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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." ...

Consumer Reports Takes on Pushy Retail Practices During the Holiday Season (1:06:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

New Public Education Campaign Unveils Survey of Top Holiday-Shopping Turnoffs ...

UL Warns of Switch with Unauthorized UL Mark (1:00:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is notifying manufacturers that the switch identified below, bears an unauthorized UL Recognized Component Mark. This product has not been evaluated by UL to the appropriate standard for safety, and is not authorized to bear the UL Mark. It is unknown if this product complies with UL safety requirements. ...

Michael Anthony Holdings, Inc. Declares Cash Distribution (12:31:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Anthony Holdings, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors declared on November 17, 2009, a cash distribution of $750 per share on its Common Stock. The distribution is payable on December 18, 2009 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 30, 2009. ...

Reportlinker Adds Baby Toiletries - A World Market Review (12:25:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. ...

Sports Supplements at Work: Olympic Speedskater Reutter Wins 17th Medal - Credits D-Ribose (12:19:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

CHICAGO, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Olympic countdown clock approaches 80-days-to-go short track speedskater Katherine Reutter ('Roy-ter')(Champaign, IL) is firing on all cylinders and appears poised for a breakout performance in her upcoming Olympic debut in Vancouver. ...

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