Archive for November, 2011
Newegg Combats "Mall Madness" With Its Second Annual "Black November" Promotion
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA, Nov 01, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Newegg Inc., the second-largest online-only retailer in the United States, today announced the start of its second annual “Black November” promotion in the U.S. and Canada. Black November is designed to combat the holiday season’s hectic “Mall Madness” by allowing shoppers to take advantage [...]
Taobao Mall Revises New Fee Plan After Week of Online Protest from its Small …
Taobao Mall, Chinas leading business-to-consumer (b2c) shopping platform, experienced an unsettling week of merchant protest after the company announced a revised merchant system and fee structures that seemed to unfairly burden small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). The company, a business unit of Internet e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, claimed that the new policies were designed [...]
HELLER: Sporting News strikes out by omitting Ripken streak
ANALYSIS/OPINION During much of the 20th century, The Sporting News called itself the Bible of Baseball with good reason. Based in St. Louis and issued weekly, the venerable publication was the only place where fans could get stories and stats on all major and minor league teams ad infinitum.
How flexible work actually works
Imagine unlimited paid vacation and sick leave, with no mandated office hours. Chaos, right? Not according to a handful of award-winning employers profiled in a new report on effective workplaces. By Katherine Reynolds Lewis, contributor FORTUNE — At MeetingMatrix International, a communications firm based in Portsmouth, NH, employees have no defined work schedules, unlimited paid [...]
Could LSU, Oregon have rematch in BCS title game?
STANFORD, Calif. – The possibility of a rematch in the Bowl Championship Series title game might not be the one most expected. LSU-Alabama? Thats so last week. After Saturdays results, LSU-Oregon became the rematch of the moment.
New Fierce, Inc. Study: Despite the Hype, Bosses Aren’t So Horrible After All
SEATTLE, WA, Oct 12, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Fierce, Inc., a world-class communications and leadership development company, today announced the results of a survey of more than 1,700 corporate executives, employees, and educators across diverse market sectors including finance, healthcare, retail, aerospace, and defense. The survey provides new insight into how employees perceive their [...]
Genghis Grill wins award
The Genghis Grill in Ellisville was named Franchisee of The Year by the national Genghis Grill corporate executive team in Dallas recently. The award is given annually to the franchisee that has displayed positive year-over-year sales growth, outstanding dining service, improved operations, perfect mystery shopper experience, high internal audit scores and positive customer service ratings. [...]
49ers, Steelers and Saints seize the moment in NFL’s Week 10
Carlos Rogers of the San Francisco 49ers intercepts a pass to New York Giants Victor Cruz, during Sundays game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images / November 13, 2011)
Sporting Index Fear Another Glut of Goals in City v Wolves Part II
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Oct 28, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Along with Manchester United, Sporting Index took a hiding last weekend – but it was good news for those spread betting punters who bought goals, goal minutes and shirts in the Manchester derby. Manchester City won 6-1 in a shock victory over their Manchester rivals, [...]
Bears enjoy being ‘dogs in Big Game
How perfect this 114th Big Game sets up for poor, little underdog Cal. The general perception is the Bears do not have a chance against the eighth-ranked Cardinal on Saturday night at Stanford Stadium. The guys in Vegas dont expect much out of Cal (6-4, 3-4 Pac-12), either, as the early line has Stanford (9-1, [...]