/PRNewswire/ -- Omaha Steaks today announced that the company will donate $25,000 to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for receiving the highest number of votes in the company's recent Ultimate Burger Experience - a Facebook application that invited users to craft a virtual burger and donate the experience to benefit one of four charities. The three other charities involved, including charity: water, Disabled American Veterans, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, will each receive a $5,000 donation from the company. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111102/LA98677LOGO) The Omaha Steaks Ultimate Burger Experience was available on the Omaha Steaks Facebook page at: Facebook.com/OmahaSteaks from
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The discovery of radioactive tissue boxes at Bed, Bath & Beyond stores in January raised alarms among nuclear security officials and company executives over the growing global threat of contaminated scrap metal. While the U.S. home furnishing retailer recalled the boutique boxes from 200 stores nationwide without any reports of injury, the incident highlighted one of the topics drawing world leaders to a nuclear security meeting in Seoul on March 26.
OrganicBouquet.com, an online provider of eco-friendly and organic gifts, has announced the launch of its mobile commerce platform. Designed as a user-friendly shopping site for smartphones and compatible with all major mobile operating systems, Organic Bouquet is eager to further capture the rapidly expanding market of mobile smartphone users just in time for the high-traffic Easter and Mother’s Day holidays.
(MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --Joe's Jeans Inc. (NASDAQ: JOEZ) announced today that Joanne Calabrese has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Ms. Calabrese, a 30-year veteran of the retail apparel industry, presently serves as the founder and owner of jcr3, a retail consulting firm specializing in merchandising, marketing, multi-channel retailing and strategic planning for global retail expansion. Prior to her consulting practice, Ms. Calabrese served as President of the Americas region for The Body Shop, a personal care retailer with 450 stores in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Ms. Calabrese has also previously served in executive positions
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Floors Direct announced the launch of a new national retail website, floorsdirect.com.au, the first one-stop timber flooring store for online consumers in Australia. The new website enables consumers to review timber flooring products, compare pricing, and order and pay online from the convenience of their home or business.
Casual Male reported that net income for the quarter ended Jan. 28 surged to $33.5 million from $5.3 million in the year-ago period. Without a $23 million trademark impairment charge, net income was $5 million in the quarter. The company said it's focused on the expansion of its streamlined DXL concept, with plans to open 35 new stores in 2012. It will close approximately 70 Casual MaleXL and two Rochester Clothing stores during the year.
Target, Costco Wholesale and Gap are among 15 retailers recognized on the Ethisphere Institute's 2012 "World's Most Ethical Companies" list. The other retailers honored were Safeway, Whole Foods Market, Starbucks Coffee Co., Patagonia, Wegmans, Marks and Spencer, Best Buy, eBay, Timberland, OfficeMax, Petco, and Ten Thousand Villages. Ethisphere evaluates hundreds of companies, naming only those that surpass their industry peers to the "World's Most Ethical Companies" list. The 2012 list features 145 companies in more than three dozen industries that show leadership in promoting ethical business standards.