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July 4, 2008
Protest of Diamond Workers
Analysis of: Surat diamond industry wage settlement in sight | sify.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Diamonds Workers in Surat protest to increase thier wages. It has been long time since wages are raised. Its a big issue for workers and factories in todays time. Surat is the major player of Indian Polished Diamond Industry.
July 4, 2008
How will Michigan casinos be effected by smoking ban?
Analysis of: Illinois smoking ban sends casino revenues down | www.detnews.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Smoking and gaming go hand in hand.
July 4, 2008
Feed Costs and Chicken Prices
Analysis of: Costly corn creeping into grocery meat prices | www.reuters.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Higher feed costs will likely lead to higher chicken prices.
July 3, 2008
Smoking Ban May Not Hurt Michigan Casinos
Analysis of: Illinois smoking ban sends casino revenues down | www.detnews.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
In every case I am aware of, banning smoking has led directly to a decrease in gaming revenue, Michigan may not continue this trend. 
July 3, 2008
Mitsubishi Sales are up!
Analysis of: Car Sales at 10-Year Low | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
The month of June was up 10% versus last year in a dealership.   New dealers in the market have also shown positive results for the past three consecutive quarters.  The gas prices have made Japanese fuel efficient cars more desirable, and our Lancer and Outlander models are selling.  Our biggest SUV died three years ago, and the Montero and Montero Sport models haven't been missed. ...
July 3, 2008
Consumer Recognition of Jewelry Brands
Analysis of: The JCK-Harrison Group Consumer Jewelry Study | www.jckonline.com
Author: Robert Metz, President, Robert Metz & Associates
Consumers know RETAIL brands because ONLY retail brands promote consistently and sufficiently to become ingrained in the minds of consumers. Manufacturers of even the most successful jewelry brands spend relatively little in advertising to promote their brand due to low gross margins for this product.  They simple do NOT have sufficient profit to justify higher ad spending.  Only low cost...
Nicholas WhiteJuly 3, 2008
Zale #1 Jewelry Brand as Consumers Confound Marketing Experts
Analysis of: The JCK-Harrison Group Consumer Jewelry Study | www.jckonline.com
Author: Nicholas White, President, White & Co
In spite of nearly a decade of jewelry product brand advertising, not one brand makes the top 10 list according to the latest research from Harrison Group and the JCK.  Here's how consumers think about jewelry brands.
July 2, 2008
Product Development Process
Analysis of: Chevrolet Volt | onlocation.consumerreports.org
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Major decisions need to be made up front on the direction the battery must go.  I do not believe they can afford to continue on a two directional path due to the vehicle system it needs to fit into.  Since they do not have a definite path on the battery technology, a decision must be made now!  The only way to meet the market with this vehicle for the 2010 introduction is to have the...
July 2, 2008
Car Sales In June Were Awful! Was There Any Good News For The Detroit Three?
Analysis of: Car Sales at 10-Year Low | www.nytimes.com
Author: Jack Sayer, Managing Partner, Sayer Partners LLC
June car sales results left auto industry executives scratching their heads trying to come up with anything positive about results that left the industry running at a seasonally adjusted 13.58 million units.
July 2, 2008
Shared Responsibility; Shared Solution
Analysis of: Kroger expands recall after supplier identified | money.cnn.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Kroger's quick and sure reaction to this latest recall, reveals (unfortunately) how practiced it and other grocers have become at dealing with the hundreds of incidents that arise each year. Product recalls due to health concerns hurt retailers by undermining consumer confidence, causing wasteful product handling, and imposing opportunity costs and lost sales.
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