Archive for the ‘Retail’ Category

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Walmart Food Banks

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Walmart helps food banks keep up with demand.

Posted in Charity, Retail |

Global Retailers

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Big-name retailers Gap, Zara hit the international Internet.

Posted in Retail |

eReader Perk

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Luxury hotels are offering eReaders as perks to their elite guests.

Posted in Media, Luxury, Travel/Leisure, Retail |

Courting Kids

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

School shoppers giving a lesson in individualism.

Posted in Shopper Marketing, Retail |

AA Alterations

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

American Apparel is scrambling to overhaul operations, bolster sales and repair its faltering image.

Posted in Retail |

Discount Yawn

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Some stores finding deep discounts aren’t enough.

Posted in Insights, Retail |

Chain Reaction

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Towns block chain restaurants to save charm.

Posted in Identity, Retail |

Scavenger Shopping

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Fine-point Flairs? 12-count pencil pack? School shopping is a scavenger hunt.

Posted in Retail |

Disney Belfast

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Disney store reopens after major high-tech makeover.

Posted in Innovation, Europe, Retail |

Whopper Bar

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

New York City Burger King lovers should schedule an appointment with their cardiologist, because the BK Whopper Bar has arrived in Times Square.

Posted in Identity, Retail, Food/Beverage |

Kiehl’s & Dillard’s

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Kiehl’s opens store within a store.

Posted in Retail |

Starbucks Outlook

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Starbucks’ outlook improving despite coffee price spike.

Posted in Retail, Food/Beverage |

Petsmart Fee

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Petsmart imposes fee for difficult dogs.

Posted in Retail |

Cosmo Competition

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Cosmopolitan Las Vegas could push hotel rates down.

Posted in Travel/Leisure, Retail |

Threadless Tees

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Threadless tests chain store waters.

Posted in Retail |

Tall Tale

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Cops eject Starbucks customer who wouldn’t use their lingo.

Posted in Identity, Retail |

USPS & Office Depot

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to expand its retail footprint into thousands of Office Depot stores.

Posted in Retail |

Kroger Beauty

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Kroger expands store-brand offerings of beauty products.

Posted in Health/Beauty, Retail |

Auto Shortages

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Auto dealers face shortages of hottest car models.

Posted in Retail, Automotive |

Target Backlash

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Liberal groups push to exploit Target backlash.

Posted in Politics, Retail |

Tassie Grown

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Woolworths new ‘Tassie Grown’ label to boost Southern Tasmanian farmers.

Posted in Identity, Retail, Food/Beverage |

Costco Cookies

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Costco cookies recalled; may contain metal pieces.

Posted in Identity, Retail, Food/Beverage |

Grocery vs. Obesity

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Is there anything grocers can do to help us check-out with fewer calories?

Posted in Insights, Consumer Behavior, Retail, Food/Beverage |

Redbury Rollout

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Celebrity photographer and music video director Matthew Rolston is helping launch the Redbury, a bohemian hotel.

Posted in Travel/Leisure, Retail |

Indie Retailers

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Independent retailers face challenges that chains don’t.

Posted in Retail |

Indies vs. Chains

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Independent retailers face challenges that chains don’t.

Posted in Economics, Retail |

Domino Effect

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Russell Weiner, chief marketing officer for Domino’s Pizza, does not mince words when asked to describe the last two years at the pizza chain.

Posted in Restaurants, Strategies, Identity, Retail, Food/Beverage |

Curbside Publix

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Publix testing out curbside to go service for groceries and online or telephone ordering.

Posted in Retail |

School Shopping

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Retailers expect parents to loosen their purse strings this year for school shopping.

Posted in Consumer Behavior, Retail |

Move It

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Man, these great cardboard stick-on wheels should be sold in every Ikea.

Posted in Innovation, Retail |

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