This form of retailing was referred to as " catalogue showroom "; Consumers Distributing was left with a near monopoly on the format in Canada.

* Consumers Distributing, a retail store chain

Consumers Distributing ( known in Quebec as Distribution aux Consommateurs ) was a catalogue store in Canada and the United States that operated from 1957 to 1996.

Consumers Distributing aimed to reduce costs for customers by stocking merchandise in a warehouse type stocking system instead of displaying them in a costly showroom.

The first Consumers Distributing store was opened in 1957 by Jack Stupp in Toronto.

Consumers Distributing sought bankruptcy protection in 1996, a fate that befell its US competitors Best Products and Service Merchandise and most major jewellery chains in Canada.

Argos, which was modelled on the format of Consumers Distributing, continues to thrive in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Consumers Distributing was plagued by the perception of things " always being out of stock " due to the catalogue shopping nature of the store.

Consumers Distributing was one of the first to initiate this " real time " stock check and prepayment of products available at other branches and the main warehouse.

In 1990 / 1991, some stores became Toy City / Consumers Distributing stores.

American actress Shirley Jones once represented Consumers Distributing in television commercials based on the theme " Consumers, we wrote the book on savings!

* Consumers Distributing Company Limited-sold 50 % stake in 1978

* Cardinal Distributors, a mail-order gift catalogue that merged in 1980 with Consumers Distributing.

Consumers ' councils would act as decision-making bodies for consumption planning, and producers ' councils-which are agglomerations of several workers ' councils-act as decision-making bodies for production planning.

Opposition to the nomination came from the Organic Consumers Association, which outlined in a November 2008 report several reasons why it believed Vilsack would be a poor choice for the position, particularly as energy and environmental reforms were a key point of the Obama campaign.

Consumers Union has helped start several consumer groups and publications, in 1960 helping create global consumer group Consumers International and in 1974 providing financial assistance to Consumers ' Checkbook which is considered akin to Consumer Reports for local services in the seven metropolitan areas they serve.

It was built alongside a smaller strip mall that featured several smaller local businesses and national chains such as Loblaws, Woolworths and Consumers Distributors.

After substantial work to simplify the company over the last several years, Nielsen today aligns their business into three divisions: What Consumers Buy, What Consumers Watch and Expositions

Consumers can see items from several distinct product lines – WowWee Robotics ™, Paper Jamz ®, Light Strike ™, Lite Sprites ™, WowWee Alive ™, WowWee FlyTech ™, WowWee Technologies ™ – that include innovations that walk, talk, jam, fire, color, purr, fly, and project.

It was originally called the Consumers Power Company — one of several divisions within H. M. Byllesby's vast public utility empire — but changed its name to NSP in 1916 ( possibly to avoid confusion with an identically named company in Michigan ).

Meanwhile, several groups spent millions opposing Benjamin and supporting McGraw, including West Virginia Consumers for Justice and Hugh Caperton, CEO of Harmon Development Corporation.

Due to the introduction of the MMP electoral system, a New Right " Association of Consumers and Taxpayers " party, known as ACT New Zealand was formed by ex-Labour New Right-aligned Cabinet Ministers like Richard Prebble and others, and maintaining existing New Right policy initiatives such as the Employment Contracts Act, while also introducing US-style " welfare reform.

Consumers wanted the ability to record more music on a single cartridge, so manufacturers came out with units of greater capacity.

Consumers print them out and take them to the store.

Kallet, an engineer and director of Consumers Research, had a falling out with F. J. Schlink and started his own organization with Amherst College economics professor Colston Warne.

Consumers are often left out in the cold by this arrangement.

An alliance of Greens, Communists and Consumers polled 4. 2 % in the election for the Senate, electing 11 out of 315 senators, 5 of them Greens.

Consumers became more savvy and learnt to tune out uninteresting commercials, and within the advertising industry itself the Creative Revolution ( exemplified by Bill Bernbach's " Think Small " campaign for the Volkswagen Beetle ), which rejected many of his precepts, began.

Consumers can apply for the cards by filling out a form available at tobacco retailers and mailing it, along with a copy of a verifiable identification document ( driver's license, health-insurance card, etc.

Consumers of whole onion rings run the risk of pulling the onion out of the batter if they fail to cut it all the way through with their teeth ; onion rings made of onion paste break apart easily, while oil absorbency diminishes the onion taste.

Consumers who have signed contracts with an electricity retailer will pay the price set out in their contract.

Consumers who have signed contracts with a natural gas marketer will pay the price set out in their contract.

In June 2007, “ Consumers Digest ” magazine selected IUP as number four in the magazine ’ s rankings of the “ Best Values in Public Colleges and Universities .” In February 2007, IUP was ranked at 40 out of 100 colleges and universities selected for " Kiplinger ’ s Personal Finance " magazine ’ s “ The Kiplinger 100 ,” a listing of schools that combine outstanding value with a first-class education.

It also anticipated the existence of a Consumers ' Defence Code ( which was brought out in 1990 ), of Children's and Youth Code ( 1990 ) and of a new Civil Code ( 2002 ).

Consumers of noni juice are advised to carefully check labels for warnings, which may say " Not safe for pregnant women " or " Keep out of reach of children.

The Together with the Union electoral list consisting of PdCI, Greens and United Consumers won 11 out of 315 senators.

Consumers should not rely on CARFAX alone when checking out a used vehicle.

The Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act give consumers the right to obtain a copy of their contact lens prescription, allowing them to fill that prescription at the business of their choice, including online discount sites.

Mulock's ( and later his son's ) firm represented many commercial interests, including Consumers Gas ( Enbridge ), the American Bank Note Company, and Sun Life.

The Consumers Digest Best Buys are awarded by a process including research, driving tests at both test facilities and on road, and within ten categories.

In 1997, the Attorney General of Connecticut sent " cease and desist " orders to many companies, including Consumers Digest ( which at the time sold subscriptions to its magazine ), for failure to comply with state disclosure laws designed to protect consumers.

The whole organisation, including its charitable arm, formerly the Consumers ' Association is rebranded as Which?

including Nicole Nason, Administrator of the NHTSA, Jim Guest and David Champion of Consumers Union of the Fédération Internationale de l ' Automobile ( FIA ), E-Safety Aware, Csaba Csere, editor of Car and Driver, and Jim Gill, long time ESC proponent of Continental Automotive Systems The European New Car Assessment Program ( EuroNCAP ) " strongly recommends " that people buy cars fitted with stability control.

Consumer Focus was created through the merger of three organisations – energywatch, Postwatch and the National Consumer Council ( including the Scottish and Welsh Consumer Councils ) – by the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007.

As Isuzu was denied damages on all counts, the formal court judgement in favor of Consumers Union entered by Paez required Isuzu to pay CU's " reasonable costs " of defending itself against the suit, not including attorney's fees.

Consumers ' interests are their interests taken as a whole, including their interests in the reduction of greenhouse gases and in the security of the supply of gas and electricity to them.