MAX & JILL is a new, modern American fashion & home department store that will open its first location in Whitehall, PA tomorrow morning.

The store concept is designed to fill a void that other retailers have ignored. A company spokesperson states, "In these unstable economic times, we offer consumers the most affordable prices for the latest fashion. Furthermore, honesty and fair trade is our policy and we will not use a high to low pricing strategy. We simply sell products at the lowest price possible and offer fun shopping incentives such as sprees, merchandise giveaways and special timely discounts."

The progressive shopping experience begins this Wednesday, September 1st at 9am at the MAX & JILL grand opening in Whitehall, PA. New store locations in Willow Grove, PA, Holmdel, NJ and Levittown, NY are set to open by October 2010.

At the grand opening, MAX & JILL shoppers will receive an additional 20% off of already reduced premium goods for the first 10 days and the first 200 shoppers will be given the opportunity to enter a chance to win a FREE iPad. In addition, until the end of October, the public can enter a chance to win a $1,000 MAX & JILL shopping spree by texting words "SPREE", "GRAND", "TWEET", "STORE" or "SHOP" to 55678.  

Connect with MAX & JILL fashion & home department store on the Web: www.maxandjill.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/maxandjill | Twitter: www.twitter.com/maxandjill

About MAX & JILL

MAX & JILL is a modern American fashion & home department store that offers premier selections of branded discount products, while also taking a fresh approach to the off-price store model with superior floor merchandising and a commitment to deliver unsurpassed products, pricing and service.

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Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Inc., has developed a new polypropylene technology: Thermylene® SWP – (Stress Whitening Prevention), a specialty compounded polypropylene resin that will not show signs of stress whitening over time when subjected to pressure, wear and tear.  Haworth®, in Holland, Michigan is using Thermylene SWP, in 10 different colors, to add value to their award winning Very® brand of highly sustainable seating.  "Thermylene® SWP is a big improvement for Haworth chairs – it provides better results for color matching and feels softer with even greater flexibility," said Tim Fookes, P.E., Manager, Seating Engineering at Haworth.  "It has the strong physical properties of a nylon in a polypropylene, combined with anti stress whitening, which will bring value to a number of  products and applications," added Scott Kushion, Director – Industrial Segment at Asahi Kasei Plastics North America.  

Thermylene® SWP builds upon the strengths of Asahi Kasei's polypropylene portfolio opening the door to applications traditionally specified with Nylon while providing the aesthetic and economical benefits of polypropylene.  Available in endless colors, Thermylene® SWP can be used in many seating and furniture applications.  It also meets specifications for use in Automotive, Electronics, Bath & Spa, Building and Construction and many other plastic applications that will benefit from stress whitening prevention.  Asahi Kasei Plastics offers a wide selection of innovative and cost effective resin material solutions for a broad range of applications.

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Kimball® Office is proud to welcome Georgy Olivieri as the new Director of Architecture and Design Strategies. Within this position, Olivieri's responsibilities include assisting in marketing and sales strategies, overseeing key company design decisions, and regularly communicating with professional design clients.

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"Georgy's strong relationships with the architecture and design community, and unique knowledge of creating sustainable environments, provide Kimball Office with the tools necessary to strengthen existing relationships and build new ones as well," said Allen Parker, Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Kimball Office. "Kimball Office's product portfolio is expanding to further meet the changing demands of workplace environments, and Georgy's experience will provide great insight into developing strategies that complement the needs of the design community."

After spending time coordinating the national A&D efforts for Haworth and Teknion, Olivieri is returning to Kimball Office, which is where she previously worked as an A&D rep for seven years. "Exciting transformations are taking place at Kimball Office and the A&D community is taking notice. I look forward to sharing the company's relevant, new solutions that will inspire designers and build strong awareness of the brand," said Olivieri.

Over the past several years, Kimball Office has undergone a transformation to effectively describe the company's efforts to be recognized as a progressive, innovative, and sustainable provider of contract office furnishings. The recent partnership with German-based Interstuhl® seating and introductions of Villa™ lounge, Hum. Minds at Work.® and Fluent® desking systems are evidence of the company's changing image.

