About two weeks ago (October 30), departmental store Robinsons announced that it is making its exit from Singapore for good, following losses in recent years. The 162-year-old department store, one of Singapore’s oldest, said that it has started a liquidation process of its remaining stores due to weak demand stemming …
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Joan H. Marks, who was a pioneer in genetic counseling, the practice of helping patients understand their risk of an inherited medical condition, and who developed it into a full-blown profession, died on Sept. 14 at her home in Manhattan. She was 91. Her son Dr. Andrew Marks said the …
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Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Colin Angle no longer believes that full autonomy is the right approach to home robotics. That’s a remarkable statement from the CEO of iRobot, a company that for years touted its carpet-sweeping, floor-dusting Roomba’s automation as a selling point. “In …
Read More »Photo by fizkes / Shutterstock.com Dreaming of new kitchen cabinets? A brand sold at the nation’s largest home improvement store chain might be among your best options. The American Woodmark brand, sold exclusively at Home Depot, earned the highest customer satisfaction rating in J.D. Power’s latest annual Kitchen Cabinets Satisfaction …
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