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France – French President: World Powers Will Mobilize Against Iran If Nuclear Talks Fail

By admin on August 25, 2010

France – French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Iran on Wednesday that failure to reach a credible agreement over its nuclear program would force world powers to mobilize to protect threatened states in the region.
In an annual address to France’s ambassadors, Sarkozy laid out his foreign policy objectives as the country prepares to take over [...]

Haifa, Israel – Cow Runs Wild at Shopping Center

By admin on August 25, 2010

Haifa, Israel – A woman was lightly wounded and a few cars were damaged Wednesday when a cow went on a rampage at a shopping center in the northern Israeli city of Nesher.
Police said the cow, which eventually headed north towards Haifa’s Checkpost Junction, was part of a herd that was grazing near the “Big” [...]

Montreal, Canada – Real Estate Mogul David Azrieli In Interview Talks About Empire He Build

By admin on August 8, 2010

Montreal, Canada – David Azrieli has turned 88 years of age and just hit his stride with the deal of a lifetime. Last month, he pulled off the biggest IPO in Israeli history by selling 25.1% of his conglomerate, the Azrieli Group, for $700-million. This gives the company a value of $2.8-billion. The listing, also [...]

Bentonville, AR – Wal-Mart To Use Electronic Tags to Control Garment Inventory: Privacy Experts Decry

By admin on July 23, 2010

Bentonville, AR – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is putting electronic identification tags on men’s clothing like jeans starting Aug. 1 as the world’s largest retailer tries to gain more control of its inventory. But the move is raising eyebrows among privacy experts.
The individual garments, which also includes underwear and socks, will have removable smart tags that [...]

Sydney, Australia – Man Jumps To His Death in Busy Shopping Mall

By admin on June 10, 2010

Sydney, Australia – During the last 30 minutes of his life, a crying 46-year-old man clutched a teddy bear as he prepared to jump from a balcony ledge on the top floor of one of Sydney’s busiest shopping centres.
It was a scenario all too common in Australia, which has one of the highest suicide rates [...]

New York – Consumers Are Not Shopping As Much As Many Expected

By admin on May 6, 2010

New York – Most top U.S. retail chains reported weaker-than-expected April same-store sales Thursday, suggesting that Wall Street’s hopes for a consumer rebound have gotten ahead of the actual pace of recovery.
Sales at stores open at least a year rose 0.5 percent in April, well short of Wall Street estimates of a 1.7 percent increase. [...]

Food Costs Jump Most In 26 Years

By admin on April 22, 2010

Producer prices took an unexpected jump in March 0.7%, the U.S. Labor Department announced Thursday, as spiking food prices pushed the wholesale index higher then it’s been in 26 years.
However, the core rate, which excludes the often-volatile food and energy component, still shows low inflation at the wholesale level: It rose just 0.1% in March.
Economists [...]

Manhattan, NY – At New Costco, Kosher, Organic and Bargains in High Demand

By admin on April 18, 2010

Manhattan, NY – WHEN Costco opened its first Manhattan outpost last November, in a soaring East 116th Street shopping complex with river views, management did not know precisely who or what to expect: Would customers stream in from East Harlem and Washington Heights? Or would the aisles be flooded with Upper West Siders stocking up [...]

Mea Shearim – Or Hachaim Modern Bookstore a Hit With Charedim

By admin on April 7, 2010

Mea Shearim – Whoever thought that books were going out of style should visit the bookstore Or Hachaim Center in the ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood, Mea Shearim.
In the middle of the old neighborhood where a supermarket used to be, a bookstore has opened for the book lovers of the haredi sector, and there are a lot [...]

Bergen County, NJ – NJ Governor Wants Laws Prohibiting Shopping On Sunday To Be Rescinded

By admin on March 17, 2010

Bergen County, NJ – It’s tough to fight city hall, and even tougher to fight a whole county, but that’s just what New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is doing – and the place is Bergen County.
The governor is proposing an end to Bergen County’s blue laws, and there is plenty of local opposition.
Anyone who shops [...]

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