Archive for December, 2009

Currents | Online: Recycled Jugs Seen in a New Light

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Currents | Online: Recycled Jugs Seen in a New Light Richard Donnelly was one of many readers who submitted pictures of holiday lighting to NYTimes.com. Source: feeds.nytimes.comConsumer confidence in 2nd straight boost (CNN Money) A key measure of consumer confidence rose for a second straight month in ...

Sanofi to Buy Chattem, Expand in U.S. Consumer Health (Update3) (Bloomberg)

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Sanofi to Buy Chattem, Expand in U.S. Consumer Health (Update3) (Bloomberg) Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Sanofi-Aventis SA agreed to buy Chattem Inc. , the maker of Gold Bond medicated body powder, for $1.9 billion to enter the U.S. consumer health care market. Source: www.bloomberg.comGerman GfK Consumer Confidence Drops More Than ...

Flycell CEO Named Most Visionary Consumer Services Executive in 2009 Mobile Star Awards(TM) (Marketwire)

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Alberto Montesi Wins Award for Leadership and Financial Success as Flycell Wins Best Consumer Entertainment Service read more here....Julie Simonson always yearned to live near trees, so it's fitting she ended up with her family in Sunnyside Gardens, Queens. read more here....“Responsible luxury” is how ...

Consumer Group Says Popular Zhu Zhu Pets Are Unsafe (FOX 61 Chattanooga)

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

A consumer group contends one of the holiday season's must-have toys is unsafe. But the maker of the robotic Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters defended its product Saturday against a study by San Francisco-based GoodGuide that said higher-than-allowed levels of the chemical antimony were found in the toy. read more ...