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| A cheap belt is tightened (The Japan Times) |
| Japanese consumers were once known for buying quality at any price, especially if quality came wrapped in a famous brand name. No more. With prices of consumer goods racheting up monthly, cheap has become fashionable and brand worship, passe, according to Sapio (July 23). Sales of so-called "private brands" — goods sold under the labels of major retailers — have soared while more famous — and ... |
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| Paswan warns steel retailers against rigging (Express India) |
| The Centre warned flat steel retailers and distributors of stern action if they took advantage of high demand in the retail sector and charged higher than the market price, even as it appealed to major steel producers to maintain prices at current levels. |
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