| Loose Diamonds Retailer Aliya Launches Quality Diamond Website Store
Tel Aviv----December 1. Aliya Loose Diamonds Ltd. announced today the official launch of its online Web E-commerce loose diamonds and diamond jewelry retail store. AliyaDiamonds.com is now offering consumers and the wholesale loose diamond industry market from New York, Chicago and Los Angles to London, Tel Aviv and Paris a unique Internet shopping experience in a secure environment. Both wholesale and retail customers in North America, Europe, South America, Africa and Asia seeking beautiful, quality loose diamonds pieces are now clicks away from the loose diamonds, classic jewelry and young, fun pieces that make AliyaDiamonds.com the diverse e-commerce business retail outlet offering jewelry that has been omitted from the market place. The universal appeal of a convenient, secure, unique diamond shopping experience has already registered with many long time Aliya Diamonds customers.
More Canadians using fingers, not feet, for Boxing Day bargains
Lineups for Boxing Day sales increased at the keyboard but not at the cash registers as retailers reported a rise in online traffic and restrained shopping madness in their stores across the country Wednesday. In-store Boxing Day sales were expected to decline this year partly as a result of strong pre-Christmas shopping and Canadians' increasing preference for point-and-click purchasing from their computers. The lineups for deals in some locations began in the waning hours of Christmas Day and retailers gleefully trumpeted the allure of their sales. Future Shop said at least two of their Vancouver outlets had lineups that began late Christmas Day and early Wednesday - Boxing Day - Best Buy said there were over 1,000 people waiting for the doors to open in some stores; and Wal-Mart Canada said consumer demand had forced it to keep its stores open 24 hours until Dec.
More case findings from Office of Complaints Comissioner
Lost files, inaccurate information, long delays and unanswered phones contributed to difficulties for both employers and employees. Although the OCC made lengthy recommendations to address the fundamental problems in October 2005, the OCC was still receiving similar complaints in the summer of 2006. Under the provisions of the CCL a decision was made to submit a Special Report. Throughout the process however, the Chief Immigration Officer acknowledged the problems and offered evidence that the department was working on improvements with the opening of the new customer service centre and a number of other initiatives. Case 17: Special Report: Immigration Department and Computer Alerts. Submitted 12 December 2006 Following a report that a computer enforcement alert was activated against a complainant’s immigration record when he tried to leave the country, the OCC found that the alert was ‘stale’ and should have been removed.
Silver lining to expected slowdown
Customers at PM Hobbycraft know a good bargain when they see one. Where they see it, however, is an issue continuing to challenge owners Doug and Debbie Pepperdine. "They (customers) tell us, 'I can get it in the States for a lower price. We hear it several times a day," says Doug Pepperdine, who has lowered prices on many of his products to remain competitive. .
Whole Foods bags the plastic
The world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket is ditching plastic bags altogether in its hometown. Groceries will now be bagged in 100 percent recycled paper bags or the so-called "better bag" made out of 80 percent post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. The "better bags" are reusable, cost 99 cents each and come with a refund when they're returned. "You pay for your bag in a couple of shops. Every time you bring back in your bags, whether it's [the better bag] or any other bag, we're offering a 10 cent refund. The cool thing is that you can either take that discount for yourself or you can donate it to Keep Austin Beautiful," Seth Stutzman, Whole Foods' southwest regional vice president, said. Whole Foods Market is matching donations from bag refunds for Keep Austin Beautiful's city awareness campaign about reducing plastic bag use in the Austin community.
Kylie Minogue's bow-tied butt
Normally their designer-clad darling, Minogue sewed up some scathing reviews for her latest red carpet creation, with one headline gasping: "Frock horror." The stunning style slip up got personal with one UK editorial taking aim, stating: "The look, reminiscent of some of the worst excesses of the 1980s, was not improved by 39-year-old Kylie scraping her blonde hair back off her face in a severe style." And here we were thinking that that's what the bin-liner bow was for: Whatever takes the focus off your spooky facial expression, right? Tools What is this? .
Gap Redefines Holiday Greetings with Launch of GapTIDINGS
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This season, Gap is redefining the classic holiday greeting by bringing it online. Consumers around the country are invited to record festive, funny and heart warming video greetings and post them online to share with family and friends at http://gaptidings.yahoo.com. From now until the end of the year, you can record your own video greeting, personalize it and surprise someone special with a fun, new way to say happy holidays. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071119/CLM025-b ) "To celebrate the season, we wanted to create an entertaining, interactive way for people to share the excitement and spirit of the holidays with their loved ones," said Marka Hansen, president, Gap North America. "GapTIDINGS is a clever way for Gap to empower consumers to reach out to loved ones around the holidays with personalized video messages," said Conn Fishburn, Director of Social Media Strategy, Yahoo! "It enables them to develop a deeper connection with their customers in a fun, engaging way." At http://gaptidings.yahoo.com, you can search, watch and share original video greetings created by people around the country including some of Gap's favorite celebrities.
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