Tag: Consumer services

Activists sue big French retailer over Amazon forest damage

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PARIS — Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain...

Man gets 17 1/2 years in fatal Indiana workplace shooting

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JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — A man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a co-worker in 2019 at their southern Indiana workplace has been sentenced to...

Costco 4Q profits rise, helped by pandemic shopping habits

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ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Warehouse retail chain Costco Wholesale said its fourth-quarter profits rose slightly from a year ago, its profits weighed by wage premiums...

Peppa Pig theme park set for Legoland Florida Resort in 2022

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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A standalone Peppa Pig theme park is set to open next year at the Legoland Florida Resort, park officials announced...

Marriott names Anthony Capuano new CEO, president

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BETHESDA, Md. — Marriott International named a new CEO and a new president Tuesday, a little more than a week after its former leader...

Kroger is latest victim of third-party software data breach

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BOSTON — Kroger Co. says it was among the multiple...

German police arrest man suspected of sending package bombs

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BERLIN — A 66-year-old man in Germany has been taken into custody on suspicion he was behind three package bombs sent to food manufacturers...

Google fined $1 million for misleading French hotel rankings

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PARIS — Google has agreed to pay a fine of 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) after French authorities concluded the search engine displayed “misleading”...

Got no milk: Nestle creates vegan KitKat bar

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BERLIN — Coming soon to a selected retailer near you: a vegan version of the iconic KitKat candy bar. ...

Online sales soar in 4th quarter for retailer Ahold Delhaize

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Online sales at retailer Ahold Delhaize soared nearly 72% in the final quarter of 2020, the company said Wednesday, as...