Online extra: Wasabi-coated lamb chops San Jose Mercury News - Jan 05 6:59 AM
Wasabi peas -- peas coated in wasabi powder and roasted -- can be found in the snack aisle of Japanese food stores or at Trader Joe's. Perfect to nibble on with cocktails, wasabi peas also make a great coating for lamb chops, replacing the traditional bread crumbs. Just grind them up. They add texture and heat to this sweet meat. These peas do vary in heat; one bag can be hotter than another even Save to My Web
Online retail spending rises 25 percent USA Today - Jan 05 5:46 PM
Online retail spending rose 25% during the 2005 holiday season to $19.6 billion, tracking firm comScore Networks said Thursday. ComScore said apparel and accessories, together with computer software, were the two fastest-growing categories, with spending up 36% from 2004.Save to My Web
Tech industry works to move Web content off PCs USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 06 4:56 AM
Companies such as Yahoo, Google, Microsoft and Samsung all agree that the World Wide Web ought not be confined. They're packing the huge Consumer Electronics Show floor in Las Vegas with new products that promise to get the Internet off the desktop and into the real world.Save to My Web
Rising Competition in Cellphone Music New York Times - Jan 05 9:03 PM
Verizon Wireless devices will allow users to download songs over the airwaves.Save to My Web
Anderson's Best Buy Benefits From Late Shoppers Forbes - 12 minutes ago
Electronics retailer says fourth quarter earnings will be near the top of prior guidance.Save to My Web
Stores' Holiday Gains Are Modest The Ledger - Jan 06 3:14 AM
NEW YORK -- Retailers faced an uncertain 2006 Thursday after December's modest sales gains showed that the holiday shopping season, while overall respectable, was disappointing for some of the nation's most prominent merchants. As expected, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was one of the stragglers, falling short of Wall Street's expectations and warning...Save to My Web
The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. Reports December Sales [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 05 4:00 AM
SECAUCUS, N.J.----Jan. 5, 2006--The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. : December Comparable Stores Sales for The Children's Place Brand Increased 11% on Top of Last Year's 21% Increase Company Continues to Anticipate Consolidated Fourth Quarter Earnings Per Share to Increase Approximately 70% Company Anticipates Fiscal 2006 Earnings Per Share Before Option Expensing of $2.90 to $3.00Save to My Web
Hancock Fabrics reports December sales Mississippi Business Journal - Jan 05 10:09 AM
BALDWYN - Hancock Fabrics Inc. (NYSE: HKF) has reported that sales in the five-week period ended December 31, 2005, totaled $48.3 million compared with $49.9 million for the same period in 2004. Sales in comparable stores decreased 4.9% in December.Save to My Web
