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Customer Satisfaction Steady: Buyer Confidence is Down, but Ratings on Products Hold Up

Richmond Times - Dispatch
November 19, 2008 - A new survey by the University of Michigan finds that customer satisfaction with many products and companies has held up in a troubled economy. ...
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Chain to Drop Car Washes, Expand Stores

The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kan.)
November 19, 2008 - Wichita's QuikTrip stores are growing at the same time the Tulsa-based retailer is ending its brief venture into car washes....
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Coca-Cola and Holiday Stationstores Launch Away-From-Home Recycling Program

U.S. Newswire
November 17, 2008 - Midwest Coca-Cola Bottling Company and Coca-Cola Recycling, LLC, in partnership with Holiday Stationstores, the Recycling Association of Minnesota (RAM), and Hennepin County have launched a new program aimed at increasing recycling outside the home. Giant, Coke bottle-shaped recycling bins have been placed at Holiday stations throughout the metro area to offer consumers a convenient on-the-go recycling option....
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7-Eleven Adds Plush Lab Puppies to its Menagerie Benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

7-Eleven, Inc.
November 14, 2008 - 7-Eleven, Inc., one of the original retail partners of the annual St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Thanks and Giving campaign, has four cuddly ways to support the nation’s leading pediatric cancer research and treatment center this holiday season....
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Mintel Predicts Top Trends for 2009

BUSINESS WIRE
November 13, 2008 - Looking ahead to 2009, Mintel sees five major ways that consumers will adapt and make the best of next year. ...
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TRUCK STOP: The Great American Roadside Attraction Offers Comfort and Unlimited Jerky

Record, The; Bergen County, N.J.
November 13, 2008 - Truck stops are the McGyvers of gas stations, the Swiss Army knife of rest stops. And anyway, rest stops are so over. ...
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Convenience Store Owner Embraces His Community

The Brunswick News
November 12, 2008 - Odell Rothsby, convenience store owner, brings in customers with a warm smile, an open ear and a hefty dose of kindness....
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Worries About Housing, Consumers Send Stocks Lower

Associated Press
November 12, 2008 - Corporate earnings reports showed investors that the economy is still flagging, perhaps more than Wall Street has anticipated. ...
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MoneyGram Money Transfer Service Added to 2,250 7-Eleven Self- Service Vcom Terminals

BUSINESS WIRE
November 11, 2008 - MoneyGram International, a leading global payment services company, and Cardtronics, an innovative ATM provider, today announced that MoneyGram money transfer and ExpressPayment urgent bill payment services will be offered through 2,250 advanced- function ATMs located at 7-Eleven, Inc. convenience stores in the U.S. beginning in late 2008....
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As Big Retailers Swoon, Dollar Stores Enjoy Boom

The Indianapolis Star
November 11, 2008 - As mainline retailers throttle down on store openings, dollar stores continue to expand, catering to the growing numbers of shoppers looking to save money on everything from tools to toys to bath supplies....
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