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Product Launch: Designer Allie Yoko Launches White Iguana Apparel Line

CHICAGO, Ill. /Advertising Industry Newswire/ — Designer Allie Yoko has combined her Black Orchid Fashion line into a new athletic apparel company known as White Iguana Apparel (wiapparel). Allie has created this apparel with 94 percent viscose from organic microfiber bamboo fabric that was woven in the USA and produced by garment manufacturers in the [...]

PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans Continues to Expand with National Franchising in Seven States

NEW ORLEANS, La. /Advertising Industry Newswire/ — PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans, established 31 years ago and returned to local New Orleans ownership 16 months ago, is announcing significant expansion. Scott, Steve and Paul Ballard along with Thomas Richards, Brett Pearson, and Mark Higdon acquired the corporate operations of PJ’s Coffee in June 2008 from [...]

New Orleans Roast Coffees Now Available at Select Rouses Stores

NEW ORLEANS, La. /Advertising Industry Newswire/ — New Orleans Roast is pleased to announce that its entire line of gourmet coffees are now available for the first time in grocery stores. New Orleans Roast is proudly roasted by PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans and is available exclusively at Rouses for a limited time. New Orleans [...]

Creative Imaging Group opens its doors, Offers Services for Digital Imaging

BEVERLY, Mass. — Creative Imaging Group opened its new shop in the Beverly, Massachusetts Cummings Center in June bringing over 20 years of photographic processing and imaging experience as the former Short Stop Photo. Creative Imaging Group provides photo and digital imaging services and enhanced products including high-quality photo finishing, graphic design, photo restoration, photo [...]

Product Launch: IBI Announces Sanctuary Mist, a Holy Fragrance follow up to Virtue®

ORANGE, Calif. — Virtue(R) has become one of the most intriguing fragrance concepts to emerge in many years. Neither a celebrity fragrance nor a twist of something else, Virtue(R) stands alone as a one-of-a-kind perfume. Whether you seek its transformative qualities as your signature perfume or a devotional aid, mimicking the Holy Incense, it offers [...]

Wingman Media Helps Sit ‘n Sleep Launch Healthy Sleeping Site

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Sit ‘n Sleep announces its sponsorship of SleepBook.com – a new educational web site designed to educate people about the importance of quality sleep. Site visitors are encouraged to take a short, but comprehensive survey about their sleep habits. Once the survey is complete, a free, customized “Sleep Book” of approximately [...]

Product Launch: The Combine Nation Launches Brand to Unify Athletic Combines and Pro Days

MIAMI, Fla. — While the NFL Combine is the most notable of all Combines, Combines are no longer limited to the NFL; scouts are now seeking pros in many other areas such as basketball, volleyball, ice hockey, rugby and more. So, to support these various groups, The Combine Nation, Inc. announces the launch of a [...]

Wingman Media Attributes Client Growth in Retail Advertising to Interactive Marketing

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Wingman Media, a full-service retail advertising agency, announces strong client growth during 2009′s first quarter. The company attributes the growth to a comprehensive interactive service offering that provides clients with efficient online marketing and advertising. Wingman’s interactive offering has led to new hires and an augmented client roster. Despite the economy, [...]

Product Lauch: Museum of Robots Introduces Recycled PET Felt Collection and Flying Saucer Bowl Set

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — New products from Museum of Robots (museumofrobots.com) introduced at the International Home + Housewares Show 2009 have been selected as “Cool Products for the Home” by BusinessWeek. Recognized as among the most innovative product introductions are the Recycled PET Felt Collection and Flying Saucer Bowl Set. Says Museum of Robots co-founder [...]

Product Launch: James Allen Releases Perfectly-Set™ Preset Engagement Rings

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Online jewelry retailer JamesAllen.com is making buying diamond engagement rings even easier with the exciting launch of their exclusive one-step Perfectly Set(TM) engagement rings. With this innovative process – unique to James Allen – a shopper can select an engagement ring that is pre-set with a beautiful diamond. If the shopper [...]

America’s First Standalone Loyalty System Brings Optimism to Local Retailers and Restaurants

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — Business Builder Alliance, Inc. (BBA), an innovative consumer marketing company with a focus on local business, announced today the launch of the Red Carpet Alliance(TM) system in a joint venture with 7G Companies Inc. The system enables local stores and neighborhood restaurants to significantly improve their ability to acquire and retain [...]

Urban Fashion Retailer, Jimmy Jazz, Launches Tie-in Promotion for Film ‘Notorious’

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Jimmy Jazz, a leading urban fashion retailer, has recently announced a special promotion for the January 16th theatrical release of Notorious, a biopic about the late Notorious B.I.G. “Involving our chain of Jimmy Jazz stores for the promotion of Notorious is the best possible way to start 2009,” stated Jimmy [...]

Ideavilliage Partners with STG Media Corp. to Launch Slim Shots into the C-Store Channel

TEMPE, Ariz. — Slim Shots appetite controller has recently been made available in convenience stores nationwide. Slim Shot consumers will now be able to conveniently enjoy their favorite weight-loss product in a cup of coffee on the way to work, or simply like a “shot” of liquor. STG Media Corp. will kick off the convenience [...]

Retail Expert Doug Fleener Advises Retailers How to Overcome Holiday Challenges

BOSTON, Mass. — This holiday shopping season is going to be a challenging one for the almost 1 in 10 Americans employed in the retail sector. With specialty retailers facing the weakest holiday growth since 2002 and deep discounting by mass merchants and online retailers, the retail staff is more vital than ever to the [...]

STG Media Corp Rises to the Challenge to Help Increase Blu-ray Player Sales

TEMPE, Ariz. — The constantly evolving world of technology is making it difficult for new technology companies to claim the title of hot-new-item for any length of time. Brands like Apple, Sony and Toshiba are constantly setting the bar for new technology and making it harder for upcoming brands to stand out among the mass. [...]

Research: New Survey Provides Insights from Users of Over 80 Restaurant POS Systems

HOUSTON, Texas — RestaurantOwner.com, a membership website for independent restaurant operators, has released, on their website, the results of a detailed survey of their members’ experiences with their current point of sale systems. Over 1,100 individual independent operators participated and provided detailed feedback on over 80 different POS systems. Choosing a point of sale system [...]

Jimmy Jazz Announces Store Opening in Atlanta Market; New Store Location Based in The Southlake Mall

ATLANTA, Ga. — Jimmy Jazz, a leading urban apparel and footwear retailer, announced today the opening of its latest retail site, located in the Southlake Mall, in the city of Morrow, Georgia. The new store opening is now the third Jimmy Jazz location in metro Atlanta. “We are very excited to open our third store [...]