By JAMES PRICHARD, Associated Press Writer James Prichard, Associated Press Writer
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Wal-Mart and two other top retailers said Friday they are suspending business with a large southwestern Michigan blueberry grower after investigators found children as young as 6 working in the grower’s fields.
Wal-Mart, Kroger and Meijer said pending further information, they [...]
With Halloween quickly approaching, a spooky item is deemed a fire hazard. Haunted House candle holders sold exclusively at Yankee Candles are being recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
// About 7,800 of these “Haunted House Screen Tea Light Holders” have been distributed to Yankee Candle stores nationwide, including here in Charlottesville. They [...]
NEWS— For Immediate Release
Made in USA Certified – Trust but Certify!
The Vision and The People Behind It
Delray Beach, FL—October 19, 2009– Julie and Adam Reiser, husband and wife team, have not only a solid marriage and partnership but a brood of six active boys ranging in age from 4 to 15 years. That [...]
The federal government is reportedly investigating whether Toys R Us Inc. has improperly acted to discourage discounting and keep the prices consumers pay on baby products such as strollers and car seats higher than they otherwise may have been.
The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that the Federal Trade Commission is examining whether [...]
By Jamie Colby
Oct. 14: Employees of Mountain and Sackett, a tie manufacturer with a plant in Long Island City, N.Y., make neckties by hand.
QUEENS, N.Y. — In just a month since its official launch, a new Web site MadeInUSA has signed up more than 350,000 U.S.-based companies looking to encourage consumers to “be American and [...]
Moms have traditionally held a great deal of purchasing power in the home. But marketers have taken the concept one step further in the Internet age, realizing that they can reach the voracious online followings that some mommy bloggers enjoy by plying them with free samples or other goods.