Even in this enlightened age of recycling, a majority of all bottles and cans end up in landfills. More than 200 billion beverage containers are sold each year in the U.S., says the nonprofit Container Recycling Institute, but fewer than 75 billion are recycled. That isn’t just bad for the environment — it’s money left […]
The Dallas Morning News is reporting that cost-cutting has replaced sales as the path to profit at many recession-battered companies these days. It also has fueled business for some Dallas-area entrepreneurs, who are finding clients eager to try their inventions to save money and time and increase productivity. Dallas entrepreneur Kevin Winters developed patented technology
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Franchise Key: The pharmaceutical wholesalers, Celesio, are now looking to establish itself on the Swedish market through its DocMorris chain of pharmacies. According to a report published in the Financial Times Deutschland, the company is planning to set up between 20 and 30 pharmacies a year to create a network of around 100 pharmacies over
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Baby & Toddler Gear Examiner: The virtual marketplace is packed with personalized jewelry options, which makes finding an inspired original about as easy as navigating a Turkish Bazaar. Customized classics are created by mompreneur, Lisa Leonard. The end result is a cache of simple, meaningful, handstamped pieces (think kids’ names or a special phrase) that
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Siliconindia.com: As a part of strategy to improve the sales of its brand, ‘HCL Mobile Excitement (ME)’, hardware and systems integrator firm HCL Infosystems is rebranding its retail outlets and its store chain ‘Digilife’ which retails digital lifestyle products. The multi-category stores, which offer a range of ICT products including laptops, mobiles, cameras, MP3 payers
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Hudson Valley Press Online: The Safe Homes’ shelter has been chosen to receive a $20,000 grant from The Mary Kay Foundation as part of the organization’s annual $3-million national domestic violence grant program. Safe Homes of Orange County is one of 150 domestic violence organizations participating in the program. The grant will be use to
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TradingMarkets: Usana Health Sciences has announced that Melanie McQuaid, a USANA-sponsored Canadian cyclist, won the Xterra USA Championship in Ogden, Utah. “Winning the 2009 Xterra Cup Triathlon Series and the Xterra USA Championship in Utah this year was all about consistency,” Melanie said. “I needed to be consistent in terms of my overall ability and
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Scotland on Sunday: It’s the eureka moment in business, the point at which a huge gap or lucrative wee niche in the market is spied. Few experience it, but then most people do not have to have their own unique business idea to get started. It is just as effective, and significantly less risky, for
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Stoke & Staffordshire: Patient Lee West was so fed up of hospital food he had a pizza delivered to his ward. The 35-year-old, pictured, was admitted to Ward 19 at the North Staffs Royal Infirmary, suffering from severe back pain on September 25. Until he was discharged on Wednesday, he was served a cold breakfast
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MediaPost Publications: Dunkin’ Brands’ Thursday announcement that it is “strengthening” its senior leadership team by putting veteran retail executive John Costello in the new position of chief global customer and marketing officer also carried the news that Frances Allen, brand marketing officer for Dunkin’ Donuts for two years, has concurrently “decided to step down.” Earlier
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