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The SNEWS View: Bitter employees post-company acquisition share woes with customers
Jan 29, 2010
Employees willing and eager to share their displeasure about their employer with their customers must be truly disgruntled. And that just isn’t good for business. Firing them isn’t a good choice since that’s akin to shooting the messenger.... Read about our latest shopping experience, and think about it.
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The SNEWS View: Facebook -- The marshmallow of today?
Jan 25, 2010
Marshmallows were always an ooey gooey graham-cracker-and-chocolate-sandwiched temptation. Who could stop once having started in? Yeah, like Facebook.
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The SNEWS View: Flat-out good service makes a shop special
Jan 13, 2010
My boyfriend was traveling from New York to Augusta, Ga., for work, when he got a flat tire -- and he called me at home in Montana to help him out.
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Article Thumbnail The SNEWS View: Our shopper just says ‘no’ to riddling retail acronyms
Dec 30, 2009
Our shopper finds retail riddles right and left. It was as if Batman’s nemesis The Riddler was behind every corner, saying, “Riddle me this, shopper-girl…”
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The SNEWS View: Beautiful People website says 'no' to ugly…and that hurts
Dec 18, 2009
More than 1.8 million people received confirmation within weeks of a new website launching that they are, in fact, ugly. We figure that people in the outdoor and fitness industries have a better than average chance of qualifying as beautiful because a good physique definitely plays a part...
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Article Thumbnail The SNEWS View: Hotel-room exhibiting doesn’t count as supporting the trade show
Dec 9, 2009
On Dec. 4, we received an email invitation with the subject line “Going to Winter OR?” Naturally, with trade show season approaching, we opened the email, finding a cheery greeting. But after reading the message, we found more to jeer than cheer.
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The SNEWS View: Being thankful for time is just the beginning
Nov 24, 2009
As the days and weeks tick by, there is so much to be grateful for, and not just at this time of year. For our blogger, time is a gift to be treasured, and she realized she has so much to be very grateful for.
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Article Thumbnail The SNEWS View: Health club membership manager tops on list of stressful jobs with low pay
Nov 11, 2009
Think your job is stressful and pays crap? Well, you’re in good company. Apparently, all kinds of jobs cause headaches and offer less-than-inspiring pay. Is your job as stressful as a music ministry director? Find out.
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Article Thumbnail The SNEWS View: Help me…I'm having a stupid moment
Nov 4, 2009
Now dubbed Yuppie 911, personal locator beacons are helping too many unprepared folks seek their inner Indiana Jones. We have a few suggestions for features manufacturers could consider to help these people avoid stupid moments.
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Article Thumbnail The SNEWS View: Halloween shopping experience is frighteningly good
Oct 26, 2009
Although Halloween is a time of horror, ghosts and trick-or-treat, one retail store turned a shopping expedition into a real eye-opening treat.
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Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Welcomes Icebreaker as a Vendor Partner
Dec 22, 2011
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Jetboil Expands Management Team
Dec 22, 2011
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Switch Vision Joins 2012 East Coast Adventure Racing Series
Dec 22, 2011
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BioLogic Helps Social Networking Cyclists Track Data on the Go
Dec 21, 2011
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Liberty Mountain Joins Grassroots Outdoor Alliance as Vendor Partner
Dec 21, 2011
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National Ski Patrol makes branding move to unify divisions and patrols
Dec 21, 2011
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November retail, outdoor, online sales rise; NRF raises forecast
Dec 26, 2011
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Mountain travel bookings continue uphill surge
Dec 22, 2011
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Gramicci leverages Haggar to lower prices on fall 2012 products, predicts consumers will reduce spending
Dec 21, 2011
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