| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | CE Chain hhgregg Sells Couches To Couch Potatoes
| | | There is a certain logic to it. If you're involved in the business of selling products that people watch or listen to while sitting on furniture, why not sell them furniture as well? (Retail Wire)
Why This Is Important: As margins and sales in CE products stagnate, at best, retailers have to look at new product areas as profit centers.
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| | #2 | Best Buy, Yahoo!, And Rite Aid Have The Same Problem
| | | TLife has been good for Best Buy, Yahoo!, and Rite Aid investors. All three stocks have more than doubled in value over the past year, and in Rite Aid's case we're seeing share values that have more than quadrupled! (Daily Finance)
Why This Is Important: Stock value does not always equate to a profitable or healthy business.
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| | #3 | Grand Theft Auto V Shatters Seven Guinness World Records
| | | It turns out that everyone has a little bit of criminal in them, as Rockstar Games' latest entry into its gritty Grand Theft Auto series, Grand Theft Auto V, has shattered seven Guinness World records with its popularity. (GigaOm)
Why This Is Important: GTA V smashed records across mediums by achieving the highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours. It took less than three days to rake in $1 billion, beating out "The Avengers" and "Avatar" movies.
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According to BBC News, Beats Electronics said the banned commercial was not intended to be offensive or encourage any inappropriate stereotypes, saying the women were confident, self-assured individuals who were "not subservient to the male character."
| | | Blog Post of The Day | How I Came To The Decision To Quit My Job And Become An Entrepreneur
By Min-Jeong Lee
Quitting your job to become a full-time entrepreneur can be one of the most difficult, gut-wrenching decisions of your career
and life. It's easy for anyone to say, "You have to take a shot" and "Just go for it", but a decision of this magnitude has to
be analyzed carefully and thoroughly. More » |
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