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UPSadopts control tower process to cope with peak holiday surge
2014-10-24 21:50:47| Trucking - Topix.net
United Parcel Service Inc. is anticipating an 11 percent spike in shipments during the December crunch and said this time it's ready to handle it. The world's largest package-delivery company said it will keep a closer watch on its biggest customers and will even impose a surcharge for excessive volumes.
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Amazon Shortchanges Investors Going Into The Holiday Season
2014-10-24 14:40:33| IT Services - Topix.net
Amazon's 14Q3 results may have been a disappointment for some investors, but I believe the writing was on the wall. Earlier this year, I criticized Amazon's unequal treatment of its employees, noting the excessive compensation of management while shortchanging its hard working employees.
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Shares of Jakks Pacific, Build-a-Bear jump on holiday forecast
2014-10-24 02:50:51| Toys - Topix.net
Shares of Build-a-Bear Workshop Inc and Jakks Pacific Inc jumped after the struggling toy retailers forecast strong holiday sales, indicating that a bumper fourth quarter could go a long way in lifting the companies' sagging fortunes. Build-a-Bear's shares rose as much as 25.6 percent to a more than six-year high of $16.00.
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Call to scrap term-time holiday ban
2014-10-24 01:03:31| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Council leaders call for a more "common-sense approach" to term-time holidays.
Earnings Not Inspiring Holiday Shopping Spirits
2014-10-23 14:46:26| Apparel - Topix.net
Last week I touched on several 2014 holiday shopping forecasts and shared my view that the one supplied by the National Retail Federation will likely prove to be aggressive. In case you missed it, the NRF forecasts 2014 holiday spending to rise 4.1% year-over-year to $616.9 billion this November and December.
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