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COUPONS 
April 11, 2017 Online coupon site RetailMeNot acquired for $630 million
Harland Clarke, a payment and marketing services firm, will acquire online coupon site RetailMeNot in a deal worth $630 million in equity. Harland Clarke will pay $11.60 per share in cash, which is about 50 percent higher than the stock’s closing price of $7.75 on April 7. A subsidiary of MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings, the […]
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April 11, 2017 Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law admits hacking chef’s computers
Chris Hutcheson, father of Ramsay’s wife, Tana, on his way to court on Tuesday. Photograph: Jeff Spicer/Getty Tuesday 11 April 2017 08.44 EDTFirst published on Tuesday 11 April 2017 08.00 EDT Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law and two of his brothers-in-law have admitted hacking computers at the celebrity chef’s restaurant and business empire during a time of bitter dispute […]
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CLOTHING 
April 11, 2017 Jaeger clothing chain collapses into administration
The fashion chain Jaeger has gone into administration, putting 700 jobs at risk in the UK. The British retailer’s directors appointed administrators after failing to find a suitable buyer for the struggling clothes business. Jaeger has 46 stores, 63 concessions, a head office in London and a logistics centre in King’s Lynn. The firm has […]
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COMPUTERS 
April 10, 2017 Apple on hiring spree for London-based GPU development team
The Californian tech giant is currently advertising at least 11 hardware engineering roles at its UK Design Centre based in London to work on the development of GPUs in what the job ads describe as a “newly formed graphics team”. The job ads on Apple’s corporate careers website have been posted at various times between […]
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COMPUTERS 
April 10, 2017 ASUS unveils its premium ZenBook UX330 ultrabook in India
Taiwanese electronics giant ASUS on Tuesday launched ZenBook UX330 premium ultrabook with a full body aluminium design inspired by the Swiss watch and a Japanese Zen garden. The notebooks are available across all online retailers at a starting price of Rs 76,990 in two exclusive colours — rose gold and quartz gray. Weighing only 1.2 […]
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CLOTHING 
April 10, 2017 New patterns emerge in fabric when the temperature changes
Imagine a single-coloured piece of cloth that suddenly displays a colourful pattern when the ambient temperature changes. Upon further temperature change, a completely different pattern shows up. Doctoral student Marjan Kooroshnia at the University of Borås has developed methods that enable just such changes. They are now on display at the Textile Museum, in Borås, […]
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COMPUTERS 
April 10, 2017 Seizure of computers from Enmore NDC
On Thursday, the eGovernment Project Execution Unit, accompanied by the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU), descended on the Enmore/Hope Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) and seized 15 computers. Its reason for doing this, according to a statement from the Ministry of Public Telecommunications, was that it had become aware of a plot by the NDC to […]
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CLOTHING 
April 10, 2017 Victoria Beckhams Target clothing range is being flogged on eBay at four times the price
Fortunately, there is a way to purchase the goods – if you’re willing to pay four times the original price, that is. Hours after the budget range went live on the official website, items started appearing on resale sites such as eBay and Depop. However, rather than sticking to the cheaper prices Victoria was aiming […]
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ALL DEALS 
April 10, 2017 Best Easter egg offers 2017 Top deals from Asda, Tesco and more on Thorntons , Lindt, Kinder and Cadbury chocolate eggs
There’s a week to go until Easter, and all the major supermarkets are filled with Easter eggs and chocolate treats. From own-brand ranges to classic Cadbury and Nestle favourites, the major retailers are fighting it out with budget brands to win over shoppers. If you’re looking to stock up on cheap eggs before the rush, […]
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COUPONS 
April 8, 2017 Stretching a Dollar: Digital coupons are set-and-forget option
Coupons.com is the site that most couponers think about for printable coupons, and the Coupons.com app is also popular among couponers. The app, available for free in the Android and Apple stores, recently updated the program to offer digital coupons that can be loaded to loyalty cards and store accounts instead of being printed in […]
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NEWS 
April 8, 2017 HB2 Repeal: North Carolina Overturns Controversial ‘Bathroom Bill’
A deal that North Carolina lawmakers reached to repeal the state’s controversial and costly “bathroom bill” passed on Thursday after a contentious debate — but the compromise has left LGBTQ advocates exasperated, with some calling it “shameful” and an “outrageous betrayal.” Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper signed the bill into law just hours after the state’s […]
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ALL DEALS 
April 8, 2017 Why all the one year deals for the Redskins?
The Washington Redskins have had a busy offseason, although it has been a bit of an unconventional one. The team has signed a pair of impact starters on both sides of the ball in Terrelle Pryor and Zach Brown, but both have agreed to one year deals. CSN Mid-Atlantic’s Rich Tandler does a nice job […]