Complex Adaptive Systems and Consumer Research: The Search for a New Perspective on Researching Consumer Behaviour
The Independent (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
I have just moved into a flat with a friend. We're graduates and haven't got jobs yet. I've got quite a lot of jewellery and my mother wants me to have it insured but I'm not sure how much to insure it for and I can't afford to spend much on a policy. HM Kent
Safehaven (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
When I first came out with the PPD research (which I released for free as a public service, may I add), many were doubtful as the market was literally manipulated upward. I feel my blog's patrons were confusing the alleged "scam's" ...
Apple iPhone Blog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
What if you have to buy Christmas gifts for parents, brothers, husband, sister, children, aunt, uncle and who else more but you have only particular amount of money. You must handle the challenge and be organized while shopping. In addition, you should better remember wishes of potential gift receivers. It could appear hard but not with the new app - Christmas Gifts List which is developed by AdamCode...
AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
UK lawmakers officially announced the Digital Economy Bill intended to address issues identified by the Digital Britain Report. As expected it makes communications regulators at Ofcom responsible for curbing unauthorized P2P file sharing. Initially it doesn't go quite as far as entertainment industry representatives would like, and only requires that ISPs forward warning letters about alleged illegal...
Offshore Banking Services - The Privacy Trap (Free subscription) | yesterday
The FDCPA limits how bill collectors conduct business and defines consumers' rights in dealing with bill collectors. It also assigns penalties and remedies for when bill collectors violate these rights.
Privacy Law Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
On November 17, 2009, eight federal regulatory agencies released their final model privacy notice form that is intended to make it easier for consumers to understand how financial institutions collect and share information about them. The model privacy notice form, which features a version that offers consumers an opt-out and one with no opt-out , represents the culmination of extensive research and...
The West Virginia Rebel's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Free market? What's that? the Feds must have better things to worry about than whether two little Pennsylvania pretzel companies pose a danger to the American economy. This month Snyder's of Hanover and Utz Quality Foods, both in Hanover, just over the state line from Carroll County, halted a planned merger after regulators intervened. In deciding to extend its review of the deal, the Federal Trade...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the holidays around the corner, the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (www.nafcu.org) is offering these tips to help folks avoid the holiday budget hangover. Create a budget – Create your gift list and determine how much you can spend on each person. Set a budget among family and friends or maybe establish a gift exchange program. Give Gifts that...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wednesday, November 25, 2009: Community Foundation of Central Florida Unveils New Web Site with Detailed “Portraits” of Charitable Organizations in Central Florida; Transparency Expected to Stimulate Nonprofit Marketplace and Change Giving Central Florida is one of the first regions in the country to make it happen, thanks to the Community Foundation of Central...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unilever United States, Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, NJ, in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is voluntarily recalling certain Shedd’s Country Crock® chilled side-dish products because they may contain undeclared sulfites. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of serious or life-threatening...
HomeATM (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Published: Friday 20 November 2009 The EU is in corrective mode on eCommerce after it created a web of burdensome rules in order to inspire more consumer confidence, argues the author of a report examining European rules on online shopping. Background: At present, the contractual rights of EU consumers are set out in four separate directives on unfair contract terms, sales and guarantees, distance...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
WAYNE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toys “R” Us, Inc. announced today the completion of the offering of $725 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured 8.50% notes due 2017 (the “Notes”) by Toys “R” Us Property Company II, LLC (“Toys Propco II”), formerly known as Giraffe Properties, LLC, one of its indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Notes were...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 125 top women lawyers, in-house counsel and corporate leaders from around the country convened to discuss numerous pressing legal and business issues – including pandemic flu in the workplace, employee blogging and social networking, and restructurings and reorganizations in a global economy – at Proskauer’s annual Women’s Law Forum, held...
SunbeltBLOG (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Washington Post columnist Brian Krebs is reporting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving to shut down 136 Internet pharmacy web sites that have been selling counterfeit drugs or those not approved by the FDA. The FDA office of criminal investigations has sent warning letters to the site operators and notified their ISPs that they were selling the pharmaceuticals illegally. According...
http://www.wisebread.com/feed (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
By Stacy Johnson I work at home, often under high pressure, so I'm not fond of interuptions. And yet they come constantly: spam emails that bury ones I need to see, stupid junk mail I have to sort through, people knocking at my door trying to sell me everything from steak to magazines and phone calls from people trying to sell me something. I'm mad as hell and not going to take it any more! How about...
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money | 12/08/2009
In the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s, cigarette advertising frequently included claims that drew the attention of the Federal Trade Commission (e.g., “No worry about throat irritation even when you inhale!”). The commission's efforts to police these claims had little effect, however, for it was unable to stop the misleading claims until after the lengthy hearing and appeal processes had been exhausted....
money | 12/08/2009
Promotional activities have always been part of tobacco product marketing, but there was a marked increase in the distribution of promotional items for tobacco products in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The effects of this phenomenon on the uptake of cigarettes by the young could be readily measured by survey techniques, for it is relatively easy to ascertain, for instance, whether a respondent has...
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