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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Candles for Dudes: Proof Manliness is Dead or Fun Gift?

With scents like "Mmm, Bacon!" and "Riding Mower," a candle company is labeling certain scents male. Is that sexist? Or are people being oversensitive?

Is a lawn-scented candle sexist? And if so, is it worth letting that go to protect a man's ego? That's the quirky philosophical question Boston Globe editorial writer Jennifer Graham wrestled with in a recent piece. The candles in question are sold by Yankee Candle, the premier name in smelly fire-based products. Along with "Riding Mower," the company sells "Mmm, Bacon!," "Man Town," "Movie Night" and "First Down" scents, all geared toward a male market (or to people who buy gifts for men. The collection gets a hearty push around Father's Day). What, dudes can't like the smell of lilac? Even if considering some smells are male and some female scents are sexist, Graham thinks maybe society can spot the fellas this last gasp of traditional …

paul

10:00 am on Monday, June 3, 2013

This is just smart marketing.   more ›

Friday, January 11, 2013

Shaw's to be Sold in $3.3 Billion Deal

The owner of Shaw's and Star Market is selling stores to Cerberus Capital Management.

Shaw's and Star Market agreed to sell several stores to Cerberus Capital Management as part of $3.3 billion deal, according to a report in the Boston Globe Thursday. Cerberus Capital Management is a private equity firm that also controls Steward Hospital Health Care System. Supervalu Inc. of Minnesota owns Shaw's and Star Market and is expect to sell 169 stores as part of the deal for $100 million in cash, while Cerberus will assume $3.2 billion in existing debt the Globe reports. While the Boston Herald wrote "no immediate changes are planned for the West Bridgewater-based Shaw’s and Star Market grocery chains," the paper reported the deal "prompted speculation that some Shaw’s and Star Markets could return to the block after the deal …

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David Dallaire

2:05 pm on Sunday, January 13, 2013

Good riddens to them. I can get $90.00 worth of groceries at Market basket rather than $43.00 at Shaws. They are very expensive. The quality of their food is sub standard. I've bought three loaves of bread from the one in Stoughton, and two days later they are full of mold. God forbid you go to the deli and ask for something while the employees are talking about their personal lives. They are not…   more ›

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