Month: December 2008
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Kraft’s New App Brings Recipes to iPhones and iPodsKraft Foods is making it easier for busy consumers to plan meals, search recipes and even locate the nearest store through a new downloadable application for iPhone an iPod touch users. 
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AgenciesP&I PostscriptsDOUBLETREE HOTELS: is offering complimentary freshly baked chocolate chip cookies to anyone who drops by any of its more than 185 locations in North America through Dec, 31. 
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AgenciesNational Retail Federation Asks Obama For Tax HolidayThe National Retail Federation (NRF) asked President-elect Barack Obama to include several sales tax holidays in his economic stimulus legislation. 
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AgenciesAmericans Slowed Spending Long Before Economic Crisis: StudyConsumer confidence and spending began to dwindle as early as spring 2007, according to a new study from Experian Marketing Services. 
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Teleperformance Acquires The Answer GroupOutsource contact center service provider Teleperformance has acquired The Answer Group in an all-cash deal. 
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AgenciesReport: L.L. Bean Mulls LayoffsL. L. Bean is considering layoffs, according to an internal e-mail obtained by The Times Record, a newspaper based in Brunswick, ME. 
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EmailInternet Retailer Sues EmailAppendersInternet Retailer has filed a lawsuit against EmailAppenders, alleging the data service provider wrongly claimed to have Internet Retailer’s 2008 conference attendee list for sale. 
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EmailDecember Retail E-mail Spike Flattens: Email Data SourceAfter beginning the 2008 holiday shopping season with a massive spike over the previous year in e-mail volume, America 
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EmailIreland Passes Anti-Spam LawIreland has passed an anti-spam law under which companies sending unsolicited commercial e-mail and text messages to people in the country could face hefty fines.