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WalMart v.s. Target - The Store Wars

Torchon @ November 10, 2008

The battle for your sacred consumer dollar is on!
Written by Andrew Torchon
The retail market place is a vast battleground where the fight for shoppers has created […]

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What is it about multi-vitamins?

Torchon @ September 15, 2008

Why do we need to take vitamins? 
Has our food supply become so deplete of vitamins and minerals that we are required to pop pills in order to fill the void? The food we grow and import are subjected to more pesticides, varied farming methods, GMO productions than at any other time in the history of […]

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Resale Clothing stores have Name Brand items at Bargain prices.

Torchon @ September 5, 2008

The Retail market has been hit hard over the last 4 years as the economy continues to plunge further into the spiral of pre-recession turmoil.  
But as the rain falls on one parade, a rainbow appears over the horizon, landing at the doorway of a budding trade focused on the smart shopper and bargain […]

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Natural,Organic or Certified Organic - What’s the difference?

Torchon @ August 6, 2008

Consumers have often been challenged by confusing marketing and advertisements touting foods as Organic or Natural without really understanding what makes the distinction if any.
Organic foods usually means that no pesticides, chemicals or “unnatural” methods were used to grow or raise the crop or animal. It was also a sign that the food had no […]

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Gliga Violins Remain Amongst the Lowest Priced Violins on the Market – Stradivarius and Guarnerius

swell @ July 30, 2008

The Gliga Group is Romania’s most successful family of artisans, makers of highly prized stringed instruments at very affordable prices. Using exceptional Carpathian spruce and flamed curly maple from the revered “Italian Valley” of the Transylvanian forests, Master violin maker Vasile Gliga continues a tradition of complex and sophisticated construction to create elegant and resonant […]

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