According to Manpower’s latest Employment Outlook survey, New Mexico employers will add workers in the first quarter of 2011.
Category: Bonus Content
Posted in, Market Profile, The Kroger Co., West
2011 Arizona Profile: Recovery Will Be Slow, But It’s Under Way
[gn_note color=”#66cc66″] The 2011 Arizona Profile originally ran in the January 2011 edition of The Shelby Report of the West. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Ashley Bates/staff […]
Posted in, Ellerbee Buzz, National
Wal-Mart vs. Dukes: Giving Us Something to Talk About
People are talking about Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes, probably more so because the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Wal-Mart’s favor.
Posted in, From the Editor, National
To Reach Young Shoppers, Go to Their Fingertips
How many more brick-and-mortar stores do we really need? Not many more, according to Dan O’Connor, president and CEO of RetailNet Group
Posted in, California Perspective, Guest Contributors, West
Banning the Bag: The Sequel Coming to a Store Near You
Every summer you can bet on two things coming from California: A blockbuster story hitting the movie screen and blockbuster legislation. Last year’s story was Assembly Bill 1998, a statewide bill to ban plastic bags and require a charge for paper bags. Grocers made the difficult decision to support the bill because we knew that […]
Posted in, Feature, National
Ethnic Food Choices Abound in the Marketplace
As the ethnic population in the United States continues to grow, so does the popularity of ethnic foods and cuisines. Favorites like tacos, sweet and sour chicken and pad Thai are becoming the norm, not the exotic.
Posted in, Another Side, Midwest
Sunflower, Show-Me States Celebrate Native Sons
KANSAS/MISSOURI—Last month two favorite sons from these neighboring states were honored: One whose likeness is on the latest U.S. postal stamp, the other who has made an indelible stamp on the political landscape of America.
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Hispanic Buying Power
The immense buying power of the nation’s Hispanic consumers continues to energize the nation’s consumer market, and Selig Center projections reveal that Hispanics will control $1 trillion in spending power in 2010.