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Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig In a deal that will transfer one of its key brands from television to the movie screen, Hasbro Inc. has agreed to star its Transformers toy [...]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - So sorry, sausage, but the hottest new pizza topping these days comes sprinkling from a spice jar. Desserts, particularly cinnamon desserts, are the latest items to be [...]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Forget about -x + 1=12. Keeping girls involved in math and science may require an equation for making racecars, dolls and potato heads. Enter the TOYchallenge. That's [...]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Struggling with continued profit declines, CVS Corp. on Tuesday announced a sweeping restructuring plan that will close 200 stores, a distribution center and a mail-order facility, and [...]

Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig NEW YORK _ If a girl had a hammer, she'd probably use it to build some relationships. This is what toymakers have learned when exploring the […]

Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ So sorry, sausage, but the hottest new pizza topping these days comes sprinkling from a spice jar. Desserts, particularly cinnamon desserts, are the […]

NEW YORK _ Heads up, mom. Baby's on a dirt bike. Thanks to technology, pop culture and receptive toy companies, 3-year-olds are playing well beyond their years. At the 99th […]

NEW YORK _ Hey, where are all the firefighter dolls? Here, at the 99th annual American International Toy Fair, everyday heroes and patriotic toys are not as prevalent as the […]

NEW YORK _ There is no new Furby in New York City. This might not be a Cabbage Patch year. The stars at the biggest toy show on Earth are […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ In April 1995, G.I. Joe creator Don Levine suddenly saw heroes who were far different from those of his childhood, far different from those who inspired his […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Shoppers rushing with their weekend fliers, sales slips nipping at their dough. New apparel being hung for a buyer, and merchants saying "Everything must go!" Everybody knows, […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I._Mixing a cool economy with unseasonably warm weather is a recipe for disaster for many retailers, and November proved it: A lot of merchants served up pretty bland sales. […]

Even the magic of the three ghosts of Christmas won't help this year. Just as terrorism has altered daily life in America, it also is changing the tradition of holiday […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ On a recent shopping trip to Providence Place mall, Cranston resident Beth Cooke caught herself doing something she's never done before. Standing outside of KB Toys, she […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ A grim byproduct of last week's terrorist strike is that Bacou-Dalloz and other Rhode Island-area companies are selling and donating equipment to rescue workers in New York, […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Prepaid stored-value cards, those palm-sized bits of plastic that carry a dollar value and can be used like cash, are hardly new in the retail industry. Merchants […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ In the mind of a teen-age girl, nothing, like nothing, is cooler than having her own money to spend. Department-store chains think that's pretty cool, too. Cool […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Can a fat orange cat and a middle-age potato share success in the newspaper? Cartoonist Jim Davis and Hasbro Inc. are willing to bet a lasagna on […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Heard the one about the comedian and the Guinness Book of World Records? The punch line took 30 hours. That's how much time members of Brown University's […]

The article reports on the patent infringement case filed by Procter & Gamble Co. against skin-care company CVS Corp. at the U.S. District Court in Ohio on December 12, 2007. Procter complained that their Olay brand had been deceptively imitated by CVS which sold their skin-care products at cheaper prices. Procter is likewise asking for a monetary relief for CVS' other violations including deceptive trade practices and unfair competition.

Reports on the possible increase of age discrimination lawsuits in the U.S. Reason age discrimination lawsuits are expected to rise; Age stereotypes of older workers; Number of age-discrimination complaints filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2005.

Reprints the article "Clothing Company, Baseball Battle Over Rights To Name," by Lisa Biank Fasig which appeared in the "The Cincinnati Business Courier." Background on a lawsuit filed by Bygone Sports against Major League Baseball and Montreal Expos; Views of Bygone attorney Roger Kaplan on the use of the Washington Nationals trademark; Information on the negotiation between Bygone and the baseball entities in November and December 2004.

Focuses on the advantage of the concept of open-air malls to provide a fast, comfortable atmosphere for shoppers that received interest from developers in Cincinnati, Ohio. Features of the first open-air mall to be developed; How consumer behavior affect the concept of open-air malls; Factors that affect consumer behavior when shopping.