[Retail] The company is trying to tap a nascent market for travelers as well as the thousands of airport workers who, essentially, spend their days in an enclosed city. It also will take advantage of the fact that, post 9/11, travelers must leave gels and lotions behind. ...Read the whole story

[Business Services] Xerox Corp. is continuing to expand its brand identity beyond standard office copiers with new advertising and marketing campaigns to highlight its consulting services and color copying business, the fastest-growing segments of its business. ...Read the whole story

[Retail] The fourth-biggest retail holiday will see an 11% gain in spending with candy the most popular purchase. More shoppers will be heading to department stores this year, while fewer will get their goodies at discount stores. ...Read the whole story

[Automotive] If the mountain can't get to Mohammed, Mohammed will go to the mountain. That's Acura's thinking as it gets ready to direct-mail a DVD with highlights of two races to sailboat racing fans who couldn't make it. ...Read the whole story

Competitive intelligence monitoring service Hitwise reports in its newly anointed "Top 10 Searched for Brands" that the only "real world" brands to crack the list were Wal-Mart, Target and Bank of America. ...Read the whole story

Our report from Hollywood, "Live from OMMA: Roehm, Womack Discuss The Future," drew comments from some of our readers, who found irony in Julie Roehm's ... ...More