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Retail group expands 'buyer beware' listings

12:04 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Paul Grimaldi    Email

The National Retail Federation warned consumers this week about buying certain health and beauty products, as well as certain foods through online auction sites because of suspected health hazards associated with improper storage of such items. The federation first issued......

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 Tags  business   consumer   Your Money  

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CVS names replacement for retiring chief financial officer

12:02 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | | Write a comment
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WOONSOCKET, RI -- CVS Caremark (CVS:NYSE) said Thursday that it has apponted David M. Denton as its new chief financial officer, effective Jan. 1, 2010. Denton will replace David Rickard, who is retiring at the end of 2009. Currently, Denton......

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 Tags  business   CVS Caremark   Woonsocket RI  

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Hasbro names TV veteran as studio executive

12:01 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | | Write a comment
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PAWTUCKET, RI -- Hasbro Inc., (HAS: NYSE) has named television veteran Kathy Samuels as executive producer of the toymaker's new Hasbro Studios unit in Los Angeles. Samuels worked for both the CBS and NBC television networks, taking part in the......

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 Tags  business   Hasbro   Pawtucket RI  

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Overnight gamblers could go hungry at Twin River

10:38 AM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | | Write a comment
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LINCOLN, R.I. -- Ardent gamblers may be cheering this week's decision by the state's Lottery director to approve 24-hour gambling seven days a week at the Twin River, but the slot parlor's late-night denizens better bring along their own snacks......

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 Tags  bankruptcy   casino   Lincoln RI   Twin River  

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Gaming executive drops bid to run Twin River slot parlor

11:20 AM Mon, Nov 02, 2009 | | Write a comment
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A Las Vegas gaming executive has dropped his bid for a license to operate a gaming facility in Rhode Island amid concerns about his efforts to create a Massachusetts casino that would compete with the Twin River slot parlor. William......

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 Tags  bankruptcy   casinos   Lincoln RI   Providence RI   Twin River  

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R.I. labor agency sides with Twin River workers on OT pay

1:37 PM Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | | Write a comment
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Labor and Training has ordered the Twin River slot parlor to give a group of its nonunion employees overtime pay for working Sundays, according to a decision released Thursday afternoon. The ruling affects......

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 Tags  casinos   labor   Lincoln RI   Providence RI   Twin River  

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Home Depot starts trade-in program

1:52 PM Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
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Home-improvement chain The Home Depot Inc. on Nov. 8 will start a trade-in program for power drills, giving customer 15 percent off a new lithium-ion drill in exchange for a used or broken power drill. It is the first time......

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