The brand hopes to open 40 new locations by 2015, including onsite locations at places like airports.
Ms Gardner says they are also looking at cashing in on the Wikipedia brand and are open to suggestions some of which have included TV programmes and a board game.
She hopes when Elmo throws a ball to a child and the child catches the virtual "ball" and throws it back, it will open up brand new experiences for those kids.
More emphasis is now being placed on value promotions and I hope that fewer shops will be opened this year, since I believe that some of the brand names planning to open shops are irrelevant to a value oriented consumer.
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When things get difficult for big business, they move their money, their manufacturing and their sales efforts out of the United States where they can hide their money from U.S. taxes, accomplish cheaper manufacturing and open up brand new markets of people who will buy their products.
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In sum, it certainly appears that Project Brand is really intended to open doors that had been shut for Minor League Baseball in the past.
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This move is likely to make the Geek Squad a stand-alone brand in itself, and open up a new stream of revenues for Best Buy.
And he branched out by launching the Golf House retail chain in 1986 and pursued partnerships to open single-brand stores for such makers of active-lifestyle clothing as Lacoste, Billabong and Quiksilver.
"This is the first part of our strategy to open mono-brand stores in key opinion-forming cities throughout Europe and the States, " David Crickmore, the company's CEO, told CNN in an interview from his office in Oman.
The purchase of MySQL, which has built one of the best brand names among privately held open source companies, is yet more evidence of how tough it is for open source companies to go to the public markets.
The retailer also plans to open its affordable luxury brand store Banana Republic in the region.
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After a refreshing welcome cocktail, get your fix of premium brand drinks at the resort's open bars.
Colorado-based, luxury travel brand, Eleven Experiences is set to open (February 2013) Chalet Pelerin, bringing some high-dollar, ultraluxe competition for neighboring Gstaad.
An entire branded social game could also open up more opportunities for the brand to tie real-world events with in-game ones.
The council said it was hoped the brand new school on its permanent site would open in September 2016 with post-16 provision.
Sexier, but in no less a commodity category, Sephora took on both the over-the-counter department store cosmetic brands and the under-wraps drug store brands and created an open-sell environment as its distinguishing brand factor.
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That effort began in 2005, when the brand became apparel sponsor of the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
Elsewhere, a coffee area features Whole Foods' own brand, Allegro, which is roasted out in the open for the aroma.
While big leagues like Major League Gaming, Intel Extreme Masters and IPL get all of the attention, Red Bull has just showed sponsors how they can put the spotlight on pro gamers and immerse their brand around an event made for streaming, but certainly open to the TV spotlight.
But this is just one of four massively overpowered domestic speed demons you can drive on 30 miles of open road through scenic Red Rock Canyon with the brand new American Muscle Car Driving Experience.
The operating system, which Mozilla today confirmed will use its Firefox brand, will power the launch of smartphones built entirely to open Web standards, where all of the device's capabilities can be developed as HTML5 applications.
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It is one of three hotels it is planning to open in Scotland under its "village urban resort" brand.
Birdseye developed the means of freezing foods rapidly, and then sold his ideas and processes to General Foods in 1930. (He later developed inexpensive freezer displays that enabled a system of distribution.) His name adapted for brand purposes as Birds Eye is still seen by all who open freezer doors in supermarkets.
According to Isleifur Fridriksson, who oversees the facility, which is free and open to the public two nights a week, this peculiarly Nordic brand of masochism has never been more popular.
Heineken, the high-end beer maker that's come to face much more abundant competition in a world of microbrews and specialty brands in recent years, uses the Open to directly connect with customers and to introduce new variations of its brand.
Once trust has been earned, an audience will be open and receptive to a wider range of engagement opportunities, including commerce and brand awareness.
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In time Ocado may decide to open some real-world stores to capture such impulse spending, build its brand and keep its warehouses busy throughout the week.
Over the next three years, Cheng says, Parkson plans to open at least four stores a year (either under its own or the Centro brand).
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Anders Hultin asks why there is no IKEA in education, suggesting that the success of the global brand to offer affordable, quality furniture could be applied to education if the market were more open to private investment.
More than closing the financial gap on his long-time rival Woods, a U.S. Open victory would have the short-term impact of renewing the relevance of the Mickelson brand.
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