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Rite Aid opens more Wellness Stores
A remodeled Rite Aid Wellness Store at 1080 Bald Hill Road held its grand opening event on July 14, part of national effort by national drug store chain to promote wellness services and products more
Everyone wins with ‘Biggest Loser’
Temptation is everywhere in the grocery business when it comes to eating, particularly at a place such as Dave’s Marketplace, which runs a full-service commissary producing baked goods every day. more
U.S. takes payroll-tax increase in stride to keep spending
Consumers and businesses are treating higher payroll taxes and federal spending cuts as just a speed bump for a U.S. economy poised to accelerate later this year. more
Consumer comfort in U.S. improves to highest level since April
Confidence among U.S. consumers climbed for a sixth straight week to the highest level since April as a rally in stock prices and improving job market boosted Americans’ view of their finances. more
Providence named 2nd most expensive city by NerdWallet
Personal finance website NerdWallet.com said Rhode Island’s capital city was the second most expensive in the United States, according to its “Quarter Pounder Index,” a basic cost-of-living guide that uses the price of a McDonald’s quarter pounder with cheese to gauge the cost-of-living differences between U.S. cities. more
| 5/20/13
R.I. gas prices fall 9 more cents
Gasoline prices in the Ocean State fell 9 cents this week in the seventh consecutive week of price declines, AAA Southern New England reported Monday. more
| 4/22/13
Hasbro loss widens in 1Q on savings initiative costs
Toy and game maker Hasbro Inc. saw its net loss widen 159 percent from $2.6 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2012 to $6.7 million, or 40 cents per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2013, the company announced Monday. more
| 4/22/13
Demand for fuel efficiency spurs R.I. auto sales
During the first quarter of 2012, earning reports for the “Big Three” American motor companies, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, showed that Americans are standing behind their automobile makers, and the Ocean State followed suit in the country’s rekindled love affair with the iconic, American-made automobile. more
Proposals emerge for I-195 land
Addressed one at a time, the 17 buildable parcels uncovered by the relocation of Interstate 195 in Providence will likely take many years to develop. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 5/20/13

Retail sales in the U.S. beat Sept. forecasts
Retail sales in the U.S. rose more than projected in September, reflecting broad-based gains that indicate household spending helped bolster economic growth last quarter. more
Bloomberg News | 10/22/12
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