Macy's Inc. is getting into the groove with Madonna.


Madonna - Material Girl - Macy - Scouting - Recreation
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:10:40 GMT]
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Credit card companies have a simple strategy: Get your customers while they are young. Most students these days graduate with thousands of dollars in unpaid credit card bills.


Credit card - Business - Personal Finance - Credit - Financial Services
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:25:33 GMT]
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McDonald's Corp. said Monday that sales at restaurants open at least a year climbed 4.8 percent in February on strong overseas growth and a small rise in U.S. sales.

McDonald - United States - Business - Restaurant - Hospitality
[Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:14:31 GMT]
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There wasn't a bottle of Oxiclean or a ShamWow anywhere. But there was Dawn Stephens' nifty new, all-in-one toilet-bowl-cleaning brush.

Television - Infomercial - Vince Offer - Business - Dawn Stephens
[Sun, 7 Mar 2010 18:45:14 GMT]
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Shoppers shrugged off the snow and worries about the economy to buy spring clothing and other items, resulting in the strongest retail sales gain since November 2007.


East Coast of the United States - Consumer confidence - Business - East Coast - Marketing and Advertising
[Thu, 4 Mar 2010 18:14:40 GMT]
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In a first, meals approved by Weight Watchers are going on sale at McDonald's in New Zealand, the companies said.


Weight Watchers - McDonald - Weight loss - New Zealand - Health
[Thu, 4 Mar 2010 17:23:21 GMT]
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Thousands of people visit the Domaine Carneros Winery each year, snapping pictures in front of the 18th-century style chateau and sipping wine on the terrace.

Wine - Winemaker - Food - Recreation - Drink
[Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:45:20 GMT]
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Coffee chain Starbucks Corp. is sticking to its policy of letting customers carry guns where it's legal and said it does not want to be put in the middle of a larger gun-control debate.

Starbucks - Gun politics - Gun Control - Open carry - Pro-Gun Rights
[Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:24:44 GMT]
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If you're like most Internet users, you have more Web accounts than you can count. How do you keep track of all your passwords? ConsumerMan Herb Weisbaum provides some tips.


Password - Security - Windows - Shareware - Password Tools
[Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:49:32 GMT]
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Most retail sectors including electronics and luxury items saw sales gains in February, data released Wednesday show.

Retail - Electronics - Business - Retail Trade - Consulting
[Wed, 3 Mar 2010 21:59:23 GMT]
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Starbucks, responding to customer demand for larger cold beverages, is selling 31-ounce iced teas and iced coffees in Phoenix and Tampa as part of a limited market test.


Starbucks - Drink - Beverages - Food - Shopping
[Tue, 2 Mar 2010 23:16:25 GMT]
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Revamped pizza and a frank advertising campaign helped Domino's more than double its fourth-quarter profit as customers tried out its new recipe, the delivery chain said Tuesday.


Pizza - Dominos Pizza - Advertising campaign - Home - Cooking
[Tue, 2 Mar 2010 22:00:54 GMT]
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Apple may delay or limit the size of the launch of its anticipated iPad tablet computer because of an "unspecified production problem," Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek wrote in a research note Monday.

Apple - tablet - Peter Misek - IPhone - ipad
[Mon, 1 Mar 2010 20:00:26 GMT]
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Dale Welch recently walked into a Starbucks in Virginia, handgun strapped to his waist, and ordered a banana Frappuccino with a cinnamon bun.


Starbucks - Frappuccino - Handgun - Virginia - Fruit and Vegetable
[Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:03:08 GMT]
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Clarence Otis, CEO of Darden Restaurants, avoided deep discounts, large layoffs and major changes during the recession. Now, many say that tactic is paying off.


Darden Restaurants - Business - Hospitality - Restaurant Chains - Chain store
[Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:01:01 GMT]
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Even with the new credit card law, which took effect on Monday, there are still many ways you could end up paying more than you should for your charge cards.

Credit card - Charge card - AmericanExpress - Business - Personal Finance
[Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:30:28 GMT]
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A fleet of the nation's biggest merchants reported mostly better fourth-quarter profits Tuesday.


Business - Financial Services - Thomson Reuters - Canada - Revenue
[Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:38:01 GMT]
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The federal government hopes to give Americans a nudge to go appliance shopping.  It has set aside $300 million in stimulus funds to offer rebates to those who buy energy-efficient appliances.

United States - Federal government of the United States - Home & Garden - Appliances - Shopping
[Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:09:01 GMT]
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Wal-Mart said it will buy broadband entertainment provider Vudu, a deal that gives the retailer the ability to sell movies directly through TVs and Blu-ray players over the Internet.


Wal-Mart - Vudu - Blu-ray Disc - Business - Television
[Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:55:11 GMT]
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[Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:55:11 GMT]
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Wal-Mart has seen sales at its U.S. stores fall for the first time, as competitors lure away bargain-hunters. Department stores and dollar stores are muscling in on retail giant's discount turf.

Wal-Mart - Wall Street - United States - Business - Wal-Mart Stores
[Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:47:12 GMT]
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If the anchor and float lights hanging from the ceiling of Martin Cate's Smuggler's Cove bar don't clue you in, the stacks of barrels and ship's figurehead mounted on the wall should.

Rum - Martin Cate - Shopping - Business - Watercraft
[Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:24:25 GMT]
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