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Gap Inc. has begun offering a new private-label credit card that lets shoppers use the card to shop the company’s Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy brands. The program improves on the existing loyalty rewards program allowing points to be earned and …

Nissan Motor Corp., USA is positioning its 2005 Maximas in live street scenes that will create an effect of an urban meltdown, causing nearby objects such as street lamps, trash cans and parking meters to appear to melt and droop. The company said the …

Domino’s Pizza pulled double-duty in New York City yesterday with a one-day, one-market blitz to support the national launch Doublemelt Pizza. Oct. 11 was officially dubbed “Domino’s Pizza Double Day” by Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields. …

AutoTrader.com and Audi’s used car division will team up on the “Race to the Finish Line!” sweepstakes. Appearing on AutoTrader.com Dec. 31, the promotion invites online shoppers to visit Audi dealerships to take a test drive of an Audi Certified …

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Inc. has opened it first W Hotel in Asia and is billing it as a “sumptuous haven with urban sensibilites.” The W Seoul-Walkerhill is set in an urban resort destination close to the heart of Seoul, South Korea. The 14-story …

Fabric retailer Jo-Ann Stores this month launches a three-year alliance with humanitarian organization Save the Children. The deal includes cause licensing and promotions. Jo-Ann will sell fabrics that use artwork from Save the Children’s bi-annual art …

Lifestyle Fascination Capitalizes on Yoga’s Popularity The Early Fall edition of Lifestyle Fascination, a home tech catalog, features serene cover art of a woman at the beach holding a challenging yoga position under a blue sky. The catalog’s 48 pages, …

ESPRIT: a Hong-Kong-based apparel retailer, plans to expand its gift card program to the U.S. to coincide with the reopening of a flagship store in New York City last month and four new U.S. stores. The card’s design features the “spirit of Times …

Alcone Marketing Group has tapped Frankel veteran Ray Damiano to lead its burgeoning premiums division. Damiano becomes president of Alcone Merchandise, a new post at the division that was formed in August. Alcone also will add staffers in its Irvine, …

InterContinental Hotels Group is giving travel professionals free weekend stays in an effort to increase awareness of its Latin America properties. The Hotels On Us incentive will run through March 31, and allows travel professionals the opportunity to …