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How Companies Are Pushing Ahead on Climate-Change Targets

More of the world’s biggest corporations are taking the fight against climate change into their own hands, aiming to cut their energy costs, pre-empt regulation or burnish their reputations with investors and customers.

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Why Barnes & Noble Wants Smaller Stores

Barnes & Noble is the latest retailer to discover that less is more sometimes.

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Mercedes Plans More Drone Deliveries After 100 Perfect Flights

Mercedes-Benz, conducting the biggest test using drones to ship everyday items like ground coffee and cellphones, said the mini aircraft completed 100 drop-offs to strategically placed vans in Zurich with a perfect safety record and more deliveries are planned for next year.

Amazon Merchants Continue to Find Ways to Cheat

Mike Molson Hart, who sells toys on Amazon.com Inc.’s marketplace, realized last month something was amiss. His company’s popular disc-shaped plastic building set, called Brain Flakes, had dropped precipitously in the ranks of Amazon’s best-selling toys as the critical gift-giving season approached.

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These Firms Have a Novel Solution to Online Fraud: Disposable Credit Card Numbers

In an era when online credit card fraud seems like a foregone conclusion, here’s one potential solution: Instead of trying to prevent card numbers from being pilfered on the web, simply use card numbers you don’t mind being stolen.

Pizza Is Partisan, and Companies Are Still Adjusting

In today’s political climate, even pizza, bourbon and coffee can be partisan issues.

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Opinion: A Turning Point for Global Supply Chains and Carbon

Twenty-five years ago this month the Union of Concerned Scientists published what they hoped would be a game-changing wake-up call to the world.

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Amazon Looks to Lure Holiday Shoppers Offline and Into Its Stores

Amazon goes into the holiday season with a newly magnified brick-and-mortar presence, giving it more opportunities to sell its Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets and other gadgets.

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Ikea Furniture Has Killed Eight Children. Millions of Recalled Dressers May Still Be Out There.

The Swedish furniture giant Ikea has refunded just a fraction of the millions of pieces of furniture recalled after toddlers were killed, it announced last week.

Retailers Offer Delayed Shipping Options to Avoid Peak Charges

Retailers are contending with a new challenge as this year’s holiday shopping season heats up: extra shipping fees during the busiest weeks.

Americans Are Feeling Richer These Days, But They Won't Necessarily Be Spending More on Gifts

Will shoppers really spend more this holiday season than they did last year? It depends on whom you ask.

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Ethiopia Bets on Clothes to Fashion Industrial Future

Checkered shirts for American chain Gap. Slate leggings for Swedish store H&M. Twill shorts for Germany’s Tchibo. They are among a growing list of clothes being stitched together for big brands in Ethiopia.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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