SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following release focuses on the topic Holiday IV, Gift Guide II

ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME, UNLESS NOTED STORIES MOVED AT 4:35 AM ET ON NOVEMBER 20, 2008.

DALLAS-- Affordable Money Clip Gives a Financial Bite Everyone Loves, Grips Cash and Plastic Indefinitely Source: Duck Bill Money Clip

Give a Gift That Warms the Heart and Helps Families in Need of a Home Source: Habitat for Humanity

SAN FRANCISCO-- Four Tips for Finding the Perfect Gift for Every Budget Source: Jean et Marie

MILWAUKEE-- Marcus Theatres^® Entertainment Gift Cards Are Great Stocking Stuffers This Holiday Season Source: Marcus Theatres

SAN FRANCISCO-- Autonet Mobile Announces Special Holiday Pricing of $399 and Three Months Free Internet Service to Keep Families Connected on the Road This Holiday Season Source: Autonet Mobile

LONG BEACH, Calif.-- Pioneer Celebrates Hollywood’s Creative Visions on Black Friday or “KURO Friday” Source: Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.

BELTSVILLE, Md.-- Dog DNA Online Holiday Special Source: MetaMorphix, Inc.

CLEVELAND-- Things Remembered and the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® Offer Gifts With Added Purpose Source: Things Remembered

CoffeeCakes.com Delivers Corporate Gift Ideas that are Cost-Effective and say “Thanks” in a Tasteful Way Source: CoffeeCakes.com

BRADENTON, Fla.-- Sleek Audio’s SA6 Earphones Win the Popular Science “Best of What’s New” Award for 2008, in the Gadget Category Source: Sleek Audio

PORTLAND, Ore.-- Sexy and Sustainable Merino Underwear for Men and Women: A Better Feeling Than Cotton Source: Icebreaker

The New Fusion Canvas/Leather Solar Messenger Bag by Eclipse Solar Gear Charges Cell Phones, MP3 Players, Rechargeable Batteries Source: Eclipse Solar Gear

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.-- Road Mice™ Has You Singing Vroom Vroom Vroom Instead of Deck the Halls This Holiday Season Source: Four Door Media

NEW YORK-- New Online Market Website - eLuxeSwap.com - Promotes Swapping as the New Shopping Source: eLuxeSwap.com

People Helping People: New Lending Trend Thawing Frozen Credit Markets in Time for the Holidays Source: Lending Club

SAN JOSE, Calif.--Unique Holiday Gifts for Wine Enthusiasts: Garagiste by WinePod® and WinePod Crush Club Source: WinePod by Provina

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- More Than Two In Five Toy Purchasers Spending Less on Toys This Holiday Season Source: Harris Interactive

The following knowledgeable industry leaders and scholars from Business Wire's ExpertSource database are available to discuss topics relating to Holiday IV, Gift Guide II.

Harry J. Friedman, The Friedman Group

Expertise: International Retail Authority, Best Read Author, Speaker & Consultant on Retail Sales, Customer Service, Management & Store Operations

Harry J. Friedman has been called, outrageous, revolutionary, inventive and invigorating, and one of retail's true visionaries. A former owner of several retail operations, his 25+ years of consulting with and learning from large and small retailers worldwide, has resulted in his developing the most widely used sales and management training systems in retail. Clients such as Cartier, Neiman Marcus, Godiva Chocolatier, Wynn Las Vegas, Ashley Furniture and thousands more worldwide have made Mr. Friedman the most sought-after retail consultant, speaker and trainer. His best selling book "No Thanks, I'm Just Looking!" is now in it's ninth printing, his articles have been published in industry publications over 500 times, and his store and sales management seminars, training products and services have been used to train well over 500,000 retailers around the world. Founder and CEO of The Friedman Group, with locations in 10 countries and growing, Mr. Friedman is known as retail's best resource for developing high performance retail stores. In addition, the media relies on his experience, wit and wisdom, and his dynamic, edgy, quote-a-minute observations and easy-going candor, for colorful and memorable interviews.

PR Contact: Jon Dickens, 310-590-1248, ext. 121, jdickens@thefriedmangroup.com

Stephen Baker, The NPD Group

Stephen Baker is NPD's Vice President of Industry Analysis for Consumer Technology. Baker offers expert insight and commentary to clients and the media about consumer technology sales and trends across the U.S. and regionally, including retail and e-commerce, computer hardware and peripherals, holiday and yearly sales results, and analysis of new products and their impact on the consumer technology market. Baker is available to offer expert insight and commentary on these and many other industry-related topics: -- Consumer technology retail and e-commerce sales -- Retailer and manufacturer sales trends -- PCs and related technologies -- Printing and imaging markets Baker has been tracking and analyzing the industry for nearly 15 years. He was ranked as a leading industry analyst by AdWeek's Technology Marketing. He began his career at Staples in 1985, helping to open the first office superstore in the United States. Baker spent nine years with the company where he gained the extensive knowledge and understanding of retail and the office supplies and consumer technology industries. Baker joined NPD when it acquired PC Data Inc., in March 2001, where he was the principal hardware analyst and director of the overall hardware point-of-sale business. Prior to joining PC Data, he was a senior analyst in the distribution channels service at International Data Corporation (IDC). Baker received his MBA from Northeastern University and a BSFS from Georgetown University.

PR Contact: Sarah Bogaty, 516-625-2357, sarah_bogaty@npd.com

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