Walgreens Says It Will Close 1,200 Stores

The pharmacy giant said it would close the stores over the next three years and plans to “redeploy” the majority of the workers at the closed stores. Shutdowns (Institutional), Shopping and Retail, Company Reports, Boots Retail USA Inc, Walgreen Co, Europe, Latin America, United States The pharmacy giant said it would close the stores over the next…

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Chickpeas identified as key crop for future food security

Climate change has a negative impact on food security. An international research team led by Wolfram Weckwerth from the University of Vienna has now conducted a study to investigate the natural variation of different chickpea genotypes and their resistance to drought stress. The scientists were able to show that chickpeas are a drought-resistant legume plant…

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Killing of Japanese Boy Leaves Chinese Asking: Is This My Country?

Angry at what they view as China’s state-led xenophobia, taught in schools and prevalent online, some people are taking action, even at personal risk. Nationalism (Theory and Philosophy), Social Media, International Relations, China, Japan, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Discrimination, Censorship, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Angry at what they view as China’s state-led xenophobia, taught in schools…

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Holiday Sales Growth Expected to Normalize to Prepandemic Levels

Despite shoppers’ election-year concerns and worries about the economy, retail executives predict sales to increase as much as 3.5 percent over last year’s holiday season. Company Reports, Holidays and Special Occasions, E-Commerce, Advertising and Marketing, Shopping and Retail, Consumer Behavior, Christmas, Kohl’s Corporation, Macy’s Inc, National Retail Federation Despite shoppers’ election-year concerns and worries about the economy,…

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