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| Veteran jewelers share recession-beating tips (National Jeweler) |
| New York—Sticking with tried-and-true merchandise, plunking down money on advertising and sharpening customer service are just a few of the tactics being employed by retailers to get through these tough economic times, which analysts predict will ultimately be labeled a U.S. recession. |
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| Barnes & Noble Promotes Jaime Carey to Chief Merchandising Officer (Centre Daily Times) |
| Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, today announced that Jaime Carey, who has served as Vice President of its Newsstand business, has been promoted to the newly created role of Chief Merchandising Officer. In his new role, Mr. Carey will assume responsibility for the merchandise buying of all departments, including book, music, DVD, magazine and gift. |
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| New Vendio Tool Allows Probing of eBay Seller DSRs (AuctionBytes) |
| Vendio's newly enhanced Research suite provides improved visibility into top eBay sellers. "Competitive Seller Research" allows eBay merchants to perform research on both specific products and general categories in order to evaluate and compare the sales and listing strategies of their competitors. |
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| Washington DC (The San Francisco Examiner) |
| STAMFORD, Conn. , NEW YORK and UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. , May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide media and entertainment company Universal Studios has entered into a multi-year marketing and financial services alliance with GE Money, the consumer lending unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE ), and American Express (NYSE: AXP ). By joining forces, American Express becomes the official payment of ... |
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