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CLOTHING 
January 4, 2022 Adidas Announces Coinbase Deal, Just Days After Announcing Its Entry Into the Metaverse
Adidas, the global sportswear manufacturer, is going all-in on crypto, announcing a partnership with Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, in the same week that it decided to splurge big on a plot of land in the blockchain-based virtual gaming world of The Sandbox. While neither announcements offer any details whatsoever and do little to indicate if there’s any […]
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CLOTHING 
November 23, 2017 Rent the Runway changed the way I shop, and I first tried it on Cyber Monday – here’s how much this year’s deal will save
Bryan Bedder / GettyYou can get unlimited access to designer clothing for less than $10 an item. Rent the Runway is offering a Black Friday deal of 25% off orders of $100 or more. The discount applies to the first month of Rent the Runway Unlimited , which typically costs $159. Rent the Runway’s unlimited subscription allows you to […]
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July 27, 2017 A trade deadline deal for all 30 teams
One of the most enjoyable aspects of the trade deadline is the feeling that anything can happen, given this is an “event” in which all 30 teams participate and represents the last in-season chance to make major changes without the annoyance of waiver rules. Most trades aren’t highway robberies for one side or the other, […]
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COUPONS 
July 5, 2017 Amazon-Whole Foods deal could speed the decline of paper coupons
Dive Brief: Under Amazon’s ownership, Whole Foods will likely offer price matching, digital coupons and guaranteed low pricing rather than traditional paper coupons and circulars, according to experts interviewed by CNBC. Coupon redemption dropped 4% last year, while the average value and overall volume of coupons fell as well, according to coupon processing company Inmar. Last […]
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COUPONS 
July 1, 2017 Amazon’s Whole Foods deal could spell the end for coupons
Amazon’s proposed purchase of Whole Foods Market may impact how many Americans shop, and for die-hard coupon clippers, it may signal the beginning of the end. Amazon’s aggressive price-matching strategies have served the company well, winning loyal fans even among dedicated bargain hunters. However, extreme couponers are a different breed. For the average American household, grocery costs […]
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ALL DEALS 
June 17, 2017 John Manley: Republicans will be hoping that DUP/Tory deal will all end in tears.
DUP leader Arlene Foster and her deputy leader Nigel Dodds arrive at 10 Downing Street for talks with Theresa May. Picture by Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire IT’S rare for the north’s broadcast media and their counterparts in Britain to be camped out side-by-side on Downing Street, as ordinarily these two political spheres are kept entirely separate. […]
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ALL DEALS 
June 17, 2017 Megafight principals all agree closing Mayweather-McGregor deal came off smoothly
UFC chief Dana White on how the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor megafight came together: “It’s been one of the smoothest deals we’ve ever done.” Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images The Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor megafight, which many think could approach the $600 million-plus revenue record set by Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao in 2015, actually was not that difficult to make once […]
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ALL DEALS 
June 2, 2017 In Telangana, KCR Government Says Every 5th Land Deal Is Benami
HYDERABAD: Every fifth property registered in Telangana is a benami or proxy deal, according to the K Chandrasekhar Rao government, which has ordered a massive crackdown on government offices quietly registering dubious land transactions. The practice of buying property in the name of someone other than the buyer with black money has been rampant in […]
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COMPUTERS 
December 18, 2016 How Good a Deal Did You Get on Your Smartphone? ZTE Still Has You Beat
It doesn’t matter how great a deal you got on your last business smartphone, there’s one company that almost certainly has it beat. How much would you pay for a phone with the following specs? 6-inch display with a 1,920×1,080-pixel resolution Octa-core Snapdragon 617 processor 13-megapixel rear camera 5-megapixel front camera 2GB of RAM 32GB […]
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NEWS 
November 8, 2016 How to Deal With Lazy Employees
As CEOs, we’ve all been there, right? One day, your employees are performing at their peak, and then the next, they become lazy employees and won’t lift a finger. You don’t want to bring down the hammer, because that might decrease productivity and encourage rebellion. So, seriously, what do you do? No one likes to be the […]
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COMPUTERS 
August 29, 2016 CSC-HP Merger Deal Gets Approval From Competition Commission of India
Competition Commission has approved the proposed merger of Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) with Hewlett Packard’s enterprise services segment, a deal that would create one of the world’s leading pure play IT services companies. Both entities have presence in India. Under the deal,announced in May, CSC would merge with Everett Spinco – a wholly-owned subsidiary of […]
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NEWS 
August 24, 2016 China Regulator Says Didi, Uber Deal Will Need Mofcom Approval
A merger between Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing and the China unit of US rival Uber could face its first hiccup after China’s commerce ministry (Mofcom) said on Tuesday it had not received a necessary application to allow the deal to go ahead. Didi’s acquisition of Uber’s China operations, announced on Monday, will create a […]
