Retailing in Age of Uncertainty
You probably thought the 1990s were fast-paced and full of change, but you may find yourself playing a completely different ball game by 2010-characterized by new rules, new roles and new relationships, according to new report by Retail Forward Inc. (Columbus, Ohio)...

Injunction on Microchip Sales
The San Diego Superior Court on Nov. 3 issued a preliminary injunction preventing Banfield, The Pet Hospital (Portland, Ore.) from selling its pet ID microchips until the company obtains court approval for its advertisements and promotional materials...

Fish Sales Are Rising
Although fewer farmers produced tropical fish in Florida in 2003, they increased net sales 11 percent, according to a biennial report by the Florida Agricultural Statistics Service (Orlando). A total of 136 producers had net sales of $47.2 million in 2003. By comparison, 160 producers had net sales of $42.4 million in 2001...

Kids Want Movie Fish
The releases of "Finding Nemo" and "Shark Tale," two animated movies starring fish, have helped generate a tidal wave of interest in fish-keeping among children. They've also helped give aquarium retailers new responsibilities for educating a whole new generation of potential aquarists...

Gen Y Buyers Are Tough Customers
Generation Y, the popular demographic label for people born between 1979 and 1994, represent quite a different buying group than their Baby Boomer parents. More than 60 million strong, the members of Gen Y are more racially diverse, more likely to grow up in a single-parent household and more likely to have a working mother, according to the International Housewares Association (Rosemont, Ill.)...

Caulerpa Restrictions
Nearly five years after the invasive seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia was found in a lagoon in San Diego County, officials are still debating which species of the marine algae to list as a noxious weed...

Illegal Pest-Control Products
The Environmental Protection Agency fined three companies in September for selling and distributing unregistered versions of Frontline and Advantage flea/tick products...

Aquatics and Animal Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration in November issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement legislation enacted in August that will speed approval of new animal drugs for ornamental fish, reptiles and other minor species...

At-Retail Media Expo Debuts
Acknowledging the growing importance of marketing products at the retail level, VNU Expositions (New York) will launch a new trade show and conference that focuses on stores as new media. The At-Retail Media Expo will be held Sept. 22-23 at the New York Hilton Towers in New York City...

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