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If you ordered a teddy bear or a designer picture frame as a holiday gift, you know that it likely took a lot longer to…
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Javier Gonzalez used to send money every two weeks to his 85- and 90-year-old parents in his home country. He had to stop because his…
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One multinational company is using Martin Luther King Day to issue a slap in the face to its union, undermining the very legacy of the…
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Retail janitors organizing with a Tennessee worker center got Target to drop a crooked cleaning contractor at all the state’s stores. Now they’re pressing Target…
Peering over her glasses and bearing a stoical smile, Girija Bhan doesn’t look like the impulsive sort. Her serene countenance doesn’t tell the whole story,…
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Lemon Tree Hotels chain’s “Senior Food Critic” and “Company Mascot” is Sparky—a dog. “She adds to our brand—she’s fun, energetic,” says Patu Keswani, chairman and…
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Bharat Hotels Ltd, owner of the Grand hotel chain, plans to double the number of hotels it runs to 14 without the backing of the…
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Indian Hotels Co. Ltd (IHCL), the owner of the Taj Group of Hotels, said it would seek to increase the number of hotels it is…
In several major tourist and business destinations in the country, hotel occupancy rates stabilized or even dropped in fiscal 2007 after five consecutive years of…