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Articles In Detroit, Big-Box Stores Aren't the Enemy—They're a Source of Pride The city has been without a brand-name supermarket since 2007. But government is trying to change that.Tanveer Ali06 Mar, 2012
Articles Will Walmart Shoppers Buy Ethically-Branded Products? Ethical buying is becoming big business, but few manufacturers have floated charitable business models that target consumers beyond the elites.Amanda Hess20 Oct, 2011
Articles New Software Could Help Engineers Create Greener Products For companies like Walmart, going green means making products that use fewer resources. Software companies are helping them get there.Sarah Laskow02 Oct, 2011
Articles Beyond the Food Desert Mirage The link between food deserts and health is far from absolute, so maybe it's time to focus on the bottom line: more affordable food.Peter Smith13 Jul, 2011
Articles Scanning the Supermarket Barcode, from Punch Cards to Vanity Branding A History of the Supermarket Barcode Thirty-seven years ago, the barcode entered the supermarket—and transformed the way we shop for food.Peter Smith07 Jul, 2011
Articles Chicago Sixth Graders Are Composing Groupon Deals The deal site partnered up with students working with writing nonprofit 826CHI.Liz Dwyer04 Jul, 2011
Articles The Best Food Writing from the James Beard Awards The Ten Best Food Stories You Should Read From the James Beard Awards Need something good to read? Check out these food-related longreads on bananas, omega-3s, and Los Angeles eats.Peter Smith20 May, 2011
Articles Costco Agrees to Sell Sustainable Seafood: Victory, Paradox, or Both? Costco has finally updated a sustainable seafood policy. It's a really big deal, but it poses some equally big questions.Nicola Twilley27 Feb, 2011
Articles The Food Gods Speak: Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser Dish About Walmart, National Security, and Chicken Nuggets When Pollan last ate a chicken nugget, whether Schlosser thinks that Walmart's new healthy food initiatives are for real, and what you and I can do.Nicola Twilley21 Feb, 2011
Articles Wal-Mart's Eco-Friendly, Anti-Aging Make-Up for Eight-Year-Olds Wal-Mart GeoGirl Eco-Friendly Make-Up Line Targets Tweens GeoGirl is a text message-themed make-up line for tweens. It's eco-friendly, anti-aging and patently unnecessary.Alex Goldmark03 Feb, 2011
Articles Taste of Tech: Tangled Webs of Health, Purity, and Processed Food Walmart's Nutrition Charter is nothing new; industrial food has jumped on food system reforms before, with complicated results.Matthew BattlesNicola Twilley24 Jan, 2011
Articles Walmart's VP of Marketing Damn Near Breaks Down (in a Good Way) At the Clinton Global Initiative, Walmart's Senior Vice President of Marketing choked up talking about sustainability. Maybe the company does care!Andrew Price25 Sep, 2010
Articles Walmart's "Urban Strategy": Smaller Stores with Fresh Food Walmart is moving into the city with 20,000-sqaure-foot stores that have fresh fruit. What will the impact be?Andrew Price23 Sep, 2010
Articles Detroit High Schools Teach How To Work at Walmart Four Detroit public high schools have decided classroom time should be used to train 60 students to work at Walmart. A new partnership gives...Liz Dwyer14 Feb, 2010