| Video: Blockbuster and Overstock Face-off in the Cyber Monday Finals ...
LEXINGTON, Mass., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- As shoppers flock online for their Cyber Monday holiday shopping sprees, Blockbuster and Overstock go head- to-head in the championship finals of Gomez's "Merchant Madness" tournament(1). Since the end of October, "Merchant Madness" has pitted the online performance of 64 retailers' websites(2) in a quest to find the retailer that delivers the fastest, most available and most consistent website performance this holiday season. REI and Zappos were beaten during the tournament's semifinals over the Black Friday weekend. For complete standings, check out the brackets at: www.merchant-madness.com. Gomez will announce the ultimate "Merchant Madness" winner tomorrow, Tuesday, November 27. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/merchantmadness/30817/ During the course of the contest, the websites of many household brand names including Amazon, Target, Wal-Mart, Circuit City, Gap, Macy's and HP have all been beaten, highlighting that website performance can be a challenge for even the biggest of brands -- especially during the critical holiday season when the stakes are high, as are the expectations of online shoppers.
Kaboodle Partners With Select Retailers to Grant over $25,000 in ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaboodle, the largest and fastest-growing online social shopping community where people discover, recommend and share products, recently announced its Wish-a-Day Giveaway, offering anyone who creates a wish list on Kaboodle the opportunity to win the items on their holiday wish list. The Wish-a-Day Giveaway, coupled with enhanced wish-list functionality, entices everyone to start their holiday wish list. Kaboodle is hosting the Wish-a-Day Giveaway and will be giving away over $25,000 in prizes from Kaboodle and designated partners between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Anyone can enter by adding any item from any online store they desire to their Kaboodle wish list. Entrants are eligible for additional prizes by adding items from partners to their wish lists.
Sam's Club Once-in-a-Lifetime Packages Sell in Less Than 24 Hours
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanksgiving is still two weeks away ... but four people have already got a big head start on their holiday shopping, with the help of the Sam's Club Once-in-a-Lifetime packages! This year, Sam's Club, the membership warehouse club, offered four unique Once-in-a-Lifetime gift packages, and less than 24 hours after being made available online, all packages have sold. The four packages included a 2007 Hybrid Technologies Lithium-powered Smart Car, coupled with a behind-the-scenes VIP trip for four to NASA's Kennedy Space Center for a shuttle launch; an exclusive, all-access trip to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games from Coca-Cola(R); the ultimate NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race(TM) experience; and a visit with venerable Southern cook Paula Deen, in Savannah, Ga.
HMV adopts lean digital business strategy
Music, video and games retailer HMV Group has set out its web 2.0 stall as part of an effort to offset flagging physical store sales, and which could also lead to redundancies in the IT department. The retailer, which operates the HMV and Waterstones brands, said in its financial results for the 52 weeks ending 28 April that sales for the period were up 3.8 per cent. However like-for-like sales, which are calculated purely on the same high street stores operating 12 months ago, were down 3.5 per cent, indicating poor high-street sales dragged down overall performance. .
Prosecutor names possible charges for French trader
It's always a bit for money, I'm not sure that was his prime motive," said the prosecutor. "It functions a bit like a drug, it's an addiction, ... there's a sort of spiral you can't get out of."
Marin was speaking as police wrapped up nearly 48 hours of questioning with Kerviel. The trader was to appear before a judge who would decide whether to proceed with preliminary charges.
Under French law, filing preliminary charges means the judge has determined there is strong evidence to suggest involvement in a crime. It gives the investigator time to pursue the probe before deciding whether to send the suspect for trial or drop the case.
The prosecutor said Kerviel could face a maximum seven years imprisonment if convicted under the charges he was seeking.
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