Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:30:11 +0100 A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species. (Source: Associated Press)
Exclusive: Office Depot tests PayPal's new point-of-sale system
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:20:09 +0100 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Office Depot Inc, the second-largest U.S. office supply retailer, is testing PayPal's new point-of-sale system in a few stores, a top executive told Reuters. The news comes just days after eBay Inc's PayPal unit said it had started testing in-store payments in 51 Home Depot stores, as the online payments provider moves to expand into the physical world of brick and mortar. PayPal has talked about its plans to offer the service at 20 major retailers by the end of the year, but not named other chains participating in the initiative. ... (Source: Reuters)
Valentino announces online exclusive for men's runway looks
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:10:13 +0100 Online shoppers will be able to get their hands on exclusive items from Valentino's Fall 2012 menswear collection thanks to the "Reserve From the Runway" project. (Source: AFP Relax News)
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:50:10 +0100 (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd has turned down takeover overtures from Amazon.com Inc and other potential buyers because the BlackBerry maker prefers to fix its problems on its own, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Amazon hired an investment bank this summer to review a potential merger with RIM, but it did not make a formal offer, said one of the sources. It is not clear whether informal discussions between Amazon and RIM ever led to specific price talk, or who else had approached RIM about a takeover. ... (Source: Reuters)
Exclusive: Amazon weighed buying RIM but interest cooled:sources
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:30:11 +0100 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd has turned down takeover overtures from Amazon.com Inc and other potential buyers because the BlackBerry maker prefers to fix its problems on its own, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Amazon hired an investment bank this summer to review a potential merger with RIM, but it did not make a formal offer, said one of the sources. It is not clear whether informal discussions between Amazon and RIM ever led to specific price talk, or who else had approached RIM about a takeover. ... (Source: Reuters)
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