Costco maintains its strength on this front by offering private label brands and bulk purchases.

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The food industry trade group announced in late October that it would be jointly creating a more standardized front-of-package label.

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The first part of the study, not surprisingly, concludes that calories, saturated fat, trans fat, and sodium should be included in any effective front-of-package label.

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John Kerry of Massachusetts is rejecting the label of Democratic Party front-runner, despite polls showing him with a strong lead in the Granite State.

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We label 70 calories on the front of the package so consumers know what's in the full bottle.

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With the easy availability of front end phone chips, third party design firms, and white label phone manufactures in Asia, for Amazon to come up with a smart phone with its roots in Kindle Fire is not that difficult.

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The organization, known for its black, green and white label with an image of a person holding a bowl in front of a globe, says it's working with small businesses like PrAna, which sells yoga pants and other sportswear items to merchants like REI and Zappos.

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On the merchandising front, trends have been positive for Saks reflecting, in part, its attention to private label merchandise.

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