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No One Warned the Dinosaurs. Will Anyone Warn the Publishers?

William Petrocelli | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

Read More: Walmart, Amazon.com, Target, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Costco, Mass-Merchandisers, Publishing, Bookselling, Future of Publishing, Books, Publishers, Book Publishing, Books News
William Petrocelli

The major publishers are in a difficult position: they are service companies that function like manufacturing companies -- 20th century businesses in a 21st century economy.

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Black Friday Deals 2009: The BEST Offers From Major Retailers (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Walmart, Sears, Holiday Shopping, Kohls Black Friday 2009, Best Black Friday Deals, Staples, Thanksgiving, Slidepoll, Target, Toys R Us, Black Friday Sales 2009, Black Friday Specials 2009, Black Friday 2009, Holiday News, Black Friday Deals 2009, Kmart, Black Friday, Black Friday Deals, Best Black Friday Deals 2009, Slideshow, Christmas Shopping, Business News

Black Friday deals are coming early in 2009. Partially due to the desperation of struggling retailers, the holiday shopping season kicked off a bit...

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Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target In DVD Price War

AP | MICHELLE CHAPMAN | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Walmart, Price War, Target, Dvd Price War, Dvds, Wal-Mart, Amazon, Business News

NEW YORK — First it was books. Now it's DVDs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. started another price war Thursday, trimming the online preorder prices of s...

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Amazon Wal-Mart Price War: Who's The Battle Really Against?

The New Yorker | James Surowiecki | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Walmart, Price Wars, Amazon vs. Wal-Mart, The Lost Symbol, Amazon Wal-Mart, Sarah Palin Book, Amazon Walmart, Sarah Palin, Bestsellers, Book Price Wars, Sears, Amazon.com, Target, Bestseller Price Wars, John Grisham, Book Pricing, Going Rogue, Books, Amazon, Dan Brown, American Airlines, Books News

Amazon and Wal-Mart hardly seem reckless, though. So why did they go to war? The answer is that they didn't, really. Sure, Wal-Mart is making a statem...

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Is Conscious Capitalism an Oxymoron?

Chip Conley | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Target, Southwest Airlines, Wal Mart, Pepsi Co, Downturn, Warren Buffett, Joie De Vivre Hotesl Proctor & Gamble, The Container Store, Business, Whole Foods, Zappos, Karmic Capitalism, Unconscious Capitalism, Business News
Chip Conley

We may be entering an era of Karmic Capitalism when business realizes what goes around, comes around. Let's hope that the captains of industry apply noblesse oblige to the business world.

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Evolve or Die: Why Reinvent Independent Bookstores?

Praveen Madan | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books

Read More: Book Business, Book Industry, Reinvention, Independent Booksellers, Booksmith, Charles Darwin, Independent Bookstores, Walmart, Target, Bookstores, Bookselling, San Francisco, Books, Books News
Praveen Madan

We believe that independent bookstores can have a great future and we are betting our careers on it.

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Not a Simple Price War -- It's a Fight Over What You Get to Read

William Petrocelli | Posted 10.28.2009 | Books

Read More: Predatory Pricing, Mass Merchandisers, Best-Sellers, Independent Bookstores, New Authors, Walmart, Price Wars, Wal-Mart, Book Publishing, Bookselling, Bestsellers, Target, Publishing, Bookstores, Books, Amazon, Books News
William Petrocelli

What looks like a simple price war between Amazon, Target, and Walmart over a handful of bestsellers is symptomatic of a much deeper problem in the book business.

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Gregory Maguire's New Novel Is Free

Entertainment Weekly | Thom Geier | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Charity, Gregory Maguire, Wicked, Free Books, Books, Gregory Maguire Wicked, Walmart, Price Wars, Free Book, Concord Free Press, Sears, Donations, Target, Amazon, Books News

The Next Queen of Heaven, a new novel by Wicked author Gregory Maguire, is available starting today for the low, low price of $0.00. That's not a typo...

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Indie Bookstores Reject Bestseller Price Wars

The Cleveland Plain Dealer | Janet Cho | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Target, Price Wars, Independent Bookstores, Wal-Mart, Bookstores, Bookselling, Indie Bookstores, Books, Book Wars, Amazon, Bestsellers, Booksellers, Sears, Books News

Independent booksellers say they have no intention of joining the fight among the bigger chain stores over the $9 prices of 10 highly anticipated best...

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Conscious Companies: 7 Business Initiatives For Good

Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact

Read More: The Gap, Slidepoll, Oprah Winfrey, Ronald Mcdonald's House Charities, David Arquette, The Global Fund, McDonald's, Starbucks, Feeding America, Target, Bono, Impact News

John D. Rockefeller Jr. said to "think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege." Several major international corporations are trying to follow that...

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Price Wars, eReader Wars: Will They Hurt Books?

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Ereaders, Kindle, Sarah Palin, Target, Future of Publishing, Plastic Logic, Book Discounting, Amazon Kindle, Que, Barnes, Irex, Wal-Mart vs. Amazon, E-Reader, Nook Ereader, Book Price War, Nook E-Reader, Book Price Wars, Amazon Walmart Book Prices, Books News

Yesterday, Barnes & Noble unveiled their new eReader, the Nook. The sleek new model is the latest in a series of new eReaders popping up recently to c...

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Target Accused Of Organic Food Fraud

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 10.21.2009 | Green

Read More: No Impact Week, Whole Foods, Organic Food Fraud, Organic Food, Target Organic Food Fraud, Target Food Fraud, Target, Organic, Whole Foods Boycott, Organic Outrage, Green News

Ever wonder if the organic-labeled milk you're drinking is really organic? If you purchased it at Target, it might not be. The Cornucopia Institute,...

