[Source: Computerworld Retail News

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Online retailing did well, but the growth rate was not as large as last year’s holiday season, comScore says.

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[Source: Footwear News

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“Our hope in continuing to rebuild these surfaces in the community is to bring sport back to New Orleans youth, while providing the community with a place to relax and exercise”

Children in this city still rebuilding following Hurricane Katrina could have five new basketball courts to play on soon, courtesy of thousands of recycled gym shoes collected by Nike Inc. via KATC-TV Lafayette

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[Source: Smallbiztechnology.com

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Earlier this month I spoke with John Magee, Vice President of Symantec who gave me an update of where Symantec stands in the market place and its vision for small business security and information management.

Symantec is the fourth largest independent software company and over the past few years it has changed its focus from just security to information and systems management. Thinking of its “past”, only recently did I throw out my dusty copies of 3.5″ floppy Norton Anti-Virus diskettes!

As security has evolved from viruses to other & more complex threats, companies need more solutions such as storage management, information management, content filtering and other things beyond just security solutions. Symantec aims to fill this void with a plethora of solutions.

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[Source: About.com Retail Industry: What's Hot Now

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Retailers must develop new online selling skills to appeal to the millions of consumers with broadband Internet access. According to new research from Forrester Research, broadband results in smarter, more demanding shoppers, who also spend more money.(click here for original article)

[Source: Smallbiztechnology.com

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If you don’t have a specific reason to use open source technology in your business, I’ve always advocated sticking with Microsoft based PC software. (note – NOT just Microsoft Software, but software that runs on Microsoft Windows).

However, if you have a local consultant who can help you use open source (free) software, it’s worth a try and definitely money saving to use open source technology. You don’t pay money for the software but pay for services to support the software.

Listen to John Locke, about running open source systems in your business.

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[Source: Footwear News

]I am very confident that Zohar is the right person to fill this important role and oversee our expansion plans in the years ahead”

Current Deckers Outdoor Corporation CFO Zohar Ziv is to take on the new position of company COO with effect from 1 January 2008. via Just-Style

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[Source: Footwear News

]“I am doing it because I have no other alternative. I have a large family and my father is the only earning member. So to help him out, I have to work and assist him financially”

By Brajesh Kumar Singh, Agra: Despite laws banning child labour in India, children continue to work in footwear factories in Agra, one of the leading centres of footwear industry in the country. via Newkerala.com

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[Source: Footwear News

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“There doesn’t seem to be a fashion element that is working this year”For those who thought the Ugg craze was just a fad, think again. It looks like we’re stuck with those fury, sheepskin boots, like it or not.

via CNN

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[Source: Computerworld Retail News

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Online holiday spending for the first two days of this week increased 29% over the same two days last year, according to comScore.

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[Source: Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

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Casualwear maker VF Corporation is maintaining positive predictions for the company’s fourth quarter revenues and earnings.

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