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1 hr ago | Daily Mail

Panhandlers arrested for stabbing Christine Calderon to death on...

Panhandlers arrested for stabbing a woman to death on Hollywood's 'Walk of Fame' after she took photo of them on her cell phone and wouldn't pay $1 for it Three panhandlers were arrested Wednesday for stabbing a woman to death on Hollywood's star-lined 'Walk of Fame' Tuesday night.

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Related Topix: Apparel, American Apparel, American Eagle Outfitters

Wed Jun 19, 2013

The Winnipeg Free Press

Hudson's Bay says it's not just a retailer, but a hangout for shoppers

Hudson's Bay Co. says the only way its business will continue to thrive is for it to move away from being seen as just a department store.

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Related Topix: HSBC Holding, Banking, Hudsons Bay

WCHS-TV Charleston

Officials: Urban Outfitters pulls pill glasses

Political leaders in drug-plagued Kentucky say retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. has responded to a multi-state campaign and stopped selling flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that look like prescription pill bottles.

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Related Topix: Apparel, Urban Outfitters, US Governors, Steve Beshear

WCHS-TV Charleston

Urban Outfitters pulls pill-bottle shot glasses

Political leaders in drug-plagued Kentucky say they're pleased that retailer Urban Outfitters has stopped selling flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that look like prescription pill bottles.

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Related Topix: Apparel, Urban Outfitters, US Governors, Steve Beshear

KTVN Reno

Best Buy Recalls Batteries Over Fire Risk

Best Buy is recalling 5,100 replacement batteries for the MacBook Pro due to a fire risk.

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Related Topix: Best Buy, Product Recalls

WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

Pa. Guardsman sues Target over 'no show' firing

A member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard has sued Target Corp., saying he was wrongly fired from one of the chain's Pittsburgh-area stores for violating its "no-call, no-show" policy while he was on a two-week training assignment in Virginia.

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Related Topix: Target, US National Guard, US Military

The Southtown Star

OfficeMax wants tax breaks to stay in Illinois

OfficeMax Inc. is asking the state of Illinois for tax breaks to keep the company's headquarters in-state after the office supply chain's merger with Office Depot Inc. is complete.

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Related Topix: Office Equipment, OfficeMax, Illinois, Office Depot

Albany Times Union

Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman Zimmer

In this Thursday, May 6, 1999 file photo, George Zimmer, second from left, gestures to Andy Dolich prior to a meeting, in Oakland, Calif.

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Related Topix: Mens Wearhouse, Apparel

Today's TMJ4

Owner of Menards being sued after allegations of sexual harassment

The lawsuit claims John Menard, Jr. touched and demanded sexual activities multiple times from the wife of a former business partner in Indiana.

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Related Topix: Household Products, Menards

KTVU Oakland

SPCA preparing possible criminal case after animal rescue

The SPCA for Monterey County is taking care of 17 neglected animals rescued at a pet adoption event on Saturday and is also preparing a possible criminal case against the alleged caretaker, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Monterey County, CA, PETsMART, Pets, Sand City, CA, Monterey, CA, Fresno County, CA, Dunlap, CA

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Lake Cowichan Gazette

Sobeys buying up Safeway stores

By Phil Melnychuk - Maple Ridge News Published: June 18, 2013 3:00 PM Updated: June 18, 2013 3:33 PM Your local Safeway store could be changing, or it could just stay the same and keep operating with a new owner - Sobey's of Nova Scotia, The purchase could be a sign that Safeway is leaving an increasingly tough market as the super chains such as ... (more)

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Related Topix: Canada Safeway, Safeway, Grocery, Big Box Retailers, Marketing

GlobeNewswire

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FWT, Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of wireless communication infrastructure products, today reported that its 1999 fiscal year-to-date backlog has increased 47 percent to $25 million from $17 million at fiscal year-end 1998, as a result of orders for communications towers.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Auto Parts, Keystone Automotive Industries, Pennsylvania, Printers, Internet, Science / Technology

680News

National retailer Hudson's Bay Company names Bonnie Brooks to vice-chairman

Bonnie Brooks, president and CEO of The Bay, speaks during an interview prior in New York on March 28 2012.

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Related Topix: Hudsons Bay, Liz Claiborne, Apparel

The Orlando Sentinel

Shoplifting leads to armed-robbery arrest, cops say

A shoplifting case turned into an armed-robbery arrest Monday when a man showed a store loss-prevention officer a handgun, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.

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Related Topix: Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse, Apparel

The Hartford Courant

Insight: Why Citi wants to rack up U.S. taxes

Over the past few years, Citigroup Inc has been grappling with an unusual problem - how to incur more U.S. taxes.

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Citigroup, Best Buy, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Ansonia, CT

Reuters

Starboard's battle with Smithfield over China-deal adds to activist image

Since Starboard Value LP was spun off as a separate hedge fund just over two years ago it has been fast gaining a reputation for aggressive shareholder activism, pushing for change in household names including AOL and Office Depot Inc. Initially investing in small cap value companies, Starboard quickly gained a reputation in Silicon Valley as a ... (more)

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Related Topix: Activism, AOL, Time Warner, Media, Computers, Office Equipment, Office Depot, Startups, Extreme Networks, Food, Smithfield Foods

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Business Journal

Safeway plans expansion in face of increased competition

Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway Inc. is moving to keep its footing in the District in the face of increased competition, The Washington Post reported.

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Related Topix: Safeway, Grocery, Pleasanton, CA, The Washington Post Company

The Hartford Courant

Office Depot sets annual meeting date after investor complaints

Office Depot Inc on Monday said it will hold its annual shareholder meeting on August 21, after its top investor sued the second-largest U.S. office supply retailer for not holding one in the past year to elect directors.

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Related Topix: Office Equipment, Office Depot, Home Depot, Household Products, OfficeMax, Ansonia, CT

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Sex charges fly in Menard-Hilbert legal battle

Prosecutors in northern Indiana are dropping child neglect charges against a mother whose two young sons locked themselves in the trunk of her car and died.

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Related Topix: Household Products, Menards, Indiana, St Joseph County, IN

WBAY-TV Green Bay

Sex charges fly in Menard-Hilbert legal battle

A lawsuit claims billionaire hardware kingpin John Menard pressured the wife of a business partner to have sex with Menard and his wife and retaliated with firings and lawsuits when she turned him down.

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Related Topix: Household Products, Menards

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