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Department is further divided into following offices for administrative purpose. [2] State and District level consumer protection : [3] Consumer Welfare Advisory Committee [4] District Consumer Protection Councils; State Consumer Protection Council; Jurisdiction of the State Commission & District Forum; District Fora; Circuit Bench; State ...
Sears, Roebuck and Co. (/ s ɪər z / SEERZ), [5] commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began as a mail ordering catalog company migrating to opening retail locations in 1925, the first in Chicago. [6]
One 1992 study stated that 26% of American supermarket retailers pursued some form of EDLP, meaning that the other 74% promoted high-low pricing strategies. [2]A 1994 study of an 86-store supermarket grocery chain in the United States concluded that a 10% EDLP price decrease in a category increased sales volume by 3%, while a 10% high-low price increase led to a 3% sales decrease.
It also provides environmental protection services and consumer protection programs. The department is supervised and directed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The current Commissioner is Joseph W. Guthrie, who was appointed on January 15, 2022. He is Virginia's 18th Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Consumer Reports states that PriceGrabber places the ads and pays a percentage of referral fees to CR, [25] who has no direct relationship with the retailers. [26] Consumer Reports publishes reviews of its business partner and recommends it in at least one case. [27]
The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security with the purpose of conducting investigations into currency and financial-payment crime, and protecting U.S. political leaders, their families, and visiting heads of state or government. [3]
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The department was created by Law 5 of April 23, 1973 [3] as a Cabinet-level successor to ASERCO, or Administration for Services to Consumers. The agency has its headquarters in the North Building of the Minillas Governmental Center/Roberto Sánchez Villela Government Center in Santurce, San Juan.