For the shopping impaired
Article Abstract:
C/Base Inc (Conshohocken, PA) offers Internet-shopping gift certificates that can be used at any online retailer. Purchases made with the Webcertificate go through C/Base's banking system, so the merchant does not need to be enrolled in the program. Fees are $4.95 for certificates up to $100 and $5.95 for those $100. According to C/Base cofounder Matt Gillin, 20% of the Webcertificate's revenues will eventually come from these fees, with the rest provided by advertising and commissions on sales from some retailers. On Nov 29, 1998, the company began running 30-second TV commercials featuring "Doug," a character in need of gift-giving therapy.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 1998
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Labor intensive: Union leader's job entails contracts, calls and grievances
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Bob Ryder is the official secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 463 whose members consist of truck drivers, warehouse workers and dairy workers. Bob's job is to work for the members, show up for the grievance hearings, and try to get people work and try to protect the jobs his 2800-member local has under contract.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2004
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