Image credit: American Apparel More than 8 million people along the East Coast are without power, Internet-and hurricane sales. But those who could access their email were greeted with hurricane promotions from retail sites, hoping to capitalize on those who are home-bound. The sales linked to human tragedy-the storm has taken more than 50 lives in the U.S. and more than that in the Caribbean-strike some as tasteless and crass. Late Monday evening, American Apparel offered a "Sandy Sale" to customers who reside in states that were affected by the hurricane, including Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland. "In case you're bored during the storm, 20 percent off everything for the next 36 hours," the ad read. The reaction on twitter was immediate: Nathalie Rothschild @n_rothschild: "Never liked American Apparel. Now I like them even less. Summer Luu @ summer_luu: "Another tasteless marketing campaign by American Apparel.

Why am I not surprised #SandySale" Ryan Holiday, spokesperson for American Apparel, responded to ABC News in an email: "For us, this is about us working like crazy to get and keep our stores open. We've got employees who can't work when stores are closed due to weather and the biggest Made in USA factory in the country that sits idle-we would never try to offend anyone or capitalize on a natural disaster, this was simply an effort to mitigate some of the effects of the storm on our business." "Sending out this email was a separate little thing that was never intended to cause a ruckus, but just an attempt to keep our business going and keep our employees working," Holiday wrote. Holiday also cited the American Apparel's "Corporate Responsibility" webpage, which details the company's commitment to disaster relief, including aid to Haiti in January 2010 and Nashville flood victims in May 2010. "American Apparel has a long history of putting our resources to work for disaster victims and we're already doing that for this storm as well," wrote Holiday.

American Apparel isn't the only retailer offering "Hurricane Sandy Sales." Urban Outfitters sent out a mass email on Monday morning: "This Storm Blows, But Free Shipping on All Orders Doesn't." handyman club of america customer serviceThe advertisement prompts customers to enter "ALL SOGGY" at checkout and features animated cats and dogs cascading down the ad.business for sale firenze , a retail store and website based in Long Island, is featuring a hurricane sale of 20 percent off by entering the code "SANDY" at checkout. handyman services ipswich" apologizes for any inconvenience from its office closure.business for sale cusco

, Jon Singer told ABC News that the reason for the sale was to prevent customers from venturing out in the storm to one of Singer22's two retail locations in Long Island. business for sale alicanteHowever, during the hurricane, the stores lost electricity and were forced to close.business for sale fourways "I have 35 employees that need to get paid everyday and I have got to try to generate business somehow to cover my everyday expenses."business for sale topeka kansas Asked how he would respond if faced criticism for exploiting the hurricane, Singer said, "The first thing we wanted was people to be safe and shop from home." Shelby (Sumpter) Singleton (December 16, 1931, Waskom, Texas – October 7, 2009, Nashville, Tennessee)[1] was an American record producer and record label owner.

He was born Shelby Sumpter Singleton, Jr. in Waskom, Texas. His parents were Shelby Sumpter Singleton, Sr. and Alvina Marcantel. As a youngster, living in Shreveport, Louisiana, Singleton was known as "Sonny Boy". He graduated high school at 15 years old and went on to the Louisiana Business School. Singleton joined the Marine Corps, and after his military discharge he was hired by the Shreveport, Louisiana branch of Mercury Records doing promotional work. He rose in the company until he was a record producer and executive. In 1960, he achieved his first hit single, Brook Benton's recording of "The Boll Weevil Song", which became a #2 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the following year.[2] Singleton spent nine years at Mercury and its sister label, Smash Records, during which he was involved in producing many hit records, including "Walk On By", Leroy Van Dyke; "Ahab the Arab", Ray Stevens; "Wooden Heart", Joe Dowell; and producing acts such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Roger Miller, Charlie Rich, Dave Dudley, and Brook Benton.

In 1962, Singleton bought the master recording of "Hey Paula" by Jill and Ray, originally released on LeCam Records. He changed the duo's names to Paul & Paula and issued the song on Mercury's sister Philips. The song spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1966, Singleton resigned from Mercury and formed several music labels, including SSS International and Plantation Records,[3] achieving his first #1 hit in 1968 with Jeannie C. Riley's recording of "Harper Valley PTA". The following year, he purchased Sun Records from Sam Phillips, including its rock and roll catalog. Singleton was on the nominating committee of the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. Singleton was known to find talent in all parts of the country. For example, The Flatlanders were brought to his attention by freelance producer Royce Clark. In 1972 the Flatlanders traveled from Lubbock to Nashville to record with Clark for Singleton's Plantation label. Singleton and Clark went on to work closely together in later years finding and recording undiscovered talent such as Ron Daisley and The County Fair from Long Island, New York along with many other bands, which Royce Clark produced for Singleton's Plantation label.