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October 6, 2006
Kohl's Celebrates Largest One Day Grand Opening in Company History with 65 New Stores Throughout the U.S.
New Store Design Focused on Enhanced Customer Shopping Experience.
Kohl's will Operate 1,200 Stores by the End of 2010.
Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS) has announced its largest fall grand opening schedule in the company's history with 65 new stores opening across the USA on October 5 and three more opening next month. Part of a five-year strategic growth plan that includes store expansion, differentiation in marketing and merchandising initiatives, the 68 new locations continue to build to the company's goal of operating more than 1,200 stores by the end of 2010.
Photo: MTV VJ Daisy Fuentes joined Kohl's in celebrating the grand opening of the retailer's Jersey City department store. The new store features Kohl's updated store design, which enhances customer comfort and convenience through innovative features such as spacious fitting rooms with lounge areas. Fuentes, who sells an exclusive collection at Kohl's, later greeted fans and signed autographs.
Based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Kohl's is a family-focused, value-oriented specialty department store offering moderately priced, exclusive and national brand apparel, shoes, accessories, beauty and home products in an exciting shopping environment.
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Selecciones Magazine's First-Ever 'Generation Latino: Hispanic Teens Who Are Changing The World' Editorial Franchise Brought to Life
Top Talent On Hand to Celebrate Inaugural Event Including Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez, Univision's Giselle Blondet, Telemundo's Poncho de Anda, Despierta America's Ana Maria Canseco & Singer Shalim.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- Selecciones, the world's best-selling Spanish-language magazine, celebrated its 35th anniversary yesterday with the introduction of its first-ever "Generation Latino: Hispanic Teens Who Are Changing the World" event. The pages of the magazine's October issue were brought to life at a special awards luncheon and media event at Bongo's Cuban Café in Miami honoring seven Hispanic teens for their talents, accomplishments and unsurpassed contributions to their communities. Today's most prominent newsmakers -- TV personalities, musicians, and political leaders -- were also on-hand to present each teen with an award and deliver their own personal stories of obstacles, successes and achievements.
The magazine conducted a nationwide search to find extraordinary Hispanic teens who are excelling in their chosen field including the arts, politics, medicine and technology. Seven teens were selected under the following categories: The Activist: Miguel Zazueta; The Innovator: Eletha Joy Flores; The Healer: Pamela Escobar; The Forecaster: Roque Cespedes; The Storyteller: Lucas Leyva; The Performer: Eva Martinez and The Contender: Seniesa Estrada.
Source: Reader's Digest
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RealNetworks Launches Rhapsody 4.0 & Teams to Deliver First Rhapsody-Optimized MP3 Players
SanDisk Sansa e200R Rhapsody MP3 Players Now Available to Consumers.
SEATTLE, Oct. 5 -- RealNetworks(R) (NASDAQ:RNWK) , the global leader in digital media delivery, today announced the release of Rhapsody(R) 4.0, an enhanced version of its critically acclaimed Rhapsody digital music service. Rhapsody 4.0 breaks new ground in delivering a deeply personalized digital music experience that combines great new music discovery features, easy drag-and-drop, integrated support for groundbreaking Rhapsody- optimized MP3 players, a fresh interface, and unparalleled digital music player support. The new version of Rhapsody is available starting today via www.rhapsody.com.
The launch coincides with the retail availability of the first line of Rhapsody DNA-based MP3 players from SanDisk Corporation. The Sansa e200R Rhapsody players, available in capacities ranging from 2GB1 to 8GB, come equipped with over 30 hours of pre-loaded music that consumers can play right out of the box, including songs from hundreds of the world's most popular artists from EMI Music, SONYBMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group.
The new Rhapsody enables consumers to access their own personalized celestial jukebox through the PC, portable MP3 players, and home devices based on the Rhapsody DNA platform. In addition to the new Sansa e200r Rhapsody player, the new Sonos 2.0 Digital Music System also supports Rhapsody DNA to deliver the celestial jukebox throughout the home.
Rhapsody is the market's leading unlimited access music service. With Rhapsody, fans can download or stream an unlimited amount of music from a vast, 2.5 million-song library of major and independent label music for a flat monthly fee. While, RealNetworks, Inc. is the leading creator of digital media services and software including Rhapsody(R), RealPlayer(R) 10, and casual PC and mobile games.
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