July 29, 2008

Shrink’s Progress - American Reporter

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — There’s a lot of language today that confuses me. For example, does anyone know why certain people try to get someone’s attention by shouting out, “Yo!” And if that doesn’t work, they become redundant and shout out “Yo Yo!” That Read more

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July 27, 2008

Combat spam to improve bottom line - Carroll County Online

Spam is now a ubiquitous term describing unwanted or unsolicited electronic messages, most often arriving via e-mail but also in instant messenger and cell phone text messaging. It is not only annoying, but it could cost you money, and all of it is Read more

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July 25, 2008

NBTY Reports Third Quarter Results - Earthtimes

Author : NBTY, Inc. RONKONKOMA, N.Y. , July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — NBTY, Inc. (NYSE: NTY) ( www.NBTY.com ), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced results for the fiscal third quarter and first Read more

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July 23, 2008

Amazon May Say Profit Increased on Overseas Sales, Electronics - Bloomberg

July 23 (Bloomberg) — Amazon.com, the world’s largest Internet retailer, may say profit rose as online shoppers bought more flat-screen televisions and video-game players and a weaker dollar boosted overseas sales. Second-quarter net income may have Read more

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July 20, 2008

High gas prices fuel e-commerce - Bloggingstocks.com

Those who cannot drive are going online. Cruising to the mall, if it is 20 or 30 miles away, is no longer a cheap trip. With gas at $4 a gallon, some potential shoppers may not go to the mall at all. Thank goodness for the internet. More and more Read more

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July 17, 2008

Online shopping - Albany Democrat-Herald

I’m not much of an online shopper. I order most of my books online - the few books I read each year - but that’s about it. I download music from iTunes and I rent movies from Netflix but I don’t think that really counts as shopping because you Read more

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July 14, 2008

Pizza chain nets surge in Christmas online orders - Edinburgh News

PIZZA chain Domino’s said today that internet sales surged 17.6 per cent over the festive period. Domino’s said online takeaway orders rocketed by 102 per cent in the six weeks to December 30 and “made a significant contribution” to the Christmas Read more