
The unrest in the Middle East seems to have turned into an unexpected opportunity for Dubai to bounce back from its debt crisis. Tourists and businessmen are arriving in droves once again in Dubai. The city’s shopping centers, malls, and restaurants are teeming with guests, and hotel rooms are filled up. “It has been a windfall. There are [...]

Despite rumblings of its owner shopping around for its possible buyers, MySpace’s CEO still believes its new look and focus can still save the site from complete annihilation by Facebook and other websites. Mike Jones, MySpace CEO, described a new focus on social entertainment within the site as part of its attempt to attract the 13-to-34-year-old market. “We [...]

The owner of a RadioShack store in Montana said he will not stop giving away guns alongside new satellite television subscriptions even though the corporation has asked him to end the promotion. Independent dealer Steve Strand started the promo in October, offering a gift card for a $125 pistol or $115 shotgun, along with a free background check, [...]
Apr 1 2011 | Posted in
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Apparel brand Gap Inc. launched on Wednesday its online store on China’s popular e-commerce website Taobao Mall, joining Adidas, Levi Strauss & Co., and Japanese brand Uniqlo among others. Taobao is the biggest business-to-consumer retail platform in China. It generates more than 70 percent of all online e-commerce transactions by merchandise volume in China. Gap opened its first four [...]
Mar 30 2011 | Posted in
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Amazon announced today its new Cloud Service, an online music storage service that allows customers to store their music remotely and access them anywhere with an Internet connection. Bill Carr, Amazon’s vice president of movies and music, said the Cloud Drive would free users from having to save their music files on all their music players and move files [...]
Mar 29 2011 | Posted in
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