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*Burger King, Sephora, Brookstone, Nordstrom to accept PayPal in stores. *Wal-Mart questions value of accepting PayPal in stores By Alistair Barr.
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Cooler than usual weather is taking a bite out of retail sales in the Northeast. The situation could impact first quarter margins – when retailers report quarterly earnings.
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*Third major industrial disaster in five months in Bangladesh. *Public anger sparks days of protests By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir.
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*Third major industrial disaster in five months in Bangladesh. *Public anger sparks days of protests By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir.
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By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir. DHAKA, April 29- Rescue officials in Bangladesh said on Monday they were unlikely to find more survivors in the rubble of a factory building that collapsed last week burying hundreds of garment workers in the country's worst industrial accident.
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*Owner of collapsed building arrested fleeing to India- police. Rana was arrested by the elite Rapid Action Battalion in the border town of Benapole, Dhaka District Police Chief Habibur Rahman told Reuters, ending a four-day manhunt that began after Rana Plaza, which housed factories making low-cost garments for Western retailers, caved in on Wednesday.
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DHAKA, April 28- The owner of a factory building that collapsed in Bangladesh killing hundreds of garment workers was arrested on Sunday trying to flee to India, as hopes of finding more survivors from the country's worst industrial accident began to fade.
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*Owner of collapsed building arrested fleeing to India- police* More than 900 missing, police say* Four pulled from rubble alive, four days after disaster By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir.
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By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul. DHAKA, April 28- Hope for survivors under the rubble of a building that collapsed outside the capital of Bangladesh faded on Sunday, and with more than 900 people still counted as missing fears grew that the death toll could rise far beyond the latest figure of 363..
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By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul. DHAKA, April 27- Two factory bosses and two engineers were detained in Bangladesh on Saturday, three days after the collapse of a building where low-cost garments were made for Western brands killed at least 352 people.
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About 18 months before the previous big tragedy in Bangladesh- a fire in November in a textile factory that killed 112 people- shareholders at Wal-Mart Stores Inc had the opportunity to weigh in on the safety question.
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By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul. DHAKA, April 27- Two factory bosses and two engineers were arrested in Bangladesh on Saturday, three days after the collapse of a building where low-cost garments were made for Western brands, as the death toll rose to 341 but many were still being found alive.
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*Angry workers protest in Dhaka, burning and smashing cars* Twenty pulled from rubble alive, 72 hours after disaster* Rescuers work frantically to save 15 trapped workers By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul.
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*Angry workers protest in Dhaka, burning and smashing cars* Seven pulled from rubble alive, 72 hours after disaster* Rescuers work frantically to save 15 trapped workers By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul.
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As Bangladesh reels from the deaths of hundreds of workers in a building collapse, global retailers' refusal to pay for strict, nationwide factory inspections is again focusing scrutiny on the industry.
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*Factories made garments for brands in Europe, North America. DHAKA, April 26- Bangladesh textile workers vented their anger on Friday, burning cars and clashing with police, as the death toll passed 300 following the collapse of a building housing factories that made low-cost garments for Western brands.
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*Factories made garments for brands in Europe, North America. By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul. DHAKA, April 26- The search for survivors from Bangladesh's worst industrial accident stretched into a third day on Friday, with the death toll rising to 273 after the collapse of a building housing factories that made low-cost garments for Western brands.
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*Around 2,000 rescued over two days* Cracks found in building day before collapse* Canada's Loblaw, UK's Primark had suppliers at site By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul.
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*Around 2,000 rescued over two days* Cracks found in building day before collapse* Canada's Loblaw, UK's Primark had suppliers at site By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul.
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*Canada's Loblaw, UK's Primark had suppliers at site. SAVAR, Bangladesh, April 25- Employees at a garment factory that collapsed in Bangladesh killing at least 251 people were told to work despite warnings it was unsafe, officials said on Thursday as an unknown number of the more than 3,000 workers remained trapped in the rubble.