Shoplifting costs surge despite security upgrades in U.S. stores
New York memo reports shopping losses rising to 2.5 percent of sales for the year ending Jan 31, driven by shoplifting and employee theft. Retailers lose about $20 million daily, with big chains cutting security spending as technology and rewards programs try to deter theft.
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Jay Scher
Association
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J. L. Hudson Company
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Broadway
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Johnstown
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Bentonville
Ark
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R. H. Macy & Company
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Duffy
Companies rebuild camps to curb northern turnover
In remote British Columbia and Yukon operations Cyprus Anvil Mines and Cassiar Asbestos pursue camp improvements and enhanced housing to cut turnover. Cyprus Anvil reports drop from 104 to 38 percent at Faro Yukon since 1977, aided by better labor relations, subsidized housing, and targeted recruiting.
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Bob Crooks
Canada Wide Mines
Stewart
B.C
Cyprus
Cassiar Asbestos
Cyprus Anvil
John Bruk
Faro
Yukon
Arctic Circle
Joe Lidster
United Steelworkers of America
Libster
Atlantic Provinces
Lidster
Atlantic Canada
Canada’s changing family structure reshapes economics
Ottawa notes the shift from a one salary two-child model to two earners and one child alters tax forecasting, inflation fighting, and savings. With more women in the workforce and larger two-paycheck families, recession effects and policy tools like high interest rates may lose potency as consumer behavior and saving rise.
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Ottawa
Allan J. MacEachen
Finance Department
Department
Toronto Stock Prices Sapped By Mixed Market Ticker
Readable table of Canadian stocks shows many names with prices, highs and lows, latests, and daily shifts. Trading activity includes numerous issuers such as Abitibi, Alcan, Dome Mine, Inco, Noranda, and Loblaw with varying movements and a noon sale total of 2 743 000 shares.
Lula Leads Brazil Labor Fight Amid State Repression
Lula da Silva, known as Lula, emerges as a leading working class figure in Brazil as the government suppresses labor activism. He faces a 30 year jail term for leading an illegal strike and potential further charges, while his global visits and dialogue with unions highlight a clash over Brazil's move toward democracy and workers' rights.
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