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Mike Cianciarulo, president and chief executive of Earth Fare, a six-store natural-supermarket chain with headquarters in Asheville, N.C., also knows firsthand what can happen when retirees have no game plan. Many seniors seek part-time employment at Earth Fare not because of the discounts on meals and purchases but because they're bored. "For the most part, when they stay home, they sit there waiting for an illness," says Cianciarulo...
...that has really fueled the fat-cat fuss in Britain. Just as in the U.S., where revelations of corporate piggery last year triggered a populist backlash, Britain's shareholders are asking why they should subsidize the opposite of success. Says Tory M.P. Archie Norman, former chairman of the ASDA supermarket chain, "When time after time, directors walk off with wheelbarrowloads of cash after presiding over declining share prices while shareholders get nothing and employees are made redundant, there is the perception of one rule for the privileged few - who get paid a lot anyway - and another for everyone else." Although...
...there's a difference: instead of heading to Internet-only start-ups, customers have been clicking on the websites of regional supermarket chains like Safeway and Albertsons. The chains keep costs in check by picking items from the shelves of existing stores instead of building expensive warehouses...
...nature became evil, how he was forced to internalize evil," he says. But Hassan also includes scenes of the soldier relaxing with friends, showing a human side to the Israeli that's absent from many Palestinian films. "He could have been someone I might bump into at the supermarket," he says. That's a balanced stance toward the Israelis who have treated Hassan and the 1.2 million Palestinians inside Israel harshly over the years. They or their parents remained in their homes in 1948 and found themselves living in the new state of Israel. Though they lived under martial...
Butter-buying Americans used to have a simple choice: sweet or lightly salted. But over the past few years the average supermarket has begun stocking more brands, many with foreign pedigrees and costing $1 to $3 a pound more than mass-market butters. These gourmet, or European-style, butters have a higher butterfat content, making them creamier. There are cooking benefits as well: their lower moisture content makes for flakier pastries and less sputtering while sauteing. We tested a dozen of these butters from the U.S. and abroad. Here are our favorites...