Japan's top two pharmaceutical wholesalers to merge in April (The Japan Times)
Mediceo Paltac Holdings Co. and Alfresa Holdings Corp., Japan's largest and second-largest wholesalers of pharmaceutical products, said Friday they intend to merge April 1 to survive in the tough business environment amid government-mandated drug price cuts. Through the merger, Mediceo Paltac will become the surviving entity and remain listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange as ...
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U.S. small businesses squeezed in credit crunch (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The turmoil on Wall Street is aggravating tough economic times on Main Street as small businesses, accounting for half of U.S. private-sector goods and services, begin to feel squeezed by the credit crunch.
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McLane Company to Control Inbound Freight With Retalix Traffic Management Software (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
DALLAS, Oct. 12, 2008 -- Retalix , a leading provider of software solutions for distributors and retailers, today announced that McLane Company, Inc., one of the world's largest foodservice distributors and grocery wholesalers, will implement the Retalix Traffic Management solution at 19 grocery distribution centers across the country.
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10 wholesalers subpoenaed as state widens gas probe (Republican-American)
The state is widening its investigation into complaints about gasoline price gouging in the wake of the recent Gulf Coast hurricanes, issuing subpoenas Thursday to 10 wholesalers, including one in Torrington.
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National Best Sellers (Denver Post)
The New York Times listings are based on sales at 3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets for the week ended Sept. 27. A "(b)" indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
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Lobster prices tank (Portsmouth Herald)
PORTSMOUTH and#8212; An economic downturn and a lobster harvest season at its peak are causing the price per pound of the popular crustacean to drop, said local lobster wholesalers this week.
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Holiday job hunt not so jolly (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
People looking for temporary jobs during the holidays are facing the tightest market in 17 years, according to Manpower Inc.
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Haywire economy leaves Western Mass. nonprofits waiting, hoping (The Republican)
As the stock market collapses, those in the business of helping those in need or enhancing a community's cultural life are watching and wondering.
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Where water cuts granite (The Wenatchee World)
WENATCHEE - No two are the same, and each seems more spectacular than the last. The 1,200-pound slabs of granite in Precision Water Jet’s downtown Wenatchee factory are each like a canvas, painted over the millennia by a multitude of geologic brush strokes.
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Wilting economy is bad for florists (Baltimore Sun)
But a Westminster fiance helps keep business steady Jalna Brown (right) and Lori Welsh-Graham (left) are co-owners of Dutterer's Flower Shop in Westminster with their mother, Eileen Dutterer Gist. "We deal with perishable items," Brown said. "You can't freeze it or put it in the closet for next time."
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