| Objectware, Inc. Releases Specialized eCommerce Solution for Small ...
Objectware Inc, a custom eCommerce and web development company, announces the release of a specialized eCommerce solution focused on affording small to medium sized businesses the same quality and reliability that was once available only to large players in the online shopping cart arena. In addition to the release of the small-business shopping cart core package, several high tech value-added module s are also available, enhancing functionality without breaking the bank. This solution was designed specifically for small to medium sized business owners attempting to take their business online and sell their products and services to an online audience. Retailers searching for a shopping cart that will offer an efficient system to manage and promote products online, integrate seamlessly with the look and feel of their existing website, provide secure online transactions and maintain stability in a high-traffic environment can now turn to Objectware for an affordable solution.
Protecting Seniors From Scams
NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bankrate, Inc. (NASDAQ: RATE) announced today that it has released an interview with Christopher Cox, Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The interview was conducted as part of Bankrate.com's Financial Literacy Program. This month's segment focuses on Retirement. Mr. Cox shares his thoughts on the topic, including investment scams directed at seniors and the government's role in retirement security. A transcript of the interview follows. Christopher Cox, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the SEC, understands firsthand the issues seniors and their family members face in separating investing opportunities from investing scams. In this exclusive interview he explains how his elderly parents were barraged with sales ploys.
Designer eco-bags on sale for a fiver
A DESIGNER shopping bag that has been fetching hundreds of pounds on online auction sites goes on sale tomorrow in Sainsbury's for just five pounds. The Anya Hindmarch "I'm not a plastic bag" bag will be available from selected Sainsbury's stores around the country from 8am, including branches in The Malls and Hatch Warren Retail Park, in Basingstoke, and in Mulfords Hill, in Tadley. Each store will have just 30 of the bags in stock, and no more are expected to be produced for the UK market. Sainsbury's expects the bags to sell out very quickly and will be limiting customers to just one each. The environmentally-friendly shopper was designed in a bid to persuade people to reuse bags, and has already been seen on the arms of Keira Knightley and Lilly Allen.
Budget designer apparel
To be able to wear fashion forward clothing now, instead of a year after the trend has made its way across America, is understandable. Retailers understand this as well. Their customer, that's you and me, want to dress like a celebrity on an "every woman's budget." As a result the hottest trend in retailing is to hook up with a cutting edge designer and offer a collection of well-made clothing at affordable prices. Hallelujah. Leading that trend are H&M and Target. H&M has more than 90 stores in 19 regions. Recently, H&M made headlines by enlisting designers Viktor & Rolf, Karl Lagerfeld and Stella McCartney! I never knew I could buy Stella McCartney without spending more than $100. On March 22, the Material Girl unveiled her material clothing collection M by Madonna at H&M stores.
Vinyl carves out a groove
Give Nick Sorace a song title -- country, ska, rap or rock, it doesn't matter -- and odds are he'll know the artist. Even more impressive, he knows where the record or CD is among the stacks of 50,000 or so titles he keeps at his store. Sorace, 46, has owned and managed the Disc Exchange Inc. on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg for 23 years. It's a one-man tribute to music -- Young Jeezy posters, Led Zeppelin T-shirts, a pair of go-go boots signed by the B-52s. Most of his inventory is CDs, but about a third of his store is devoted to rows of LPs. The bulk of recorded music, he said, is on vinyl. And it's no wonder. In this age of the digital download, the road to survival for remaining small record stores like the Disc Exchange is paved with vinyl. Thanks in part to a revival in old-style LPs, the sharp drop in independent record outlets has apparently leveled off.
QVC Launches Ratings and Reviews from Bazaarvoice
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bazaarvoice, an innovator in helping brands use online word of mouth to build their businesses, today announced that QVC has launched customer ratings and reviews from Bazaarvoice on QVC.com. QVC, Inc. is one of the largest multimedia retailers in the world, with annual revenue of more than $7 billion. "We are committed to delivering our customers an interactive multi-channel shopping experience that brings the products alive and engages our shopping community in a way that no other retailer can," said Bob Myers, SVP, QVC.com. "Ratings and reviews allow our community to connect and share information, similar to an offline environment. QVC customers have the chance to add another social element to their interaction with our brand, and we are pleased to see the tremendous popularity of reviews." QVC, which reaches more than 160 million homes worldwide, provides customers with thousands of the most innovative and contemporary beauty, fashion, jewelry, and home products.
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