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...Coke also looked ahead with greater acuity. Analyst Erin Ashley Smith of Argus Research, an independent New York City research firm, says Coke impressed investors with its presciently conservative outlook on the economic climate, while Pepsi started the year with overly optimistic assessments. Smith says Pepsi has had some operational problems as well, noting that the company has periodically had a tough time meeting demand for Gatorade and keeping store shelves stocked - an uncharacteristically subpar performance from a company that prides itself on operational excellence...
...winning the lottery,” said Carl Cannon, the Washington Bureau Chief for Reader’s Digest and a former fellow at the Institute of Politics. Rove, who resigned from his position in the Bush administration in August 2007, now works as an independent lecturer and political analyst. Caleb does research for Rove in his D.C. office, but that’s not all. He’s also Rove’s “body man,” traveling with Rove on speaking engagements to Scottsdale, Toronto or New York. When Rove appeared...
...Circuit City was incredibly successful in the 1980s and 1990s, but they never changed after that," says David Schick, an analyst at Stifel Nicolaus. If it had adapted, it might have ended up like its chief rival, Best Buy, which in August reported both increased sales and a quarterly profit of $200 million. Instead, Circuit City reported a loss of $239 million in late September...
...free shipping option this season, often with a stipulation like a minimum purchase amount. Consumers are increasingly savvy about playing these options for maximum value. "They will bundle their purchases so they can combine shipping costs or go to sites that only offer free shipping," says Jeffrey Grau, senior analyst at eMarketer, which analyzes digital media...
...someone else is buying a product too." Kaboodle, the largest of the 25 or so social shopping sites in existence, lets community members discuss products, give one another shopping advice and receive feedback, like which item makes a better gift. "It's MySpace meets Amazon," says Ken Cassar, analyst at Nielson Online. (See the Top 10 social-networking websites...