Tag: Consumer products and services
Toyota reaches settlement over bullied engineer’s suicide
TOKYO — Japanese automaker Toyota has reached a settlement with the family of an engineer whose suicide was ruled a job-related death due to...
Stores enlist shoppers to stop bad behavior against workers
NEW YORK — A dozen retailers including Gap and H&M are collaborating on a campaign this fall to enlist customers to combat bad behavior...
Levi’s CEO on changing sizes, inflation and voter rights
NEW YORK — As Americans start to go out and update their wardrobes, jeans giant Levi Strauss & Co. is enjoying a resurgence in...
Why you should consider a ‘second city’ trip in 2021
Even if you’re fully vaccinated, you might not want your next trip — perhaps your first trip in over a year — to be...
Bosch opens $1.2B semiconductor factory in eastern Germany
BERLIN — German technology company Bosch on Monday opened a 1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) chip factory in the eastern city of Dresden to...
No deal: Volvo truck workers striking again in Virginia
DUBLIN, Va. — Nearly 3,000 workers at a Volvo truck plant in southwest Virginia went back on strike Monday after they overwhelmingly rejected another...
Norwegian plans Florida sailings, stands by vaccine rule
MIAMI — Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings on Monday announced plans to set sail from two Florida ports requiring passengers to be fully vaccinated...
Cruise ships restart in Venice; protesters decry their risks
VENICE, Italy — The first cruise ship leaving Venice since the pandemic is set to depart Saturday amid protests by activists demanding that the...
Houston furniture store’s new truck to help during flooding
HOUSTON — A Houston furniture store owner who’s rescued and sheltered people at his business during past flooding events, including Hurricane Harvey, has some...
Walmart to close its US stores on Thanksgiving – again
NEW YORK — Walmart will close its U.S. stores on Thanksgiving for the second consecutive year.
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