Boston Green Goods (um, located in Waltham) got some good ink from the WSJ today for their website Greenandmore.com. The pic above is their solar powered phone/iPod/PSP charger, which runs about $120. And the wind-up flashlights are pretty awesome, too. You can do so much for the earth without having to stand in Downtown Crossing [...]
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Green Christmas
Posted in cleantech, commerce, tagged Boston Green Goods, cleantech on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Customer Service and the Death of the Big Box Store
Posted in commerce, tagged big box, Home Depot on November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yeah, finding a rodent infestation has to be kind of a tough thing for Home Depot to handle. (Via WickedLocal) But this juxtaposition between the PR statement and customer quotes is priceless:
“We don’t serve food,” said Bowman. “That construction has really caused a lot of [the problems seen].” Bowman insisted that the rodent problems were [...]
Talbot’s Loses Money, Ditches Arnold
Posted in advertising, commerce, tagged advertising, Arnold, Talbots on November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What doesn’t global warming ruin? Arctic vacations, guiltless SUV purchases, the clothing market. Hingham-based Talbot’s lost $9.4 million in the third quarter thanks in part to the warmer weather this year. And Arnold takes the blame, getting the ax in favor of Publicis, a New York firm. Now, I know little about Publicis, but what [...]
Your Daughter Will Have To Ride In Coach, Sir
Posted in commerce, tagged Fidelity, management on November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Abigail Johnson, daughter of Edward (Chrmn & CEO, Fidelity) , may be getting squeezed out of the top job after her pops retires. The new succession plan from Fidelity has her taking the chairman role, but not the CEO spot.
Twenty years with the company, HBS degree, a royal bloodline, and this is how you get [...]
Your Hometown Brew, Now Made in Nowheresville
Posted in commerce, tagged boston beer co., sam adams on November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Patriot-Ledger reports on the $55 million purchase by Boston Brewery Co. makers of Sam Adams, of a brewery near Bethelem, Pa. Kind of near that. The closest major institution, according to this page? The Little People Country Club. (Insert bad joke here.)
The awful wordplay won’t stop: They are making the Pa. move because their [...]
