Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda told a gathering of dealers in Las Vegas that the automaker would keep growing sustainably by making ever better and cleaner cars. Toyoda, grandson of the Japanese automaker's founder, made the remarks at the Toyota World Convention, held roughly every four years since 1984.

Most food shoppers aren't in a huge hurry to get in and out of the store. Instead, they will stay and browse.

Chevrolet wants to make the point that the forthcoming 2013 Spark, General Motors' smallest ever car, is more than just a basic econobox, and that it has the features and styling of better-known competitors like the Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent and Toyota Yaris, and even smaller city cars.

Jalopnik says this is the 2014 Corvette. They aren't photos, but elaborations on something like the design of the ZR1 trim. The renderings were evidently derived from uncamouflaged sheetmetal of two versions of the next-gen Corvette. Also, evidently, some folks at GM confirmed the design.

PBS Kids has just launched its first augmented reality mobile app for iOS -- a game called "Fetch!" that aims to take the sting out of learning to do addition and subtraction in your head. The animated dog, Ruff Ruffman, is the game show host.

Sam's Club will debut an iPad app in the "next few weeks," said Matt Martin, senior marketing manager at the Wal-Mart Stores-owned retailer.

The Children's Place Retail Stores has announced the appointment of Lori Tauber Marcus as SVP chief marketing officer, effective Nov. 16. She will be responsible for brand strategy, e-commerce, CRM, creative services, public relations, social media and visual merchandising. She will report directly to Jane Elfers, president and CEO.

The brand will be defined by its imagery: "fresh and clean" graphics and a smiling sun, known internally as "Sunny Smile," according to Laura Sturdevant, director of product development, private brands.

No, this isn't a joke. Butcher shops down under are getting makeovers to seem like high-end fashion boutiques in an Australian campaign called Lamboutique, by Meat & Livestock Australia. The effort has butcher shops in the nation touting the meat with such refurbishing as Louis Vuitton-inspired finishes, timed with the spring racing season.

Crate and Barrel says CEO Barbara Turf, who is retiring in the spring, will be succeeded by current company COO Sascha Bopp, effective April. Current CB2 director Marta Calle will become president in charge of merchandising and marketing, and will report to Bopp.