Olivieri earned her MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional. She has more than 13 years combined experience with the contract furniture and architecture and design industries, and is a member of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

About Kimball Office

A recognized leader in fine workplace furnishings, Kimball® Office has been building its reputation on quality and integrity of design for 40 years. The company is a business unit of Kimball International, Inc., a corporation that provides a variety of products from its two business segments: Furniture and Electronic Manufacturing Services. Based in Jasper, Ind., the publicly traded company (Nasdaq: KBALB) had sales of $1.2 billion in 2009. To learn more, please visit www.kimballoffice.com.

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Overstock.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTK) today announced the launch of Eziba.com, a private sale website. Eziba.com features exclusive deals on the latest home decor products from many leading brands. The products will be offered in daily sale events starting each day at 11:00 Eastern Time. Each sale will last between 48 and 72 hours.  Eziba.com is not accessible through the Overstock.com homepage, but customers can visit Eziba.com to sign up as an Eziba.com member free of charge.  As with Overstock.com orders, an entire Eziba.com order ships for $2.95.  All customer care inquiries will be handled by Overstock.com's award-winning 24-hour customer service team. 

"We are excited to launch Eziba.com," said Overstock.com President Jonathan Johnson. "Overstock.com has relationships with a large network of suppliers, who are in search of different avenues to sell product.  It was a natural progression for the O to build a private sale site."

To learn more please visit www.eziba.com

About Overstock.com

Overstock.com, Inc. is an online retailer offering brand-name merchandise at discount prices.  The company offers its customers an opportunity to shop for bargains conveniently, while offering its suppliers an alternative inventory distribution channel.  Overstock.com, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market System and can be found online at http://www.overstock.com. Overstock.com regularly posts information about the company and other related matters on its website under the heading "Investor Relations."

Overstock.com® is a registered trademark of Overstock.com, Inc.  Eziba.com^™ and Eziba ^™ are trademarks of Overstock.com, Inc.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the type, quality and timing of deals offered on Eziba.com. Our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, or any amendments thereto, and our other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission identify important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections, estimates or forward-looking statements.

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Inc. Magazine has included Common Sense Office Furniture in its list of the 5000 fastest growing companies in the US.  The list is comprised of the country's fastest growing companies based on the percentage of revenue growth from calendar year 2006 to 2009.

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Despite well publicized economic issues in the United States during this period Common Sense Office Furniture capitalized on the customers' needs for better values and services.  Owner and President, Craig Caswell stated, "Our customer service team and the ever increasing need for better value has helped us grow during this challenging economy. Both existing and new customers needed to save time and money but not compromise on quality and appearance.  Our complete range of products, from beautiful pre-owned office furnishings to in stock quick ship programs, help fulfill our customers' needs.  People are tasked with getting more done with less and we're here to help them achieve that goal."

Since 1997 Common Sense Office Furniture has offered excellent customer service which has attracted new clients and retained existing ones. "We pride ourselves every day on responding quickly and accurately to our customers needs – people don't have surplus time to repeat tasks and we're here to service them in one single step," said Caswell.

Jill Kaufman of the Small Business Development Center states: "The SBDC at UCF's Advisory Board Council program is very proud to congratulate Craig Caswell of Common Sense Office Furniture on his induction into the Inc. 5000 list.  Mr.Caswell has been a committed client of the program since 2008 and has effectively utilized the expert assistance of his advisory board to position his company for expansion.  Common Sense Office Furniture's strong record of growth is a testament to Mr. Caswell's agile leadership and exemplary dedication to his business and the community."

Established in 1997, Common Sense Office Furniture is a privately held corporation based in Orlando, Florida, providing customers throughout Florida and the Southeast with the opportunity to purchase or lease new and used brand name office furnishings.  For more information visit, http://www.commonsenseof.com

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