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http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/10/07/uk-tesco-finest-idUKBRE9960K620131007 This article struck me as particularly interesting this week, as I had spent at least an hour at the grocery store on Saturday trying to shave pennies and dimes off of my grocery bill. In unstable economic times in the UK a current trend in the UK is to minimize on grocery store expenditure, yet TESCO is spending its resources developing higher end products. Its shocking, however reflects an interesting move on TESCO’s part. In the last 15 years, […]

Starbucks is the mecca for most coffee drinkers, who do not hesitate to pay $3.99 for a cup of coffee. Take it from me, who is a ardent coffee enthusiast–the relationship between a coffee drinker and Barista is a sacred one. However, when I learned of Starbucks’ tax evasion scandal I must admit I was disturbed. Starbucks managed to avoid corporate taxes in the UK for five years, and almost every year since it began operating in the UK in […]

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