Wal-Mart pulls mail order rentals as downloads rise
As Wal-Mart exits the mail order DVD rental business in favor of Netflix amid growing Internet distribution, the piece highlights a shift toward online access for films. The piece notes Netflix and other firms invest in downloading and streaming, while mail order and paper media face long term decline.
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Wal-Mart
Netflix
Dan Glickman
Motion Picture Association of America
Glickman
Creation
Hollywood
Mount
Everest
Blockbuster
Amazon.com
Britain
Amazon
Auto parts suppliers show strained trust with GM and Big Three
A Michigan Planning Perspectives survey of 259 suppliers in March and April finds GM relationships at a 15 year low with 85 percent reporting poor ties and only 3 percent good or very good. Ford and Chrysler also score poorly, while Toyota and Honda fare better. Nissan shows mixed results.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Michigan
Planning Perspectives Inc
John Henke
Ford Motor Co
DaimlerChrysler AG
Chrysler Group
Ford
Chrysler
Henke
Thomas Hill
Hill
Toyota Motor Corp
Honda Motor Co
Toyota
Honda
Nissan Motor Co
United and IAM Near Labor Deadline for United Airlines
United Airlines faces a Tuesday deadline with its largest union, IAM District 141, as ground workers threaten a strike. Negotiators meet Monday night to close a five year contract while a bankruptcy judge may rule on unilateral wage cuts if no deal is reached. The dispute centers on pension funding and a shift to a 401k plan versus the IAM’s defined benefit fund.
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Chicago
United Airlines
United
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Eugene Wedoff
IAM
IAM Mem
Bers
Randy Canale
IAM District 141
Wedoff
Elk Grove Village
Ill
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Middletown Journal
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Bill Moore
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