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Explore news, videos and much more based on what your friends are reading and watching. Publish your own activity and retain full control.A worker lifts a box at Amazon's new fulfilment centre after it was opened by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond in Dunfermline, Scotland, November 15, 2011.The warehouse covers more than one million square feet (93,000 square metres), about the size of 14 soccer pitches, and is Amazon?s biggest in the United Kingdom. It will create 750 permanent jobs, along with a further 1,500 temporary jobs during peak periods. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is dipping its toes into the physical world as the largest online retailer offers more products in stores that may benefit from hands-on interaction with shoppers. [Read the full article] Eggs are among the foods getting a new "Great For You" icon from the world's largest retailer as it tries to convince shoppers that they can make healthy, low-cost choices when picking out food at its U.S. stores. The icon comes just over a year after Walmart, the main U.S. arm of Wal-Mart Stores Inc, said that it would look for ways to improve the nutritional value of the food it sells and make healthier fare less expensive. Walmart is the largest seller of food in the United States, and food accounts for more than half of the chain's annual sales, so any changes it makes in its food aisles can have a ripple effect on chains such as Kroger Co, Supervalu Inc and Safeway Inc. To earn Walmart's stamp of approval, foods must meet specific threshholds. Fresh fruits and vegetables qualify, as do lean cuts of meat. Brown rice makes the cut, while white rice does not. Skim and 1 percent milk qualify, while 2 percent and whole milk do not. [Read the full article] Explore news, videos and much more based on what your friends are reading and watching. Publish your own activity and retain full control.American Express , in a Valentine's Day-inspired survey, found the sexes largely in agreement that men handle most of the financial responsibilities in the household.However, when it comes to handling the household budget, it appears both sides are taking credit. Nearly two in three women say they handle the budget, but more than half of the men surveyed claim that they do. [Read the full article] 
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