In the United States, the compaction of carton powder laundry detergents could save up to 2.9 billion liters of water, 4 million GJs of energy and 225,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalents each year.
News of store closings and bankruptcies has seemed to permeate this industry over the last few years. Check out which companies have weathered the storm.
The nation's top retailers managed to hold on to their coveted spots even in the troublesome economy. But a new group of companies is sneaking onto the playing field, according to an annual ranking of retailers by sales.
Packaged Facts estimates private label food and beverage dollar sales totaled $87 billion in 2009. Here's why specialty food retailers, like Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, enjoyed greater growth in store brand product sales between 2005 and 2009 than traditional supermarkets.
