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• UPDATE 1-Cosmetics giant Shiseido president to exit, shares jump Monday, 11 Mar 2013 | 1:51 AM ET

  *Shiseido shares surge 7.3 pct to 10- mth high. TOKYO, March 11- The president of Shiseido Co Ltd will resign and be replaced by the company's chairman after a two-year stint that saw profits suffer, the Japanese cosmetics maker said on Monday.

• Cosmetics giant Shiseido set to replace president, shares jump Sunday, 10 Mar 2013 | 11:30 PM ET

  *Shiseido shares surge as much as 6.5 pct to 10- mth high. TOKYO, March 11- Japan's Shiseido Co Ltd is set to replace its president after an underwhelming reign that saw profits suffer, media reports said, sending shares in the cosmetics giant surging to a 10- month high.

• Oops! Scotch Whiskey Accidentally Flushed Down Drain Friday, 1 Mar 2013 | 1:54 PM ET

  

  Workers at Chivas Brothers plant in Scotland have accidentally flushed thousands of gallons of the company's Scotch down the drain.

• British Beauty Business Defies Recession  Wednesday, 27 Feb 2013 | 11:35 AM ET

  

  Caroline Neville, president of Cosmetic Executive Women, says the British 'kit and caboodle' industry employs 1 million people, and urges British cosmetic brands to capitalize on exports to emerging markets.

• UPDATE 4-Avon shares climb as long-awaited improvements start kicking in Tuesday, 12 Feb 2013 | 4:38 PM ET

  Feb 12- Avon Products Inc's stock rose more than 20 percent on Tuesday after the beauty products company posted surprisingly strong earnings in the fourth quarter, a sign CEO Sheri McCoy's turnaround plan is taking hold. Avon reversed sales declines in top markets like Brazil and Russia, attracted more sales representatives and cut costs in the fourth quarter.

• 'Nemo' Will Take a Bite Out of February Retail Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | 11:45 AM ET

  

  The convergence of increasingly accurate weather forecasts and the explosion of the social media channel is super-charging the effect of Winter Storm "Nemo" on the Northeast's economy.

• Can the Super Bowl Save the Planet? Friday, 1 Feb 2013 | 11:45 AM ET

  

  One company found that energy usage in the US drops by more than 5% during the game and as much as 7.5% during the half-time show, even though it would take 10 coal-fired power plants to fire all the televisions being watched.

• REUTERS MAGAZINE-The Swiss turn on the super-rich Monday, 21 Jan 2013 | 6:59 AM ET

  Jan 21- In February 2008, Thomas Minder, a Swiss businessman whose family-owned company is best known for its old-fashioned herbal toothpaste, attacked his banker, UBS Chairman Marcel Ospel, as if he were a form of stubborn plaque. At a shareholders' meeting in Basel, he stormed the podium as Ospel addressed the crowd.

• Spirits Makers Expect a Bubbly Holiday Season Saturday, 22 Dec 2012 | 11:54 AM ET

  

  Diageo and Pernod-Ricard are predicting fizzy sales this December as Americans make merry at holiday parties.

• Online Sales Jump on Cyber Monday, eBay Shines Tuesday, 27 Nov 2012 | 2:16 AM ET

  

  Online sales jumped on Cyber Monday, sending e-commerce retailers' shares higher and suggesting strong growth from earlier in the holiday shopping season is continuing for now.

• ‘Pet Parents’ to Spend Big This Holiday Season Monday, 26 Nov 2012 | 5:47 PM ET

  

  Despite the uncertain state of the economy there is a standout group of big spenders this holiday season: pet owners.

• Holiday Shopping For Your Pet?  Monday, 26 Nov 2012 | 4:44 PM ET

  

  Americans will spend nearly $53 billion on their cats and dogs this year. PetSmart CEO Robert Moran, offers insight. Pets are now being looked at as "members of the family," he says, discussing just how much is spent on pets during the holiday season.

• A Blockbuster Black Friday? Brace Yourself for Cyber Monday Monday, 26 Nov 2012 | 1:22 PM ET

  

  How well retailers fare on Cyber Monday will offer insight into Americans’ evolving shopping habits during the holiday shopping season.

• What's With All the Big TVs This Black Friday? Friday, 23 Nov 2012 | 2:40 PM ET

  

  This was supposed to be the "Year of the Tablet" but Black Friday dispatches from the mall keep pointing to strong sales of big-screen TVs. So what gives? Didn't shoppers get the memo?

• Consumers Seek Eternal Bargains: Tanger CEO Friday, 23 Nov 2012 | 12:23 PM ET

  

  Black Friday bargains aside, uncertain economic times have launched consumers on a never ending quest for “great value on great products”, the president and CEO of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers told CNBC Friday.

• Black Thursday? Thanks, but No Thanks: Macy’s CEO Friday, 23 Nov 2012 | 10:17 AM ET

  

  The CEO of department store goliath Macy's said Friday he has no immediate plans to open the company's doors earlier to conform with the recent trend of early Thanksgiving sales.

• Undercover Shopping: Testing Holiday Promises Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012 | 4:21 PM ET

  

  Every year it seems the holiday season gets more competitive for retailers. First it was free shipping, now it’s free layaway and price-matching in guaranteed, speedy in-store pickup. Promises, promises. But do the programs really work?

• New American Tradition: Going Kosher for Thanksgiving Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012 | 11:48 AM ET

  

  Kosher turkeys are slowly taking a larger share of the Thanksgiving market, with some companies seeing customers who don't keep kosher buying kosher poultry.

• Best Buy Deja Vu? Website Crashes as Shoppers Ramp Up Monday, 19 Nov 2012 | 1:19 PM ET

  

  If you are looking to do a little prep for Black Friday shopping by comparing TV prices online, Best Buy is not going to be much help today. The site has been showing a notice: "Our site is incredibly busy! Please be patient while we shovel you a path." And it's not even Black Friday!

• Why One Poll Says 45% Would Rather Skip Christmas Monday, 19 Nov 2012 | 12:53 PM ET

  

  A recent survey found that many tapped-out buyers would prefer that Santa Claus not even bother coming down their chimney.