Comparing the fourth quarter earnings results of three teen apparel competitors, it appears that Abercombie & Fitch Co. is struggling, compared with American Eagle Outfitters Inc. and Aeropostale Inc.
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Written By: Emma Jackson on March 11, 2010
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Written By: Michael Beller on February 11, 2010
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BY MICHAEL BELLER – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
The Olympic torch arrives in Vancouver Friday, where thousands of athletes from around the world want to strike gold. Companies looking to do the same should be right there alongside the athletes, as a new study found the Olympics could be the perfect venue to spend advertising [...]
Written By: Ming Zhuang on May 26, 2009
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(An early version of Bing/businesspundit.com)
By Ming Zhuang/Medill News Service
Will Google be the only dominating search engine in the digital world? Microsoft says no.
According to Ad Age, a trade publication for the advertising industry, Microsoft Corp. [[MSFT]] is set to unveil an $80 million to [...]
Written By: Ming Zhuang on May 20, 2009
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(Philip H. Markoff, a medical student, was accused last month of murdering a masseuse who had advertised on Craigslist. By Mark Garfinkel/The New York Times)
By Ming Zhuang/Medill News Service
Craigslist, the Web’s largest classified advertising site, has filed suit against South [...]
Written By: bcm141 on May 19, 2009
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BY BRIDGET MACDONALD - MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
More than 400 people flocked to Chicago’s Harold Washington Library Center Monday evening, hungry for kernels of wisdom from watchdog food writer Michael Pollan, author of “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto.”
In the program, a conversation with [...]
Written By: Ming Zhuang on May 18, 2009
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(Actor and director Woody Allen arrived at a federal courthouse in New York Monday. From Reuters)
BY MING ZHUANG/MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
If you remember a commercial by American Apparel [[APP]] last year, you may recall that the company used a clip from Woody Allen’s film “Annie Hall,” in which he was dressed as [...]
Written By: Ming Zhuang on May 12, 2009
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(www.physorg.com)
BY MING ZHUANG/MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
According to reports from the Washington Post [[WPO]] and the New York Times [[NYT]], Google [[GOOG]] is talking with both of them about a partnership or collaboration of some sort.
The argument arises again – are the newspapers seeing an end when the economic [...]
Written By: lapatton on May 12, 2009
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Beauty comes in behind intelligence and self-confidence in predicting career success. (NejroN's photostream/FLICKR)
BY LESLIE PATTON – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
Rest assured, brains matter more than beauty when it comes to career success, according to a new University of Florida study.
“If you were somehow able to choose from being smart, good-looking [...]
Written By: bcm141 on April 28, 2009
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(KateMonkey/FLICKR)
BY BRIDGET MACDONALD – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
Wet April weather has stalled spring planting for many farmers in the Midwest, but home gardeners are already anticipating their harvests.
While sales of cut flowers and potted plants have wilted over the past year according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Written By: Ming Zhuang on April 23, 2009
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(A screenshot of the offensive video)
BY MING ZHUANG – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
It’s a hard lesson, not only for Domino’s Pizza Inc., which has been struggling through a tough crisis this week. The alarm should be going off for all companies.
Everything started on YouTube. When two [...]
