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Used-car market heats up

Terry Ray The Press-Enterprise

Last updated Monday, May 9, 2011 - 8:00pm

Economic pressures of the last few years have pushed many consumers out of the new-car market in search of a cheaper alternative, which would be good news for used-car dealers, if only they could find enough cars to sell.

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Wal-Mart fights declining U.S. sales

Andria Cheng, MarketWatch

Last updated Monday, April 11, 2011 - 9:35pm

NEW YORK -- Seeking to reverse seven straight quarters of same-store-sales declines at its U.S. namesake chain, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday that it's expanding the number of items on its shelves, launching TV advertising and working with its suppliers to lower costs.

The retail giant, which was hurt by a previous strategy to narrow its product assortment, said it's adding about 8,500 items, or 11 percent, to an average store.

Fishing supplies, crafts and fabric are among items being added back to store shelves, Walmart U.S. Chief Merchandising Officer Duncan Mac Naughton told reporters, adding that the company is tailoring some merchandise to local demand, such as selling ice-fishing tools in markets like Minnesota.

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Morgan gets tough on door-to-door solicitors

Deanne Winterton Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 11:17pm

MORGAN -- Morgan city is using a new ordinance to get tougher on door-to-door solicitors.

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Meet "Bob the Avon guy," a top salesman for the cosmetics company

Fanny S. Chirnos, Scripps Howard News Service

Last updated Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 12:42pm

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- When the Avon lady comes calling, sometimes his name is Bob.

Corpus Christi, Texas, resident Bob Bettiga is darn proud to sell Avon. "Bob the Avon Guy," as he's marketed himself, has won several corporate awards to prove it.

A top salesman, he recently was named the oldest male company representative and is one of about three men selling Avon in the Corpus Christi area, he says.

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