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...they deliver to its network. So it wants to get Vodafone-networked phones into as many hands as possible. Vending machines seem to be one of the cheapest ways. Indeed, Forrester analyst Jenny Lau says the cost of sales staff is one of the biggest expenses in the distribution chain. Moreover, many customers don't need sales help because mobiles are essentially a commodity now, Farrell says. Typical kiosk buyers "know what they want, come in and get it and go." Foreign travelers are another potential market. If Vodafone rolls out the machines across the U.K. and the rest...
...Bridget Dukes watched through a chain link fence as her son, 8-year-old Joshua Omar Johnson, lined up with other fourth graders beneath an archway of blue and white balloons. She had doubted that New Orleans schools would be able to accommodate all the returning children like Joshua, who spent last year in school in Baton Rouge. Those doubts have been put to rest, she said...
...Pentagon launched two investigations into the Haditha incident - one into possible criminal acts and the other into the alleged failures of the chain of command to examine exactly what took place in Haditha that day. The two investigations are expected to be finished in early September, and criminal charges, say sources familiar with aspects of the investigation, are likely...
...FEMA trailer." Her models, which the government is considering for Katrina-ravaged areas, range from a 308-sq.-ft. studio to a 434-sq.-ft. two-bedroom version and feature full-size porches shaded by eaves. Already, Cusato says, she is in negotiations with a large retail chain to sell her houselets to the public as well...
...higher prices in European boutiques. Last year, Top Form also opened a product-development center in Shenzhen to create its own bras. "Shenzhen is not a place for low-skilled manufacturing any more," says Kevin Wong, Top Form's manager for corporate development. "We're moving up the value chain...