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Brigantine Media will release “It’s About Time: Find 5 Extra Hours Each Week” by Progressive Grocer contributor Harold C. Lloyd on May 1.

While analysts reported a decrease in shopping trips in 2009 based on the economic crisis and consumers’ shifting toward bulk purchases and private label selection, new research from WSL Strategic Retail illustrates a new shift in shopping patterns.

While analysts reported a decrease in shopping trips in 2009 based on the economic crisis and consumers’ shifting toward bulk purchases and private label selection, new research from WSL Strategic Retail illustrates a new shift in shopping patterns.

Retailers must improve the usability of their mobile Web sites if they want more consumers to use them, according to a new study from San Mateo, Calif.-based mobile and Internet research firm Keynote Competitive Research.

Throughout the recession, retailers and manufacturers have stepped up efforts to bring about innovation that seizes the moment and “drives the recession wave” rather than “rides the recession wave.”

As one of the first in the cooking genre to chronicle the convergence of eco-friendly food and lifestyles, I had a chance to preview the fourth season of PBS’ outstanding culinary series, “Chefs A’Field,” in advance of its DVD debut earlier this week.

In the face of a global economic crisis, the world’s biggest brands are still going strong. According to Interbrand’s 2009 Best Global Brand rankings, the top five -- Coca-Cola, IBM, Microsoft, GE and Nokia -- held their positions from 2008. But while Coca-Cola and IBM actually posted gains in their brand value, overall value for all 100 on the list fell 4.6 percent, marking the first such loss in the rankings’ 10-year history.

The economic downturn hasn’t caused consumers to disconnect from their favorite Web sites, a new survey by Stores magazine shows.