telegraphjournal.com: Jenny Scott enters her store in a whirl of morning energy, her two-month-old son snuggled in a baby sling against her chest. She greets her employees, giving them a quick run-down of the day. She plops down her bag and turns her attention to me with a cheery smile, leading me past strollers, toys […]
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The Press-Enterprise: Danielle Rowan, owner of the Stroller Strides Corona/Norco franchise, won a nationwide contest Oct. 18, beating out 800 other franchise owners who were nominated by the moms in their group. And she really deserves it, said Tessa Husen, one of the 15 moms in Rowan’s group who nominated her. Rowan was named Instructor
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SunHerald.com: Earl Tupper’s invention was more than a food storage container, vast improvement though it was over the previous standard of shower-cap-style bowl covers. The ingenious marketing network that a Florida transplant named Brownie Wise created for Tupper’s bowls turned a household product into a household word. Tupperware parties gave birth to a modern American
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OttawaCitizen.com: America’s renowned underwear company Jockey has just launched its expanded line of activewear in Canada, two years ahead of schedule. Direct sales associates will sell Jockey Person to Person casual wear, also known as “ath-leisure wear,” through home-based businesses or “home parties” — a sales method similar to the 1950s-era Tupperware parties where hosts
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MarketWatch: Industry Experts Predict 40% Growth For Solar Installations In 2009. Industry experts are predicting a 40 percent increase in demand for residential and commercial solar installations in 2009. The boom is due mainly to increased government tax incentives and subsidies for renewable resources. As of January 1, 2009 all Americans will be eligible for
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WHDH-TV: A local teenager found a needle-like object inside the fast-food double cheeseburger she was eating. The 14-year-old girl was eating her burger from the McDonalds at 413 Main Street in Reading on Sunday when she found the piece of a needle or syringe. It was a hollow piece of metal, smaller than an inch.
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PR Newswire: SUBWAY(R) restaurants, one of the most successful global chains in the QSR space, announced today a long-term partnership with world champion swimmer Michael Phelps. Mr. Phelps will be representing the brand across all marketing channels and joins an impressive list of athlete partners that have included Michael Strahan, Ryan Howard, Kimmie Meissner, Tony
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The Statesman: Global financial giant Citi today said its South Asia chief Mr Sanjay Nayar had quit the bank and had been replaced by Mr Mark Robinson. “Mr Mark Robinson has been appointed chief executive officer of Citi South Asia… Mr Robinson succeeds Mr Sanjay Nayar, who is leaving the firm to pursue other opportunities,â€
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Peninsula On-line: Some big Dubai retailers, accustomed to giddy spending in the Gulf Arab tax-free haven, are grappling with a drop in sales as consumers worry about the impact of the global financial crisis on their wallets. The Gulf has not been as heavily hit by the credit crisis as Europe and the United States,
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Gurnage.wordpress.com: Here is a cool new tool from Hubspot, a Cambridge, Massachusetts company that helps small business build their online presence. Now you can have an expert double check your press release at no cost! Cut and paste your press release into the window, complete the form and click on “Grade Press Release.” In a
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