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Retailers looking for strong signs that consumers are spending got another one this week, as the Commerce Department reported that retail sales in February increased 1.1 percent over 2011 — including strong gains in automobile purchases.

“February sales at U.S. …

“They are going to ban tanning indoors but there is no one policing beaches saying to young children that they have been outside for more than a half an hour so they should go inside. They are the ones getting …

Nearly 6 out of 10 indoor tanning businesses are reporting a stronger start to 2012 than 2011, according to the results of a SmartTan.com poll conducted in early March.

According to the poll, 58 percent of tanning businesses say their …

For all the perfectionists out there, it’ll be hard to hear that, for the most part, good actually beats perfect. Why is that? According to FalconryGroup.com, a business consultation group, focusing too much on being perfect could drain a lot …

A study led by New Zealand epidemiologists suggests that dermatology-led efforts to scare young people about skin cancer may actually be causing a decline in skin cancer awareness in older people who are most likely to get the disease.

“Anecdotally, …

One of Britain’s largest newspapers published a story accusing Sun Scare profiteers of going to far — asking the question, “Is it time we stopped being so scared of the sun?”

In an article headlined,“Tanning: Let the Sunshine In” London’s …

When hiring employees, most employers hope that it’s for more than a few weeks. High employee turnover can hinder productivity and sales, which is the lifeblood of your business. But how do you keep your employees loyal to you?

In …

A first-of-its-kind study of vitamin D levels among those whose outdoor lifestyles give us the best clues of what is natural for humans supports the contention that regular tanners have natural vitamin D levels and non-tanners are falling far short.…