The National Retail Federation (NRF) calculated that retail employment was down 21,600 jobs in January 2014, yet up 230,000 jobs year-over-year. December retail employment figures were revised up to a gain of 57,000 jobs. The Bureau of ...
American automaker Ford Motor has selected QNX technology from the technology giant BlackBerry for its next-generation in-car Sync information and entertainment system, replacing Windows from Microsoft. This move by the carmaker is to ...
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With the launch of Sensus Connect, Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) reveals an updated on-board infotainment and navigation solutions. Now, Volvo Cars truly offers customers a fully connected experience. The cloud-based services allow drivers ...
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Monkey See Monkey Do is a live children and 3D animation show that aims to encourage active viewing through dance and music. LeapFrog has partnered with Smartoonz to increase the animated content on its LeapPad Tablets with new Monkey See ...
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Potential for toy stores to stock real piano in miniature. Electronic musical instrument and accessories specialist KORG is currently appointing retailers for its new tinyPiano product. Pitched as a great way to help encourage ...
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By Thomas Sullivan Associate Principal Kitch Attorneys and Counselors This Opinion piece appears in the Feb. 10 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. When technology and regulation develop along parallel ...
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Samsung unveiled two new computerized wristwatches on Sunday, this time including health sensors and related fitness features to give people a reason to buy one. Samsung's first Galaxy Gear smartwatch came out last fall amid much fanfare, ...
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Following its global debut almost exactly one year ago in Geneva, new international car brand, Qoros, presents the world premiere of its second series production car, the new Qoros 3 Hatch, at the 2014 Geneva International Motor Show. ...
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The mysterious workings of jazz players' brains while they improvise music are revealed in a new study. Researchers used functional MRI scans to monitor the brain activity of 11 male jazz pianists, aged 25 to 56, while they performed ...
Grace's $249 Encore accesses Internet radio stations and subscription services, streams music from a networked computer, and plays music stored on a USB drive. Related grace Grace Digital Adds First Bluetooth Home-Audio Products grace Grace ...
Image courtesy of thinkstockphotos.com? A well-oiled office is a combination of many things, including the people, the tools used and the culture. These days, when many of us spend more time at work than we do at home, maintaining a ...
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After a busy few weeks in the spotlight following talks of a merger with rival department store Myer, David Jones has today released its half-yearly sales results, posting a positive performance in its bricks and mortar business and strong ...
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JB Hi-Fi has given investors the good news it promised last week with the retailer announcing strong half-yearly sales and profit results. The company announced $1.94 billion in total sales for the six months to 31 December 2013 —a ...
Milwaukee has been jamming by coming out with new and improved products over the last couple of years. One thing they have lagged behind on was a cool radio. Well today that comes to an end. Milwaukee introduced a cool new radio that has ...
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More than 6,200 cattlemen and women from across the country are registered to attend the 2014 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show, which kicked off today at the Gaylord Opryland Resort. The ...
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