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Smyth Jewelers installs ‘world’s largest engagement ring’ at Timonium store
Hoping to firmly establish itself as the store “where Maryland gets engaged,” Baltimore-based Smyth Jewelers is bringing what it says is the world’s largest engagement ring to its Timonium showroom.
Only this ring is not for sale.
A part of the century-old jeweler’s “How big is big” marketing campaign,…
Giant Food announces price reduction strategy
Giant Food will lower prices on thousands of fresh food and grocery items as part of a new business strategy and branding effort, the Landover-based chain said today.
The price cuts, part of a strategy to become more competitive on price, quality and service, come on the heels of previous price…
Yahoo Mail’s Mobile App Gets A Whole Lot Slicker And Speedier
The venerable email service’s iOS and Android versions get their most thorough makeover of the Marissa Mayer era.
During Marissa Mayer’s time as CEO of Yahoo, mobile apps have been one of the company’s top priorities. The ones that have gotten the most attention, such as Yahoo Weather and Yahoo News Digest, have been nicely done. But by catering to fairly specific niches, they’ve had limited impact. If Yahoo wanted to impress people at a larger scale, it would need to build something ambitious with the potential to reach truly vast numbers of people.
Airbus Finds New Way To Squeeze More Passengers Into A Plane: Stacked Seats
Just hope the person above you isn’t a messy eater.
As you’ve noticed, airlines are always trying to squeeze the most out of every available inch of space in planes. So why should they waste all that valuable headroom over the middle section of an airplane cabin? That must be the thinking behind a patent application from Airbus, which stacks seats—and the passengers in them—double height.
JetBlue Upgrades Its Flying Experience With Free Wi-Fi
The carrier will equip its entire fleet with free high-speed, in-flight Wi-Fi by fall 2016. Stream to your heart’s content, friends.
While airlines continue to make a business of nickel and diming customers for just about everything from checked luggage to leg room (and you will be uncomfortable regardless), JetBlue has announced a move toward a more humane air travel experience: free high-speed Wi-Fi on all of its planes.