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The following releases focus on the topic Holiday VI, Gift Guide III


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NEW YORK-- Taigan Boutique Online Shopping Mall is in Vogue with Holiday Shopping : Source: Taigan.com


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-- MyChristmasCatalog.com to Donate Calling Cards to Active Duty Troops : Source.
MyChristmasCatalog.com


SACRAMENTO, Calif.-- For the Music Lover Who Hates Wires, i360 Wireless, Music-Infused Headwear Makes the Perfect Holiday Gift : Source: Soundescapes, Inc.


NOVI, Mich.-- Learning Care Group Offers Tips for Educational Toys this Holiday Season : Source: Learning Care Group, Inc.


NEW YORK--

Bring Cheer With Blue Man Group™ This Holiday Season : Source: Blue Man Group


BALTIMORE-- Puzzle Master Creates New Way to Learn Scripture : Source: OmniChrist

Audio-Technica Women’s Headphones: In Fashion this Holiday Season : Source.
Audio-Technica


MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- iPosture Golf-Pro: A Small Solution for Golfers’ Less-Than-Accurate Swing : Source: iPosture

The following knowledgeable industry leaders and scholars from Business Wire's ExpertSource database are available to discuss topics relating to Holiday VI, Gift Guide III


David Stone, CashStar

David Douglas Stone is the CEO of CashStar, the interactive gift card and incentives company.

He has more than 20 years of executive management experience in Fortune 500 and emerging growth technology companies with a strong emphasis on innovative payment systems and loyalty solutions. He has served as a senior executive in several financial services firms, including American Express, where he pioneered the first universal prepaid product, the American Express Gift Cheque, which quickly grew to sales in excess of $300M. Just prior to CashStar, he worked with Intel Capital’s Mobile Commerce team in identifying new applications for mobile and digital couponing. He also assisted Waste Management with the development of the company’s new Web 2.0 venture, Greenopolis, which focuses on incenting and rewarding consumer green behaviors. While at ERG Group, a leading global smart card technology company, David added $150M in new revenue and played a critical role in ERG’s successful turnaround. He co-founded an innovative sports loyalty company, Sports Loyalty Systems, whose clients included Major League Baseball teams. David also led the creation of Affinnova, a multimillion dollar innovative product development company. David holds a Masters Degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy including graduate studies at MIT and Harvard Business School


PR Contact: Keri Bertolino, 617-758-4148, CashStar@famapr.com : mailto:CashStar@famapr.com



Harry J. Friedman, The Friedman Group



Expertise: International Retail Authority, Best Read Author, Speaker & Consultant on Retail Sales, Customer Service, Management & Store Operations


Harry J. Friedman has been called, outrageous, revolutionary, inventive and invigorating, and one of retail's true visionaries. A former owner of several retail operations, his 25+ years of consulting with and learning from large and small retailers worldwide, has resulted in his developing the most widely used sales and management training systems in retail. Clients such as Cartier, Neiman Marcus, Godiva Chocolatier, Wynn Las Vegas, Ashley Furniture and thousands more worldwide have made Mr.

Friedman the most sought-after retail consultant, speaker and trainer.
His best selling book "No Thanks, I'm Just Looking!" is now in it's ninth printing, his articles have been published in industry publications over 500 times, and his store and sales management seminars, training products and services have been used to train well over 500,000 retailers around the world. Founder and CEO of The Friedman Group, with locations in 10 countries and growing, Mr. Friedman is known as retail's best resource for developing high performance retail stores.

In addition, the media relies on his experience, wit and wisdom, and his dynamic, edgy, quote-a-minute observations and easy-going candor, for colorful and memorable interviews.


PR Contact: Jon Dickens, 310-590-1248, ext. 121, jdickens@thefriedmangroup.com : mailto:jdickens@thefriedmangroup.com

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