Increasingly smart technology helps stores track your every move
When you walk into a store on Black Friday, consider this: Your phone is giving out a unique signal that the retailer may be monitoring. A face scanner can check...
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Amazon Germany says more worried about snow than strikes
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has no intention of bowing to pressure from striking workers in Germany, its second biggest market behind the United States, and is more worried about...
Big Retailer is watching you: stores seek to match online savvy
BERLIN (Reuters) - The next time you walk into a shop, consider this: You may not be using your phone, but it is giving out a unique signal that the...
Bangladesh tells EU it will boost worker rights, inspections
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Retailers plan Bangladesh factory inspections under safety pact
ZURICH (Reuters) - A group of mainly European retailers has finalized a plan to conduct coordinated inspections of factories in Bangladesh in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the...
Retailers plan Bangladesh factory inspections under safety pact
ZURICH (Reuters) - A group of mainly European retailers has finalized a plan to conduct coordinated inspections of factories in Bangladesh in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the...
Switzerland to help banks avoid U.S. tax charges
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Pesticide makers, facing ban, propose plan to help bees
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FSB’s Carney urges investor caution on valuing risks
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Bankers, policymakers say Europe’s crisis not over
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - International bankers and finance ministers warned on Saturday that Europe's crisis was not over even though the euro currency is now stabilized, it will take years...