http://www.newstin.com/us/JONATHAN_BIRCHALL Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76118367 By Jonathan Birchall in New York US retailers such as Wal-Mart and Home Depot advertise to America's Hispanic consumers on Spanish-language television. Some, such as JC Penney, operate bilingual customer service centres... Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76118367 2008-09-03T02:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76037748 By Jonathan Birchall in New York Amazon, the world's largest internet retailer, will be required to make some of its web software more accessible to blind people, under the terms of a $6m legal settlement agreed between... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76037748 2008-09-02T02:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75757029 By Jonathan Birchall in New York Sears Holdings, the fourth-largest US retailer, on Thursday reported another set of weak quarterly results at its Sears and Kmart stores, under­lining continued doubts about its direction... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:31:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75757029 2008-08-28T16:31:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75544569 By Jonathan Birchall in New York The design of Wal-Mart’s new small format Marketside stores, which will open in the Phoenix, Arizona area in coming weeks, mark a dramatic break with the branding of the rest of Wal-Mart’s... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:25:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75544569 2008-08-26T15:25:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75319753 By Jonathan Birchall in New York As the manager in charge of the world's largest supply chain, Keith Harrison believes the time has come to give the back-room business of logistics more credit. The head of global product supply... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75319753 2008-08-22T02:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75050698 A coalition of investors and environmental groups claimed on Wednesday that climate change-related shareholder resolutions filed in the US this year had achieved breakthrough results, reflecting growing investor concerns over... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:39:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75050698 2008-08-20T21:39:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74890367 By Jonathan Birchall in New York The breadth of the slowdown in discretionary US spending was underlined on Tuesday by quarterly results from Home Depot (NYSE:HD) , the home improvement store, Target, the mass discounter, and... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:39:46 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74890367 2008-08-20T07:39:46Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74682469 By Jonathan Birchall and Saskia Scholtes Citigroup will today launch a $30m plan aimed at making it easier for small US businesses such as restaurants and taxi companies to get the small loans needed for their expansion. The US... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74682469 2008-08-19T02:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74678024 By Jonathan Birchall in New York Lowe's, the US home improvement retailer, yesterday highlighted the acute regional differences in the housing-based economic slowdown, as it reported an eighth consecutive quarter of falling... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74678024 2008-08-19T02:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74426031 By Jonathan Birchall in New York The general mood of frugality hitting US shoppers as they cut back on spending during the downturn, is failing to hit electronics goods, which are seeing a corresponding surge in sales. Some... Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:42:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74426031 2008-08-17T17:42:00Z