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On November 9, 2009

Walmart Makes New Run at Amazon, but Tackles Best Buy and Supermarkets, too

Walmart is taking on all comers as Thanksgiving approaches with discounts that again challenge Amazon but Best Buy and supermarkets as well. Vice chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright said Walmart (WMT) would not be beaten on price this Christmas season, and the retailer is out to prove him true. It lowered prices on select movie DVDs to $10 on Thursday then cut the price to $9.98 a day later after Amazon (AMZN) began to offer flicks at $9.99. As in its price war with Amazon on books, Walmart is offering a pre-order deal –- web only -- on highly anticipated titles include Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and Angels and Demons. With original...


On November 9, 2009

Weekend Round-Up

£165bn loan keeps Lloyds afloat Lloyds Banking is being sustained by £165bn in loans and guarantees from the Bank of England -- approaching the £200m of quantitative easing allocated to support the UK economy. This should, says Lloyds, be set against the context of its £1trn balance sheet, but its reliance on state funding is considerable compared to even the Royal Bank of Scotland. Monday is sickie day Are you reading this from home? More than one-third of workplace absences occur on a Monday, with women 24 per cent more prone to call in sick with exhaustion, depression or stress-related ailments than men, says a Mercer study. Kraftbury looms Kraft is poised to launch a hostile takeover bid for today's...


On November 8, 2009

Brand Booster 21 Day 8: Stake Holder Perceptions of Your Brand

Branding is about customer’s perception. When you want to create a brand you want to create a perception of the customer that you are the best, provide quality, or maybe even more. It is important to have a good idea of what the customers currently think of you when you are building a branding campaign. [...]


On November 8, 2009

Brand Booster 21 Day 7: Unique Selling Point or Positioning Strategy

This proposition absolutely sets you apart from the competition. In many cases it eliminates the competition all together by virtue of positioning. Determine what it is about your company that works. One of your biggest goals in the branding process is establishing a place inside of the customer’s mind. At this point, you have [...]


On November 8, 2009

Pumping Up Performance in Densely Packed Data Centers

Data center consolidation and modernization of IT systems help enterprises reduce cost, cut labor, slash energy use, and become more agile. Infrastructure advancements, standardization, performance density, and network services efficiencies are all allowing for bigger and fewer data centers and strategically architected and located facilities that can efficiently carry more of the total IT requirements load.


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