in the US. The one- and two-hour delivery...

US Retail Sales In February Post Smallest Gain In Six Months

US retail sales in February posted the smallest gain in six months, indicating a tempering of the consumer spending that’s been carrying the economy....

Butter, Once Public-Health Enemy No. 1, Makes a Comeback

Hipsters are dropping it into cocktails and coffee. A major food distributor is packing it into a trendy new pastry. Bob Evans Farms Inc. is slipping it in...

Gordmans Stores Files For Bankruptcy With Plan To Liquidate

Gordmans Stores Inc., the century-old discount department store chain, filed for bankruptcy with plans to liquidate its inventory and assets. The compan...

How Pesticide Fears Can Make Americans Less Healthy

Regardless of whether you’re a parent, an environmentalist, or just a plain old shopper, chances are you’ve gazed out over the supermarket prod...

US Retailers To Get $5.3bn Pot Of Gold This St. Patrick's Day

Retailers in the US will be the lucky ones this St. Patrick's Day, as Americans are forecast to spend $5.3 billion on the Irish celebration. Accord...

Bird Flu Prompts Quarantines As Chicken Farmers Fight Back

The merest mention of bird flu is enough to send shivers down the spine of a chicken farmer, but as the US deals with its first case of highly pathogenic a...

Walmart App Upgraded For Added Convenience

Walmart has announced it has upgraded the Walmart app, to create a more convenient in-store experience for customers using its pharmacy and money serv...