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The largest grocery and retail complex in the Marine Corps is set to open its doors next week at Camp Pendleton.The 147,000-square-foot facility located just a few hundred yards inside the base’s Main Gate will let its first shoppers in shortly after the ribbon is cut at 9 a.m. Thursday.Inside the complex, built as part of a massive makeover of Camp Pendleton, is a large grocery and sundry    .. more …

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With gas threatening to reach $5 a gallon this summer, a University of Michigan economist who studies energy says drivers have become desensitized to the high prices and are now more apt to suck it up than cut back on nonessentials.On the whole, the effect of higher gas prices on consumer spending “will be modest,” U-M professor Lutz Kilian said.When Michigan gas prices first topped $4 on March    .. more …

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Commemorating Earth Day on April 22, PetSmart (NASDAQ: PETM – News ) announced an update on its progress in the area of environmental sustainability. The Phoenix-based company’s Think Twice platform is the driver behind PetSmart’s focus on sustainability, impacting not only its corporate campus but its more than 1,232 retail stores and distribution centers across the    .. more …