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Why Do We Call It a Turkey?

Turkey—the bird itself—is native to North America. But the name turkey is a geographic pretzel. As you might suspect, the English term for the bird comes from a country called Turkey. But more precisely, the word stems from Turkish merchants who, in the 16th century, imported guinea fowls to Europe, where they were called Turkey-Hens.

When similar birds were found in the Americas, they were mistaken as Turkey-Hens. So the name Turkey stuck and is now used worldwide for the bird.

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I'm at NRF - It's all about Omnichannel!

I am live at NRF.   We saw Bush in the morning and Ginni Rometty, our IBM CEO is coming up in the afternoon!

Here's what I think is the one of the most important elements in 2014 for retailers:  Omnichannel.

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