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Staples Launches B2B Site
Staples Advantage, the business-to-business division of office supply retailer Staples, Inc., has launched a new web site, StaplesAdvantage.com, to address what the company calls customers’ growing demands for supplier consolidation and reduced procurement costs. Current and prospective customers can view the full scale of Staples Advantage’s products and services....
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Google Throws Retail Inventory into the Local Mix
Google has introduced a new application that lets mobile users search local retailers’ inventory to see if a particular item is in stock. Only a handful of stores are participating; Best Buy, Sears, Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn among others, but even this limited number adds a new twist to the local search and ad markets.
Essentially users type in the name of a product and the app pulls up...
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iPad Could Change E-book Market
The e-book market keeps getting more crowded, and the newest participant will likely offer stiff competition. Apple’s new iPad internet device features an e-reader component that should make it a popular choice among aficionados of electronic literature.
The iPad, which is scheduled for public release in March 2010, will offer an iBooks app including Apple’s new iBookstore, which will...
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‘The Daily Wrap’: Google, Chili’s, Rite Aid
“The Daily Wrap” offers a roundup of the day’s biggest retail industry headlines. Following are some news items you may be interested in checking out.
Google Grows Revenue
Online media company Google reported 17% revenue growth in Q4 2009, with annual revnue growth of about 9%. Quarterly and annual net and operating income also improved. Source: Google
Chili’s Focuses on Burgers
‘The Daily Wrap’: Amazon/Google, Late Holiday Shoppers, American Greetings
“The Daily Wrap” offers a roundup of the day’s biggest retail industry headlines. Following are some news items you may be interested in checking out.
Amazon and Google Partner to Give Bloggers Referral Bonus
Amazon Services LLC, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies, and Google Inc. have launched Amazon Associates for Blogger, a direct integration between Amazon Associates,...
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