Nine West, a division of The Jones Group Inc. (NYSE: JNY), announces the launch of “Shoelaborations™,” a creative platform that seeks talented individuals doing original work in their unique artistic areas and allows them the opportunity to collaborate on a rotating basis with Nine West. Through this collaboration, Nine West will be able to bring the visions of these choice international trendsetters, artists and designers to consumers worldwide.
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With the nation’s eyes on the biggest football game of the season this weekend, famed sportscaster Lesley Visser is partnering with Transitions Optical and sports vision specialist Dr. Larry Lampert, to raise awareness about healthy vision and its connection to sports performance among consumers across the country.
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Black & Decker’s® new 36V Variable-Speed Self-Propelled Cordless Rechargeable Mower (SPCM1936) delivers the power and performance that consumers expect from Black & Decker without the mess and hassles of gas. This new rechargeable mower offers a self propelled feature which allows users to adjust the mowing speed to their personal pace so they can achieve great cutting results with minimal effort.
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Black & Decker’s® new 20 Volt Max* Cordless Lithium Ion String Trimmer and Edger (LST220) gives consumers what they want: more power, long battery life and great results without the mess and hassles of gas. The exclusive PowerDrive Transmission enables users to cut more in less time** and the Lithium Ion battery holds its charge five times longer than Black & Decker HPB18 batteries, providing long battery life year after year.
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Virgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing domestic travel, today announces it will bring its low-fare, upscale service to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), with daily nonstop flights from both Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) starting May 25, 2011. Known for its beautifully designed cabins and high-tech amenities, Virgin America has been winning over consumers and sweeping the major travel awards since its August 2007 launch – including capturing the “Best Domestic Airline” title in both Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards and Travel + Leisure’s World\'s Best Awards for the past three consecutive years. With legacy airlines representing 98 percent of domestic departures at ORD, Virgin America hopes to inject some healthy competition into the market.
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Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP; www.meredith.com), the leading media and marketing company serving American women, today announced the tablet launch of three of its most popular brands – Better Homes and Gardens, Parents and Fitness – on the iPad. All three monthly editions bring additional layers of content and interactivity to consumers, and are created by the highly respected editorial and creative teams behind the brands’ print issues.
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April is National Financial Literacy Month, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Between rapidly increasing prices in gas and food along with sluggish economic growth, consumers are feeling more pinched each week. In fact, according to a recent survey by Career Builder, 77 percent of American consumers are living paycheck to paycheck.
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The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf earn the highest safety ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the first-ever U.S. crash test evaluations of plug-in electric cars. The milestone demonstrates that automakers are using the same safety engineering in new electric cars as they do in gasoline-powered vehicles.
The Volt and Leaf earn the top rating of good for front, side, rear, and rollover crash protection. With standard electronic stability control, they qualify as winners of TOP SAFETY PICK, the Institute’s award for state-of-the-art crash protection. The ratings help consumers pick vehicles that offer a higher level of protection than federal safety standards require.
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, will launch a series of YouTube videos to help consumers traverse all the recent changes to checking accounts. The first video offers people tips and things to consider when opening or updating their checking accounts.
As the summer months approach, area retailers and consumers alike eagerly anticipate the launch of the 2011 season for locally and regionally grown produce. “What we’ve found is that our customers associate in-season produce with peak freshness, better value and environmental consciousness,” said Giant Eagle Vice President of Produce, Craig Ignatz. “No matter where it’s from – a local farm or the far side of the globe – we ask ourselves the same questions, every day: how fast can we get it to our customers, and how fresh can it be?”
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Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar has teamed up with “The Nestlé Share the Joy of Reading Program” to raise awareness about the importance of children’s literacy and to encourage continued reading over the summer. Today, she visited the Los Angeles Public Library’s historic Central Library to read to children and share her love of reading. “The Nestlé Share the Joy of Reading Program” is donating up to $250,000 to Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) – the nation’s largest nonprofit children’s literacy organization – and consumers can help through everyday purchases of select Nestlé confections.
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A garage door is the largest moving appliance in a home; and yet, most folks don’t realize that there are some simple steps they can take to maintain their garage door.
International Door Association (IDA), the world’s largest trade association of professional garage door and access system dealers and installers, is launching its Garage Door Care YouTube channel, to show consumers how to properly maintain and assess their garage door system. This channel is an extension of IDA’s consumer website, GarageDoorCare.com, which helps consumers understand garage door operation and safety.
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