Consumer Packaged Goods

McDonald’s Swaps Frozen Patties for Fresh Beef

January 8, 2018

McDonald’s has announced it will start using fresh beef patties instead of frozen ones in its quarter pounder burgers across the U.S. by the middle of the year in an attempt to lure back customers.

Brands Lace-Up to Map 'Invisible' Shoemakers in South India

January 8, 2018

Reuters

When the 55-year-old woman stood up to speak at a meeting of shoemakers in south India last month, she was seeing her employers for the first time.

Foreign Firms Rush Washers, Solar Panels Into U.S. Amid Trade Fears

January 5, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Foreign makers of such products as washing machines and solar panels are ramping up shipments to the U.S. ahead of government decisions on whether to erect new barriers, trade data show.

Good for Factories, Bad for Shoppers: A Brexit Pattern Is Emerging

January 5, 2018

The Guardian

The U.K. economy has settled down into a post EU-referendum pattern. Consumer spending is being constrained by the fall in the value of the pound, which has pushed up inflation by making imports dearer. But manufacturing has started to do better, in part because the weakness of sterling has made exports cheaper.

'Not Built for This': What Fails in the Extreme Cold? Just About Everything.

January 5, 2018

The Washington Post

You can’t fight fire with ice. That’s a frozen fact that public safety officials are grappling with as extreme cold continues to grip Washington and much of the rest of the country this week.

There's Money to Be Made in Returning E-Commerce Orders

January 3, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Every week, dozens of people walk into Petals N Wax, a Marina del Rey gift store, to return items they bought from online retailers.

Will the Rapidly Shrinking Store Save Retail?

January 3, 2018

The Washington Post

With holiday shopping in full swing, Sears decided it was time to host a “grand reopening” for its department store at Fair Oaks Mall in Northern Virginia, complete with magic shows, jugglers, face painting and free cotton candy.

UPS and FedEx Handle Record Holiday Surge With Minimal Delays

January 2, 2018

Bloomberg

United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. delivered almost all of people’s presents by Christmas Day, with the former company finishing strong after a bruising late November.

How to Reduce Costs With 'Energy As Financial Planning' Approach

December 28, 2017

Ty Eldridge, global energy consultant, Environmental Leader contributor

The diversity of options for securing energy and power available to an industrial energy manager today are vast and expanding.

Many Unhappy Returns? Online Holiday Shopping’s Big Hangover

December 28, 2017

The New York Times

Kristina Nicolas will proudly tell you that she’s been doing practically all her shopping online for years now. She will also tell you, in a more exasperated voice, that this has not remotely abbreviated the amount of time she spends going to stores.

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