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Bigger duty-free basket (The Telegraph)
Fliers will soon be able to pick up LCD televisions and designer jewellery while stocking up on booze at the duty-free shops in the city airport.
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Former Philips Senior Manager Charged With Trade Secrets Theft (Bloomberg)
Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A senior manager at a U.S. unit of Royal Philips Electronics NV , Europe's largest maker of televisions, was charged with stealing technical information about one of Philips' next generation of lighting products.
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Deputies arrest 3 teens in theft of flat screen TVs (East Valley Tribune)
Pinal County sheriff's deputies on Monday arrested three teenagers in the burglary of a residence in the Santan area in which two flat-screen televisions valued at about $4,100 combined were stolen.
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Digital Changeover To Darken Most Emergency TV Sets (The Tampa Tribune)
During next year's hurricane season most battery-powered televisions people use after storms will be the electronic equivalent of paperweights
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Sony unveils super-thin TV (UPI)
LONDON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Sony has unveiled the world's thinnest television, which has a screen less than a quarter-inch thick.
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Burglars Use Stones to Break into Store, Steal TVs (FOX 26 Houston)
At least two people are accused of using large stones to break the front door glass of a store before entering and taking two large televisions.
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Costco's Artful Discounts (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
In the fickle world of retailing, where hot concepts can be as fleeting as pop stardom, Costco (NasdaqGS:COST - News) has been a fortress of stability over the years. The $72 billion discount warehouse chain has built an empire of 544 stores in 40 states on one proposition to which it is fanatically devoted: keeping the prices of its quirky assortment of wares, everything from bulk antacids to ...
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Phoenix pawn shop busy as people struggle with economy (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)
More people are pawning their "stuff" just to make ends meet in the tight economy. Mo Money Pawn Shop in Phoenix is filled with guns, jewelry and big screen televisions, and owner Eric Baker said business is brisk.
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Yankees Have Seven Unsold $600,000 Luxury Suites at New Stadium (Bloomberg)
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Yankees have seven luxury suites priced at $600,000 a season left for sale at their new stadium and the club isn't concerned that the economic crisis will hamper its ability to sell them, chief operating officer Lonn Trost said.
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High Tech, Big Value (Forbes)
These three tech names that power home entertainment and computing are on deep discount.
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