Krispy Kreme Ice Cream?

krispy_kreme.jpgWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is testing TV advertising in some of its markets and will also try selling ice cream products.

Company CEO Daryl Brewster says the spots focus on the theme, “Think Krispy Kreme,” which he hopes will generate more frequent trips by its customers. He says Krispy Kreme stores have about a million customers each week, but the average customer “only comes back five times a year.”

The company is testing a proprietary Ice Kreme product that will be sold in cups, cones and shakes, as some customer say that’s something that could get them into the stores more often.

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Big-box, online retail tide rolls over Christian stores

David may have defeated Goliath, but in the battle between independent Christian bookstores and retail giants, it’s the little guy who’s losing.

Across Northeast Ohio, small, locally owned religious bookstores and church suppliers are going out of business, conceding defeat to the Internet and big-box retailers like Wal-Mart, Borders and Target.

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Mike Tyson wants to do Bollywood movies

mike_tyson1.jpgMUMBAI, India – Mike Tyson wants to try something new — acting in Bollywood movies. Tyson said the energy on the sets of a music video he recently shot for a new comedy got him thinking about trying to do more Bollywood work, The Times of India reported Monday.

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