Price gaps widen as cereal makers face store brands
Private label cereals pressuring branded brands as price gaps grow. General Mills Kellogg Kraft Post face higher costs while store brands stay cheaper, prompting potential price cuts. Retailers push private-label promos as analysts note retailers favor volume over brand margins. Malt-O-Meal expands, challenging incumbents with cheaper store brands and a growing private-label program.
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Holiday Inn tests self-serve check-in kiosks nationwide
Holiday Inn tests self-serve kiosks at a Duluth Georgia hotel over the next months to gauge user friendliness with plans to roll out across about 1000 locations by summer. The machines allow check-in and out, reservation changes, route updates, and printing boarding passes using a credit card or Priority Club card.
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U S panel approves 130 million sale of undersea cables
A U S panel cleared a 130 million sale of a network of undersea communications cables to India's largest telecom firm Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, rejecting a full national security review though five issues prompted reconsideration. The decision followed concerns about potential security implications and the buyers' plans to acquire the cables from Tyco International.
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