To discourage the use of plastic bags, New York City could just dictate that the transaction take longer.
Mon 10 Nov 2008
Filed under: Retail Stores and Trade, Supermarkets, Waste Materials and Disposal, Bloomberg, Michael R, New York City — @ 5:18 am
Fri 7 Nov 2008
Filed under: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Taxation, Shopping Bags, Retail Stores and Trade, Supermarkets, Environment, Bloomberg, Michael R, Recycling of Waste Materials, New York City — @ 5:27 am
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg called for charging shoppers 6 cents for every plastic bag needed at the register, which could generate $16 million a year for the city.
Fri 7 Nov 2008
Filed under: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Taxation, Shopping Bags, Retail Stores and Trade, Supermarkets, Environment, Bloomberg, Michael R, Recycling of Waste Materials, New York City — @ 3:47 am
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg called for charging shoppers 6 cents for every plastic bag needed at the register, which could generate $16 million a year for the city.
Thu 16 Oct 2008
Relying on coupon discounts to meet her family’s basic needs, a Connecticut clipping queen probes the supermarket isles.
Thu 9 Oct 2008
Filed under: Duran, Martin, Nunez, Bienvenido, Bushwick (NYC), Wages and Salaries, Supermarkets — @ 5:57 am
The top two executives at an Associated supermarket in Brooklyn were arrested on charges that they had cheated workers out of more than $300,000 and had falsified business records.
Mon 29 Sep 2008
Jefferson Market, a gourmet grocery on Avenue of the Americas, opened in 1929, the year of the first great crash. It may not survive a second one.
Mon 5 May 2008
Filed under: Harlem (NYC), Food, Aged, Shopping Centers, Brooklyn (NYC), Retail Stores and Trade, Queens (NYC), Bronx (NYC), Economic Conditions and Trends, Supermarkets, New York City — @ 5:54 am
Millions of New Yorkers are having trouble finding fresh and affordable food within walking distance of their homes, according to a recent city study.