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Amazon might grow market for used games

Technology / Business

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Investors in GameStop Corp. may have panicked earlier this month on the news that Amazon.com was entering into the used video game space, but a new study suggests that the slumping economy may help make room for plenty of ...





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Retail clinics less likely to be located in underserved communities

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Despite reports indicating that placement of retail clinics are determined by physician shortages and higher uninsured populations, these clinics appear to be located in more advantaged neighborhoods, according to a report ...


Retail medical clinics can provide care at lower cost, similar quality as other settings

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores can provide care for routine illnesses at a lower cost and similar quality as offered in physician offices, urgent care centers or emergency departments, according ...


New Logistics Model Improves Forecast Accuracy of Retail and Packaged-Goods Orders

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether it’s dog food or iPods, tires or televisions, virtually every consumer has endured a frustrating out-of-stock experience. Retailers hate it as much as customers, perhaps more, because they lose money ...


Gasoline stations set prices to match a small number of other stations

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 31, 2008 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0

For many years, there have been competition concerns regarding how retail gasoline prices are set in the U.S. and Canada. Consumers have complained about the perceived uniformity of retail gas prices and the perception that ...


Meijer stores to give free antibiotics

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 24, 2006 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (22) | comments 0

Grand Rapids, Mich., retail chain Meijer Inc. has announced it will distribute free antibiotics to customers for colds and other ailments.


Item-Level Tagging with RFID Technology

Item-Level Tagging with RFID Technology

Technology / Engineering

created May 17, 2007 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Imagine shopping without money, sales clerks or even cash registers. All you have to do is walk in, find your items and walk out. In the not-so-distant future, special technology within retail stores may help ...


Forrester projects rise in online holiday sales

Technology / Business

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Forrester Research Inc. is projecting an 8 percent increase to $44.7 billion in online holiday sales compared with a year ago as bargain hunters turn to the Web for deals.


Braxada launched as world wireless conduit

Technology /

created Mar 07, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

RadioShack and three other companies have formed a new commercial alliance that will serve as a worldwide retail supplier of wireless handsets.


Top designers in your own home?

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A web tool that analyses sales and design data from European home textile producers, distributors and retailers is boosting product development - and industry competitiveness.


Test Detects Insect Carriers of Citrus Greening Disease

Test Detects Insect Carriers of Citrus Greening Disease

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With their pleasing flavor, cheerful color, and health-imparting dose of vitamin C, it's not surprising that oranges are one of America's Top 10 favorite fruits. But some of the nation's citrus ...



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