Q&As

Neiman Marcus Direct has chosen Omniture Inc. to provide customized reporting services.

Cannondale Associates released results this week from its tenth annual PoweRanking Survey, and has found retail giant Wal-Mart and consumer packaged goods conglomerate Procter & Gamble take top scores when it comes to meeting consumer and shopper needs.

Mattel is out with an instant-win game tied to Hot Wheels that gives kids a chance to win daily prizes, including Toys “R” Us gifts cards, DVD players and Hot Wheels bicycles.

Six Flags is building buzz around its final Halloween-themed Fright Fest celebration with an Xbox 360 game demo and a mini-concert at one of its parks Halloween night.

So you think you like candy? Have you eaten a piece every day of your life? Author Steve Almond has, and lived to write about it.

My three-and-a-half-year-old son Jacob is quite excited about Halloween, partially because he gets to dress up as a robot (Cyborg from “Teen Titans”) but mostly because of the CANDY.

A funny thing happened on the way to the confectionary: Sweets manufacturer Mars Inc. launched an ad campaign and forgot to sell the candy.

If Kit Kats and Hershey Bar’s aren’t posh enough for your ghosts and goblins, you might want to try going a little more upscale for spooky sweets.

Candy and gum ranked third among food categories in sales in 2005, according to the National Confectioners Association.

A new online comparison shopping site for the home improvement industry is hoping it can tap into the $700 billion home improvement market.