Retailers push deep discounts as holiday sales strategy
Retailers across the United States race to entice shoppers with loss leaders and extended incentives. Stauer offers a free amethyst necklace with 24.95 shipping while Nordstrom and Raymour & Flanigan roll out free shipping and long zero interest periods. Sears matches online prices plus 10 percent off the difference. Industry researchers warn of a second recession framing the holiday season.
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FDA cites dirty equipment in Jensen Farms cantaloupe outbreak
FDA says pools of water and old hard to-clean equipment at Jensen Farms packing facility in Colorado led to a deadly listeria outbreak. Investigators found positive samples on equipment and fruit and note used equipment was corroded and floors hard to clean, enabling contamination.
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Riots erupt in Athens amid anti austerity protests
Hundreds of youths smashed stores in central Athens during a massive rally against austerity. Outside parliament protesters hurled marble and petrol bombs as police used tear gas and stun grenades, with 38 officers and three civilians hospitalized and 33 detained.
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