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If Retailers Want to Survive, They Must Stay on the Green Path

Retailers trying to cut costs in this flailing economy have been sent a strong message from consumers: don’t sacrifice your efforts to go green. A survey by Havas Media of 20,000 consumers in 10 countries found that 80% would reward brands that adopted sustainable practices and 72% would punish those who don’t bother.
From Reuters:
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Is Food Still ‘Local’ if it’s Grown by a Nationwide Brand?

If you live in Florida, is a Tropicana orange ‘locally grown’? That’s what Environmental Economics is wondering after a recent USA Today article questioned what the term ‘local food’ really means. While retailers have been quick to jump on the consumer desire for food grown closer to home, some of them seem to be stretching [...]

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Watch the Wal-Mart Virus Spread Across America

Walking through the crowded, narrow aisles of Wal-Mart, you may be inclined to keep your arms as close to you as possible and avoid touching most surfaces. After all, the place is so crowded at any given time, it wouldn’t be surprising if you took home more than just a $20 stereo. So, [...]

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New ‘Green’ Milk Jugs Not Cutting it with Consumers

So, apparently green milk jugs kind of suck. At least, that’s according to the Wal-Mart and Costco shoppers who have purchased the newly redesigned gallon jugs and complain about how hard they are to pour. These new jugs have been introduced because they’re cheaper to ship, better for the environment, cost less and [...]

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Axis of Corporate Evil: Taco Bell, Wal-Mart, and the NRA Hired Black Ops Private Security Team to Spy on Green Activists

Taco Bell, Wal-Mart, and the NRA hired the private security firm Carlyle Group to get all “black ops” on eco-activists asses. They rumaged through their garbage to find confidential documents (the lesson here- shred your papers) and even social security numbers.
A private security company organized and managed by former Secret Service officers spied on Greenpeace [...]

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Video Shows Growth of Wal-Mart Matches Outbreak of Infectious Disease

This is awesome- Kiwi Tobes has a downright creepy video showing the growth of Wal-Mart since its founding. I’d be willing to lay a tenner down on the table betting that the growth of Wal-Mart is similar to the outbreak pattern of an infectious disease released from Bentonville- think Stephen Kings The Stand here.
It’s pretty [...]

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