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Corporations that want to support sustainability should encourage their employees to make changes on a personal level, environmentalist and consultant Adam Werbach said in a discussion at Harvard Business School yesterday. In his lecture to a few dozen students, Werbach said he came to this revelation after Wal-Mart contacted him to discuss its environmental impact. “When I first heard [from them] I literally thought it was a prank call,” he said. But at a meeting, a Wal-Mart representative said the company was committed to eliminating waste in its operations. For several years...
...expect a little bit of everything. Sears has quadrupled the number of items in its sales flyer to 677 this year, from 165 last year. Power discounter Wal-Mart launched Operation Main Street, presenting a new round of markdowns every week until Christmas. Mattel will give a $50 Visa card to those who spend $100 on select Barbie toys. Sears and Radio Shack are urging eco-conscious consumers to dump their power-sucking old equipment, offering gift certificates for the trade-in value. Likewise, Staples offers $30 toward the purchase of a new camera or laptop for buyers who recycle...
...their annual revenue from holiday shopping. Still, there are some bright spots. The Internet should outdo the sidewalk: online retail sales this holiday season are expected to grow 12% over last year, to $44 billion, predicts Forrester Research. And discount chains like TJ Maxx, Wal-Mart, Costco and BJ's Wholesale Club should see strong sales as they hammer away at prices. BJ's third-quarter merchandise comparable sales were up 7% vs. 2007's. "Our position is serving us well in this economic environment," says Laura Sen, BJ's president...
...complacent - a fatal mistake in the fiercely competitive and fast-evolving retail-electronics industry. The problems began a decade ago, when Circuit City failed to secure prime real estate - its out-of-the-way locations were often just inconvenient enough to tempt customers to head to other retailers, like Wal-Mart. Then Circuit City stopped selling appliances. It didn't move as aggressively into gaming as it should have. And it missed out on big in-store promotions with thriving companies like Apple Computer. That created an opening for Best Buy, now the top electronics chain...
...think [Obama] can win here," says Jane Anderson, 64, a retired principal from nearby Clarkdale. The independent voter heard about the effort "in Wal-Mart, of all places" 10 days ago. "Everyone on line was so enthused about Obama, and they were talking about how there was a place we could volunteer, so I asked where it was, and here I am," she says, flipping her long, dark hair over her shoulder. Anderson has returned nearly daily to the tiny Cottonwood office, rented four months ago by volunteers pooling their resources...