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...sustainable luxury and the idea of constantly thinking about and creating environmentally friendly products and buildings. Initially, it seemed absurd to correlate luxury and sustainability, but there was something compelling about his passion for the concept. Here we take a closer look at the success of companies like natural grocer Whole Foods and ecotourism's rise at places like the Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa in Queensland, Australia. The success of eco-entrepreneurs like Graham Hill, creator of design blog treehugger.com is proof that green living is becoming an increasingly natural instinct...
...ceremony in which the leader of the winning party is summoned to Buckingham Palace, there to be designated Prime Minister of Britain by the monarch and asked to form a government. The monarch, of course, was Queen Elizabeth II. The Prime Minister was Margaret Hilda Thatcher, 53, a grocer's daughter from the English Midlands, who last week led her Conservative Party to a decisive victory ... Thatcher thereby became not only the first woman to head a British government but the first to lead a major Western nation ... In keeping with British tradition, Thatcher will be addressed simply as 'Prime...
...support from Coca-Cola director and shareholder hero Warren Buffett because Coke's independent-auditor policy was allegedly too lax. At the time, John Castellani, head of the prestigious Business Roundtable, said the CalPERS attack on Buffett was "an absurdity." Then, when CalPERS targeted management at Safeway Inc., the grocer that took a hard line against Harrigan's union during a strike last year, conflict-of-interest charges rained down. "Harrigan overreached," says Karen Hanretty, spokesperson for the state Republican Party, which has publicly criticized him and CalPERS all year...
...Europe, but price pressure on insurers after the scandal could lead to lower profit margins. It's a reminder that global business means global regulation, too Bargain Hunting Europe's supermarket chains have plenty of trouble in store: a mixed bag of weak consumer spending, pressure from no-frills grocers and domestic price wars have hit retailers at the checkout. After warning that it was headed for its first loss in its 135-year history, British grocer J Sainsbury pledged to cut prices. With rival Tesco's substantial buying power allowing it to keep costs down, "price has moved...
...colleagues set out to find two men who allegedly killed a shopkeeper. There's little doubt when they reach the right house. Scrawled in red paint across the length of a mud-brick outer wall is a warning: THIS HOUSE IS WANTED FOR BLOOD. Abdul Aziz Salman, a local grocer, says he painted the message after he watched the two men who live there gun down his brother at his cigarette stall just across the narrow lane. Salman looks on as the officers approach the house. They calmly keep a gathering crowd at bay, then stack up in front...