Walgreens to close 200 stores open same amount elsewhere
Walgreens Boots Alliance plans to shutter about 200 underperforming U S stores over three years and replace them with roughly the same number in new locations. The move is part of a 1 billion cost-cutting plan to 2017, with pretax charges expected at 1.6 to 1.8 billion.
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Chicago
Walgreens
Boots Alliance
U.S
Chicago Tribune
Alex Gourlay
Walgreens Boots
Walgreen
Gourlay
Stefano Pessina
Pessina
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Europe
Alliance Boots
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Sabra recalls hummus due to listeria contamination
Sabra recalls about 30 000 cases of Classic hummus distributed nationwide after a routine store test in Michigan found listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses reported. affected items include several 10 30 and 32 ounce formats with May 11 or May 15 best before dates. Consume or return for refund. call 888 957 2272 or visit fda gov safety recalls for details.
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Sabra
Colonial Heights
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Fda
Inspection finds no violations at Okla ice cream plant
Oklahoma inspectors, after blue Bell listeria linked illness, praised the Broken Arrow facility for no violations and a "great job" during a March 18 routine check. No prior issues were noted, though listeria cannot be spotted visually. Eight illnesses and three deaths tied to tainted Blue Bell products have prompted recalls and factory shutdowns.
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Dallas
Blue Bell
Oklahoma
Stan Stromberg
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
Brenham
Texas
GM to halt Volt production for retooling
GM will stop Chevrolet Volt production next month at the Detroit Hamtramck plant to retool for the next generation of the extended range hybrid. The plant extends the changeover period due to a Volt glut as GM carries a 200 day supply, with about 100 days in California the car’s top market. Sales of the 2015 Volt are slow with 1,874 sold in the first quarter, down 48 percent from a year ago.
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Detroit
General Motors
Detroit/Hamtramck
Michigan
California
Michelle Malcho
Apple Watch offers 54 configurations across cases bands and sizes
Apple unveils 54 watch configurations including Sport aluminum options from 349 to 599 for larger sizes, stainless steel ranges 549 to 1099, and luxury Edition with gold alloy cases priced up to 12000. Leather bands and separate bands push options to 32 or more configurations.
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New York
Apple Watch
Apple
PC sales dip again in first quarter across globe
Gartner and IDC report persistent PC market weakness as demand for desktops shrinks amid a shift to mobile devices. Laptop and hybrid sales show slight gains, with Lenovo and HP posting higher worldwide figures while others like Dell fall. Intel trims revenue forecast on weak desktop PC demand.
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San Jose
Calif
Gartner Research
Microsoft Corp
Jay Chou
Chou
China
Lenovo Group Ltd
California
Hewlett-Packard Co
Dell
Apple
United States
IDC
Gartner
Silicon Valley
Intel Corp
Intel
Sprint Versus T-Mobile Worth Watching For No. 3 Slot
Sprint and T-Mobile vie for the No. 3 wireless ranking as Q1 totals loom. Analysts disagree on who leads as Legere and Claure push promos and counterclaims about inactive accounts. If T-Mobile edges Sprint, the shift would be symbolic but reflect broader duopoly dynamics with Verizon and AT&T.
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Sprint Corp
T-Mobile US Inc
Overland Park, Kan
Sprint
T-Mobile
Adam Skowitz
Wall Street
Nomura Securities
Craig Moffett
Moffett Nathanson Research
John Legere
Marcelo Claure
Jaime Jones
Claure
Jones
Legere
Kevin Durant
Frobinson
Moffett
Jan Dawson
Jackdaw Research
Verizon
At&t
Bill Ho
556 Ventures LLC
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