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TROY, Mich. - For the first time, Kmart Corporation will publish its weekly advertising circular in Spanish throughout the U.S. The company said it aims to reach hundreds of thousands of Spanish-speaking customers who shop Kmart stores.

WASHINGTON - Consumer confidence in the American economy sank to a nine-month low in August, the third straight monthly decline, The Associated Press reports.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. - Tyson Foods Inc. on Monday said it will drop the Thomas E. Wilson brand name it acquired after taking on meatpacker IBP Inc. and will eventually replace it with the Tyson name on some beef and pork product lines.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - While the unpredictable economy has put a standstill on hiring at many companies, retail giant Wal-Mart has said it intends to add 800,000 global new hires over the next five years, USA Today reports.

LONDON - Wal-Mart-owned Asda today said it will almost double the number of photograph shops it has after conducting a survey which, it said, exposed a "photo price rip-off" among its competitors, Dow Jones reports.

LOS ANGELES - New research by ACNielsen U.S., an operating unit of ACNielsen, a VNU Company, shows that organic food shoppers are extremely loyal to the category, while non-buyers have virtually no interest in organic products. Both groups likely need more education on the topic.

BOSTON - A national survey conducted by New York-based Conference Board has found that workers in many parts of the country are growing more unhappy with their jobs, The Associated Press reports.

WASHINGTON - The Commerce Department said today that sales at U.S. online retailers rose in the second quarter of 2002, but fell slightly as a proportion of overall retail sales, Reuters reports.