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Target Joins Walmart Vs. Amazon Price Wars

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 10.19.2009 | Books

Read More: Walmart vs. Amazon, Walmart, Amazon.com, Target, Book Prices, Books, Bestsellers, Amazon, Books News

NEW YORK — Target Corp. has thrown itself into a heated price war on books expected to be top sellers. The Minneapolis-based discounter said Mo...

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Bette Midler Gets $2 Million In Stimulus Money

walletpop.com | Andrea Chalupa | Posted 10.15.2009 | Business

Read More: New-York-Parks, Drew Becher, Target, Bette Midler, Sean Conway, New-York-Restoration-Project, Stimulus Money, Business News

Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project is at it again. The non-profit, which works to revitalize parks and public spaces throughout New York City...

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Spooky Burning Flashlights Unsafe for Halloween

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 12.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Spooky Burning Flashlights, Target, WalletPop.Com, Mitch Lipka, Consumer Ally, Halloween, Buyer Beware, Mini Flashlights, Style News
Andrea Chalupa

Target pulled them from the shelves, but take a good look at this product and make sure you haven't already stockpiled them for Halloween.

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Organize Your Recycling

Kate Kelly | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green

Read More: CFL Recycling, Recycling, Target, Recycling Electronics, Ikea, No Impact Man, Wal-Mart, Office Depot, Batteries, Green News
Kate Kelly

I realized my downfall on recycling was with the items we don't "use up" very regularly. I turned to experts for advice on handling the more random items.

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Michelle Obama Dons Target Dress In Phoenix

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 09.19.2009 | Style

Read More: Target, Michelle Obama Target, Target Dress, Michelle Obama Phoenix, Michelle Obama Style, Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama Budget, Style News

When Michelle Obama stepped off the plane in Phoenix on August 16 in a black and beige printed dress and Sacai studded belt, she was ready to beat the...

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Big Box Store, Boutique Price: Target's Designer Collaborations

Alexandra Sinderbrand | Posted 09.19.2009 | Style

Read More: Tracy Feith, Designer Collabs, Designers, Target, Alexander McQueen, Big Box Stores, Anna Sui, Disocount Shopping, Discount Stores, Style News
Alexandra Sinderbrand

Now Target is just another place that enables designer deities to do what they do best: Rip us off.

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Yet Another Bullseye

Liz Black | Posted 09.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Go International, Target Corp, Target, Target Women, Fashion/Apparel, Fashion, Rodarte, Style News
Liz Black

The Rodarte for Go International collection will be one of the largest Target has ever offered, with 55 pieces ranging from $9.99 to $79.99, instead of thousands of dollars for a single piece.

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Target A Big Box Oprah For Book Sales

New York Times | MOTOKO RICH | Posted 08.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Target Books, Bookmarked Breakout, Target, Books, Media News

In publishing circles Target has long been known as a place that can move many copies of discounted best sellers, as do other mass-merchant retailers ...

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5 Great Pieces: Dining Chairs

Lauren and Suzanne McGrath | Posted 08.21.2009 | Style

Read More: Target, Design Within Reach, Cb2, Dining Chairs on a Budget, Dining Chairs, Wisteria, Style News
Lauren and Suzanne McGrath

In the dining rooms I've designed, I usually choose a traditional wood table, and to add interest I always surround it with chairs of a different style and/or color.

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Interview: Entrepreneur & Designer Rachel Roy

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 08.16.2009 | Style

Read More: Clothing, Designers, Fashion, Style, Rachel Roy, Macy's, Target, Rachel Ashwell, Nina Garcia, Shabby Chic, Net-a-Porter, Macy's Rachel Roy, Vivre, Style News
Felicia C. Sullivan

Rachel Roy's eponymous line is the epitome of refined, feminine sophistication. From the optimistic explosion of tropical color in her recent resort collection, to the cigarette pants for Fall '09.

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A Fashion Foreign Policy

Michael Likosky | Posted 08.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Auto Industry, Sporting Goods, Vivienne Westwood, Punk Rock, How Luxury Lost Its Luster, Bailouts, President Obama, Target, Globalization, California, Paris, Bernard Arnault, Luxury, Fashion Foreign Policy, Foreign Commercial Policy, Guilds, Trade Agreements, Rules of Origin, What Not to Wear, Export-Import Bank, Bailing Out Luxury, Carla Behrle, Loomstate, Private Equity, Artisans, America's Next Model, Nafta, Jennie Livingston, Outsourcing, Labor, Paris Is Burning, Worker Rights, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, LVMH Moet Hennessy, Dana Thomas, Culture Industry, Wto, Business News
Michael Likosky

To protect American workers, in the luxury sector and elsewhere, our government trade negotiators should revisit outsourcing rules.

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Bailing Out Luxury

Michael Likosky | Posted 08.08.2009 | Style

Read More: Citi, Luxury, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Monaco, Armani, Target, Chrysler, Aig, Luxury Bailout, Bailout, LVMH Moet Hennessy, Bernard Arnault, Christian Lacroix, Loomstate, Luxury Summit, Haute Couture Week, Style News
Michael Likosky

With the start of Haute Couture Week in Paris, luxury is on the ropes. Christian Lacroix is going under. Meanwhile, Prada and Armani are offering their brands to cell phone and car makers.

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Web Browser: What Twitter and Facebook are Doing to Retail Shopping

Pam Bristow | Posted 06.17.2009 | Style

Read More: Pam Bristow, Target, Karl Lagerfeld, Fashion, American Apparel, Diane VonFurstenburg, Twitter, Online Shopping, Facebook, Sunglass Hut, Style News
Pam Bristow

Even fashion demi-god Karl Lagerfeld maintains a Chanel-centric Twitter account where we get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into one of design's most brilliant minds.

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