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| Jan.11 |
 Venezuela |
Stores face punishment after devaluation| Inspectors, aided by the military, shut down 70 stores as a sanction for allegedly adjusting prices in the wake of a currency devaluation | |
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| Nov.9 |
 USA |
Pushchair amputation risk recall| Maclaren USA has announced a recall of 1m pushchairs in the US after a dozen children had their fingertips amputated in the hinge | |
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| Aug.4 |
 Italy |
Huge jackpot still unwon The jackpot of Italy's national lottery has reached almost 116m euros, after no-one got the correct six numbers in Tuesday night's draw
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| Jul.23 |
 Paris |
France to relax Sunday shopping ban The Senate narrowly passed a controversial law to allow many more shops across the country to open on Sundays
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| Jul.12 |
 Western China |
Stores reopen in Urumqi after protests  Xinhua: Retailers in the city, and other cities in the region have resumed business
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| Jul.1 |
 Panama |
Supermarket tycoon sworn in as president National Assembly President Jose Luis Varela performed the swearing-in and placed the presidential sash on Ricardo Martinelli
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| Jul.16 |
Washington |
US inflation rate at 26-year high| The inflation accelerated by 1.1%, at the fastest rate in 26 years in June, fuelled higher by surging energy prices | |
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| May.7 |
 Myanmar |
 Cyclone victims 'storm' reopened shops  Hungry crowds of survivors have stormed reopened shops in devastated Irrawaddy delta as aid groups grew frustrated by their lack of access
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| Apr.24 |
USA |
  Report ties U.S. retailers to sweatshop Several leading retailers received shrimp from plants in Thailand and Bangladesh where workers as young as 8 are subject to sweatshop condit...
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| Mar.25 |
 Argentina |
Farmers strike leaves shelves bare A strike by farmers, who are protesting an increase in export taxes for their products, continued for a 13th day with no solution in sight
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| Nov.10 |
Southern China |
Superstore stampede kills shoppers Shoppers eager to buy goods on sale stampeded at a Carrefour supermarket in southwestern China
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| Oct.29 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Gap fires 'child labor' contractor Clothing retailer has fired an Indian company accused of using child labor to make clothes
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| Oct.22 |
Southern Italy |
Mafia turnover '$120bn' Retailers have denounced the growth of Mafia extortion rackets which they say now affect big companies as well as smaller one
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| Sep.27 |
 South Africa |
Giant Soweto shopping mall opens Map of Soweto South Africa Former President Nelson Mandela has opened the largest shopping centre in southern Africa in Soweto
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| Sep.4 |
USA |
Thousands of Mattel toys recalled| The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 700,000 Chinese-made toys that have excessive amounts of lead paint | |
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| Aug.14 |
USA |
Mattel recalls millions of Chinese toys The toymaker has recalled millions of toys worldwide for the second time in two weeks. Sarge toys from the Pixar film Cars paint contains lead
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| Jul.10 |
 Zimbabwe |
Shelves bare as economic crisis looms The economy veered closer to the brink with no end in sight to chronic shortages of foods and gasoline
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| Mar.6 |
New Jersey |
 Mega Millions sets new world record| Richard Wilson of Woodbine, New Jersey and Eddie Nabors of Dalton, Georgia have stepped forward to claim | |
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| Mar.20 |
China |
Wal-Mart to hire 150,000 The US firm plans to hire an extra staff in China over the next 5 years. Retailer plans to open a further 20 stores
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| Sep.17 |
 New Orleans |
Business owners return The owners of bars, restaurants came back to see what Hurricane Katrina left behind
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| Dec.22 |
 Spain |
$522m lotto win in town named Luck The winning coupon number -- known as Fat One -- was 54600
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| Jun.20 |
 England |
5th Harry Potter book on sale Millions fans finally got their hands on the 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'
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| Jun.7 |
New York |
Tax-free boost The mayor Bloomberg has declared tax-free shopping days to boost the city's flagging post-11 September economy
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| Mar.8 |
USA |
Kmart to axe 22,000 jobs
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| Jan.22 |
USA |
Kmart files for bankruptcy
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