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COUPONS 
April 28, 2019 Dear Bed Bath & Beyond: ‘Don’t Mess With’ Your Coupons
Earlier this month, Bed Bath & Beyond said that it will take a number of steps to reduce its reliance on coupons as a traffic driver. The home goods retailer will add coupon exclusions, adjust the value of its offers and impose limits on coupon availability. On the retailer’s fourth quarter conference call with analysts, […]
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COMPUTERS 
December 16, 2016 Logitech Finds Success by Moving Beyond PC Legacy
Logitech Finds Success by Moving Beyond PC Legacy Pioneering computer mouse maker Logitech isn’t ready to walk away from the personal computer business just yet, even though its chief executive spends all his time these days thinking how to expand into faster-growing accessory markets. Bracken Darrell, the company’s design-minded president and CEO, has devoted his […]
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NEWS 
October 4, 2016 Halt and Catch Fire: Battery Woes Go Well Beyond Samsung
Halt and Catch Fire: Battery Woes Go Well Beyond Samsung Samsung’s Note 7 isn’t the only gadget to catch fire thanks to lithium-battery problems, which have afflicted everything from iPhones to Tesla cars to Boeing jetliners. Blame chemistry and the fact that the batteries we rely on for everyday life are prone to leaking and […]
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ELECTRONICS 
September 24, 2016 Halt and Catch Fire: Battery Woes Go Well Beyond Samsung
Samsung’s Note 7 isn’t the only gadget to catch fire thanks to lithium-battery problems, which have afflicted everything from iPhones to Tesla cars to Boeing jetliners. Blame chemistry and the fact that the batteries we rely on for everyday life are prone to leaking and even bursting into flame if damaged, defective or exposed to […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 4, 2016 Chinese Star Xiaomi Aims Beyond Smartphones
Leading Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is aiming for a future as an Internet company with the potential to cross swords with titans such as Alibaba. Xiaomi co-founder and chief executive Lin Bin on Wednesday shared a vision of a future that includes Segway-like self-balancing scooters and smartphones and a role for the company in e-commerce, […]
