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Fei-Chang or Pepsi Cola? What makes consumers choose local brands over global ones?
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Mar 31, 2009 |
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Why do some consumers prefer local products and others gravitate toward global brands? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines why some people might choose a local brand instead of a recognizable global brand ...
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Future for Internet retailers: Compete on niche products advises management insights study
Nov 18, 2009 |
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In their competition with brick-and-mortar stores, online retailers will do best if they promote the ability to search out and obtain niche products online, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue ...
News coverage of trans fat prompts shoppers to avoid certain products
Apr 20, 2009 |
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News coverage about the harmful effects of trans fat, combined with labeling information, may influence consumers' short-term purchases of foods high in trans fat, but is not enough to prompt shoppers to avoid these potentially ...
Organic or local? What's on consumers' minds when it comes to produce?
Sep 04, 2009 |
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The emerging trend toward healthier, fresher foods that are also gentle on the environment presents new dilemmas for conscientious consumers. Marketers tout the attributes of "organic" food, while the "local foods movement" ...
Fighting global warming — at the dinner table
May 05, 2008 |
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Substituting chicken, fish, or vegetables for red meat just once a week can help combat climate change — even more dramatically than buying locally sourced food, according to scientists in Pennsylvania who ...
Fresh meats often contain additives harmful to kidney disease patients
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Uncooked meat products enhanced with food additives may contain high levels of phosphorous and potassium that are not discernable from inspection of food labels, according to a study appearing in an upcoming ...
New FDA regulation of tobacco products has problems
Jul 28, 2009 |
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New US legislation granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jurisdiction over tobacco products represents a serious compromise on the part of tobacco control advocates, argues a new essay in this week's open access ...
Following the leader: Social networks of schoolchildren
May 12, 2009 |
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Kids always seem to be ahead of trends, and marketers realize the importance of new products and services taking off with the younger set. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research helps identify which children might ...
'Buy local' not the answer to smaller carbon footprint, professor argues
Dec 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In 2006, certain cafeterias on U of T’s St. George campus began serving meals made from ingredients grown mostly in Ontario – an initiative undertaken with Local Food Plus, an organization that promotes local ...
Taiwan scientists unveil new weapon in swine flu fight
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Taiwanese scientists said Tuesday they had developed an organic compound which could help control the global swine flu epidemic as the worldwide death toll from the disease passed 700.
SKorean firms to jointly develop new chips
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Samsung Electronics will lead a group of South Korean firms in jointly developing advanced semiconductors used for smartphones and digital televisions, officials said Monday.
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