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Supermarkets Push Store Brands to Lure Cost-Conscious Shoppers
Business, Trefor Moss, Published on 16/12/2022
» Supermarkets are doubling down on their in-house product lines, seeking to capitalize on the disposable-income squeeze that is hitting consumers.
Kimberly-Clark Plans Higher Prices Through Next Year
Business, Sharon Terlep, Published on 26/07/2021
» The maker of Huggies diapers and Cottonelle toilet paper said it expects to charge higher prices through 2022 in an effort to offset rising costs.
China's EVs Force Foreign Auto Makers to Catch Up
Business, Trefor Moss, Published on 19/07/2021
» Electric cars reached a milestone in the second quarter, capturing more than one-tenth of new Chinese auto sales for the first time. But other than Tesla Inc., foreign makers have failed to convince Chinese consumers that their EVs match the local competition.
Tiny GM Car Zips Past Tesla to Lead China's EV Market
Business, Trefor Moss, Published on 16/11/2020
» A tiny electric vehicle from General Motors Co. with a top speed of 62 miles an hour has zoomed past the Tesla Model 3 to become China's bestselling EV.
U.S. Firms Get Another Boost From China
Business, Trefor Moss, Sharon Terlep & Jennifer Maloney, Published on 09/11/2020
» China is bolstering American firms grappling with a surge in Covid-19 cases that is tempering demand in the U.S. and Europe.
China's Export Machine Looks Inward as Global Risks Rise
Business, Trefor Moss, Published on 29/09/2020
» Chinese makers of goods for export are seeking to turn inwards and sell domestically, a pivot considered key to making the world's second-largest economy more self-sufficient.
Global Brands Need China's Consumers to Spend. They Might Have to Wait.
Business, Trefor Moss & Stella Yifan Xie &, Published on 05/05/2020
» Global brands are hoping China's gigantic consumer market will help rekindle growth as the world tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. They are facing an uphill battle.
Virus Outbreak Alters American Shopping Lists
Business, Saabira Chaudhuri & Sharon Terlep, Published on 25/04/2020
» Consumers are cooking and cleaning more while spending less time and money on grooming and makeup, consumer-products companies say, as a picture emerges of how the coronavirus is reshaping lifestyles.
PTT targets renewables amid 'uncertain' oil view
Business, Sharon Cho & Dan Murtaugh, Published on 03/07/2019
» State energy firm PTT Plc is boosting investments in electricity generation, particularly renewables, given what it says is a "highly uncertain" outlook for oil over the next year.