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Sainsbury supermarkets in the United Kingdom is growing the one-stop shop concept by expanding mini Habitat stores selling furniture upholstery, lighting, housewares and textiles. The stores include a healthy 600 items, but they are clearly a showcase for the 4,500 items that Habitat sells online through its own website.

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GENDER EQUALITY

Anew study in a recent issue of the Journal of Financial Economics indicates that CEOs who have daughters have a greater tendency toward equitable treatment of women and their company has a higher level of corporate responsibility.

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dog days Barkbox, the monthly delivery service with 500,000 subscribers that tailors products to individual dogs size and sensibilities, has surveyed subscribers and found that about 44 percent of millennials consider their pets to be “starter children” and that’s the way it’s handled online. “About 85 percent of our content doesn’t even mention Barkbox. We form relationships with people around dogs in general,” Barkbox told AdWeek .

House bound Consumers in New York City no longer have to leave their apartments to get prescriptions. CVS Pharmacy has launched a same-day prescription delivery service offered free of charge. Orders placed by 11 a.m. are delivered by 4 p.m. and orders placed by 4 p.m. are delivered by 8 p.m.

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