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On-the-spot labeling and burning of CDs has recently opened a whole new market of instant ‘in concert’ souvenirs

Clear Channel Entertainment Disc Live Sony Music DJpower

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Shiner

Slip into these shoes for some extreme street sporting

SoapShoes Heeling Sports Limited

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Shiner

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A blast of innovation in the growing segment of breath fresheners

Pfizer Wrigley Myntz

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The Apple store is the first affordable alternative to illegal downloads and expensive, outdated CD disks.

Apple

A more exclusive heir to the CD single’s throne

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snobmoddities update

Initiatives to uncork affordable and hip wines

Trader Joe’s Pernod Ricard’s Diageo Hardy Wines Brown-Forman

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snobmoddities update

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McDonald’s turns to technology for a boost, trying its hand at automated convenience stores; DVD machines; chat orders; WiFi; and online advertising

McDonald’s March 2003 McDonald’s wireless SimsOnline in-game advertising

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Selling their ‘own’ music may be profitable for a host of companies that entertain customers in settings where background music is accepted and often even welcomed

Hear Music

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A British video-on-demand service dedicates a channel to ads, making the rest of its programming commercial-free

HomeChoice

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Parisian ‘semi-cooking’ venture

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British Leaping Salmon offers almost-ready gourmet food in handy meal kits, making home cooking a breeze for busy urbanites

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