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Art Van Furniture Unveils New Float for Thanksgiving Day Parade (11:03:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WARREN, Mich., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Commemorating Art Van Furniture's 20th year as a major supporter of America's Thanksgiving Parade®, a new float deemed "Knights of the Chairtable Round Table" - a play on the word "Charitable" - will debut in Michigan's nationally recognized parade. The new float is one of six new floats in this year's parade. ...

No Holiday for Gift Cards: Store Cards Expected to Fall 7% as Buyers Face New Economic Realities, Weaker Inventories and Merchant Uncertainty (11:01:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NEEDHAM, Mass., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading research and advisory firm TowerGroup today issued the following commentary about private label store gift cards, whose popularity is plummeting. The reduction in card spending is reflective of a weakened economy, decreased holiday sales and less confidence in retailer inventories and stability. TowerGroup expects store gift card spending volume to fall by 7%, with a modest increase of 3% in general purpose cards in 2009. ...

VIDEO from BrodmannBlades: BrodmannBlades(TM) Patent-Pending Double-Bladed Table Tennis Paddle Signs with Paragon Sports(TM) (7:43:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- BrodmannBlades(tm), maker of the first major innovation in the game of table tennis in over a hundred years, has reached an agreement with Paragon Sports(tm) to display and distribute its product line in the legendary retailer's flagship store in New York City. The Paragon Sports agreement is the first step in BrodmannBlades(tm) retail distribution strategy. ...

Video: The Charmin(R) Restrooms Return to Times Square This Holiday Season to Help Consumers Really 'Enjoy The Go' (7:02:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Charmin Restrooms® returned to Times Square for the fourth consecutive year, giving tourists and local New Yorkers a free, clean and family friendly place to "enjoy the go." Television personality and author Mario Lopez performed the ceremonial first flush and announced "The Go Team" - the lucky five Charmin Ambassadors chosen to work in the Restrooms for a $10,000 salary this holiday season. This year's "King of the Throne" is best known for his role as the host of "EXTRA" and "America's Best Dance Crew." He also authored the children's book titled, "Mud Tacos," and starred in the hit Broadway Musical "A Chorus Line." ...

Infant Entrapment and Suffocation Prompts Stork Craft to Recall More Than 2.1 Million Drop-Side Cribs (6:38:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in Canada. ...

Photo: The Charmin(R) Restrooms Return to Times Square this Holiday Season to Help Consumers Really 'Enjoy the Go' (5:06:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, the Charmin Restrooms® returned to Times Square for the fourth consecutive year, giving tourists and local New Yorkers a free, clean and family-friendly place to "enjoy the go." Actor and Host Mario Lopez performed the ceremonial first-flush and announced "The Go Team" -- five Charmin Ambassadors who were chosen to work in the Restrooms for a $10,000 salary this holiday season. ...

Sears.com Unveils International Shipping to 90 Countries Just in Time for the Holidays (4:26:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For anyone looking to ship that perfect holiday gift to friends or family overseas, Sears.com now offers international shipping to 90 countries, providing yet another convenient option for customers to get everything they need this holiday, where and when they need it. Customers can choose from over 300,000 products in a variety of categories including tools, children's and infant clothing, shoes, jewelry, and home fashions, and can have it delivered to locations all around the globe as Sears.com expands its reach to major markets such as the UK, France, Germany, Spain, China, India, Japan, Argentina and Brazil. ...

Lands' End Offers FeelGood Holiday Gifts (3:25:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

DODGEVILLE, Wis., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday season, Lands' End offers shoppers two ways to feel good about giving through the FeelGood Campaign. This unique program, based around Lands' End's exclusive FeelGood sweaters, makes a positive difference and guarantees a warming touch to help those less fortunate. Lands' End's FeelGood campaign combines shopping for great gifts for those hard-to-buy-for-women - sister, mother-in-law, best friend or even yourself - with solving shopping stress and knowing there's more good to follow. For every FeelGood sweater sold, Lands' End will donate FeelGood yarn to One Heart Foundation's Warming Families, a nationwide knitting charity that will knit hats for the nation's homeless. Lands' End has already provided FeelGood yarn to the nationwide network of knitters in this effort to help warm thousands of men, women and children who may be in shelters for the holidays. ...

CUNA/CFA 10th Annual Survey of Consumer Holiday Spending Attitudes, Plus Spending Tips (3:16:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers plan to spend more during the holidays this year than during the depths of the recession a year ago, but their spending is still expected to be more restrained than in prior years, according to the tenth annual holiday spending survey conducted by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the Credit Union National Association (CUNA). ...

CIRCA Places Winning Bid for Madoff-Owned Bracelet (2:12:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of the damage inflicted on investors by financier Bernard Madoff's decade-long Ponzi scheme, CIRCA, the largest global buyer of jewelry from the public, recently spent $50,000 in a U.S. Marshals-held jewelry auction designed to benefit Madoff's investor victims. ...

Crown Imports Hires Horizon Media as New Media Agency of Record (2:00:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

CHICAGO, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Imports announced that it has awarded Horizon Media all media planning and buying business across the company's entire portfolio, including Corona Extra and Modelo Especial. The business, which excludes out of home media, will be managed out of Horizon's Los Angeles office. ...

Greyhound Package Express Provides Savings and Flexible Holiday Shipping (1:58:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

DALLAS, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- From Nov. 19 through Dec. 24, Greyhound Package Express (GPX) customers can avoid long lines at the post office or other local package carriers and save money when they use GPX's standard service to ship holiday packages throughout the United States for as low as $15. ...

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Attracts Young Adults with Purchasing Power (1:49:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

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Avalon Communications Presents Gifts for Everyone (1:35:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Practicality and affordability are two buzzwords swarming around holiday gift-giving this year. Avalon Communications takes pride in representing clients whose products cater to both of these recession-induced demands. ...

MICROS Systems, Inc. Announces the Retirement of Chief Financial Officer Gary C. Kaufman Effective March 31, 2010 (1:12:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

COLUMBIA, Md., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, today announced that Gary C. Kaufman will be retiring on March 31, 2010, after serving almost 16 years as MICROS' Chief Financial Officer. A.L. Giannopoulos, Chairman, President and CEO, stated: "Gary and I have worked together now for twenty years, and his contributions to the tremendous success that MICROS has enjoyed are invaluable and highly appreciated. We will miss him, his leadership and his wisdom. We wish Gary and his wife Margie a very 'happy retirement' as they pursue their many personal interests." ...

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