Word: stores
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...iPhone, Nokia is striking back by taking aim at Apple's dominance in the digital music biz. On Wednesday Aug. 29, in a gala event in London, Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo announced that his company will soon fire up its long-anticipated music downloading service. The Nokia Music Store will go live later this year as a crucial component of a new Nokia website called Ovi. Competing against downloading sites like Apple's iTunes, it will let consumers download millions of songs directly onto their PCs and Macs or, unlike iTunes, straight onto their phones via mobile airwaves...
...International chairman Lucian Grainge was jabbing at operators' services when he lauded Nokia's move this week. "It's good for music - and good for our artists - that consumers can easily find and buy the songs they want, when they want. That's why we welcome the Nokia Music Store," he said...
...type of plastic bottles that Aquafina uses to hold tap water is about to hit U.S. consumers, thanks to Bob Peter, a man who buys a lot of wine. Not a lot of wine like your alcoholic uncle buys a lot of wine or even like your local wine store buys a lot of wine. As CEO of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Peter buys wine for 12.7 million Canadians, since all the wine in that province has to be sold in government-run stores. So when he merely suggested in 2005 that wine companies find more environmentally friendly...
...banner hangs over the main drag reminding visitors that Kirkland is the home of the 2007 Junior Softball World Series. Not far away stands a large unmarked building. It's oddly shaped, with a domed roof; it used to house batting cages, and before that, it was a hardware store. A security guard sits at the front desk, but he doesn't have a lot to do, because nobody ever comes in--though if there were a sign outside, the place would be mobbed...
...another complaint last year, Cornucopia alleged that Wal-Mart's in-store signs had incorrectly identified some products as organic. The company said it was an "isolated incident." So far, the government has closed five of Cornucopia's complaints, including the one against Wal-Mart, and is reviewing the two others. But after Wednesday's announcement of the Aurora agreement, Kastel says he feels vindicated...