JCPenney discontinues “big book” catalog
J. C. Penney Co. Inc., Plano, Texas, is reshaping the way it engages with customers through an integrated marketing approach that incorporates stores, catalogs, online applications and emerging digital marketing platforms, including social media. Increasingly, catalog shopping has converged with online and in-store shopping as customers view catalogs as “look books” and inspiration sources for [...]
TechCrunch: TweetPhoto CEO says too much in interview, gets fired
According to a Washington Post article by TechChrunch.com co-founder Michael Arrington, the CEO of startup TweetPhoto was fired for saying too much in an interview with blog. “This story just screams amateur hour, although I can’t figure out exactly who’s the amateur,” writes Arrington. “TweetPhoto (now former) CEO Dan Caulfield did a 23-minute podcast interview [...]
Nokia streamlines R-and-D operations
Nokia plans to reorganize its R-and-D operations in Finland and Denmark to be in line with the company’s focused portfolio of future products. According to a press release, the planned changes are expected to affect up to 230 employees at Nokia’s Oulu site in Finland and approximately 100 employees at Nokia’s Copenhagen site. The total [...]
Panasonic products win Popular Science “Best of What’s New”
Popular Science Magazine has named two Panasonic products, the TC-P54Z1 Ultra-thin VIERA Plasma and the LUMIX GF1 digital camera, the magazine’s 2009 “The Best of What’;s New” winners in the Home Entertainment and Gadgets categories, respectfully. Both Panasonic products will be featured in the December 2009 issue of Popular Science Magazine. “For 22 years, Popular [...]
Panasonic to deliver HD equipment to Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
Panasonic Corp., the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, announced it is providing a full lineup of High-Definition (HD) equipment to support the broadcast of the Olympic Games; delivering the largest supply of AV equipment for any Winter Games in the company’s history. [...]
Sears Holdings reports third quarter net loss
Sears Holdings Corp., Hoffman Estates, Ill., reported its results for the third quarter of 2009. The Company had a net loss for the quarter of $127 million as compared to a net loss of $146 million in the third quarter of 2008. Sears Holdings announced an improvement in domestic Adjusted EBITDA of $14 million for [...]
Washington Report: Federal unemployment tax act
Congress has decided to snatch a bit of tax relief away from you to pay for the unemployment benefit extension. You may not know it, but your annual Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) payment of 0.8 percent of wages up to $7,000 per employee is actually made up of two parts— a 0. 6 base [...]
Rite Aid brings back Gift of Savings program
Rite Aid Corp., Camp Hill, Pa., is offering its Gift of Savings program through Dec. 24, wherein shoppers can receive free $5 to $20 gift certificates with purchases of $25 and more. With Rite Aid’s Gift of Savings program customers can watch the savings accumulate as they earn $5, $10 or $20 certificates based on [...]
Data Savers partners with Western Digital for warranty fulfillment
Data Savers LLC, a provider of low-cost data recovery services, is now working in conjunction with Western Digital Corp., Lake Forrest, Calif., to offer data recovery service and warranty hard drive replacement to WD clients. Eligible WD clients using Data Savers’ data recovery services can now have their defective hard drives replaced at no charge [...]
Team-up creates macro toolkit
Hoodman Corp., Torrance, Calif., and Trek Technologies (Trek-Tech) Portland, Ore., have combined forces to offer a new toolkit for macro photographers that makes positioning and stabilizing cameras for close up, macro photography quick and easy. The toolkit combines the Hoodman Right Angle Viewer and a Trek-Tech T-Pod table top tripod. The right angle viewer with [...]
