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Retail BusinessJanuary 3, 200919:41
While the retail industry has been hyperfocused on
pricing, the retailers who have continued to
focus on customer satisfaction, like Amazon and Apple,
have emerged as the winners in a...
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January 1, 200907:16
In 2009 large and small retailers will be hosting going out of business sales before closing their stores. This is predicted to happen as many as 200,000 times by...
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December 25, 200816:28
Since "discount" was the name of the holiday retail game this year, the only thing left for the traditional Day After Christmas shopping event is discounts on discounts. One...
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December 24, 200804:08
Every holiday season has its last minute gift shoppers, but this Christmas Eve there seems to be a lot more shopping being done by people who are a lot more...
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December 20, 200815:58
A major winter storm is snowing and sleeting on the last minute deal parade of millions of American shoppers who had planned to start their holiday shopping this weekend. ...
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December 15, 200820:24
Experts are speculating that there are millions of consumers who are purposely leaving some of their holiday shopping for the last minute this year in hopes that retailers will make...
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December 14, 200819:50
Although this year's shopping holiday season has already made history in many ways that we'd like to forget, 2008 will also mark the year that e-commerce lost it status to...
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December 10, 200807:40
The blogosphere is buzzing about the Burger King "Whopper Virgins" ad campaign. While most Americans have been busy trolling for jobs and outrageous holiday discounts, the Burger King people...
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December 8, 200823:54
According to the U.S. Labor Department, there are 468,000 fewer people working in the retail industry right now than there were at this time last year. The job cuts...
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December 6, 200812:20
You would think since the retail industry is practically giving away their merchandise this holiday season, that they wouldn't have much of a budget for genuinely free stuff in the...
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November 30, 200813:27
Circuit City and Best Buy launched their "Cyber Monday" specials on Sunday morning. So, one more retail industry milestone event is pre-empted by desperate e-tailers that are struggling to...
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November 29, 200807:22
More than $10 billion in sales were rung up on Black Friday 2008, according to the mall traffic watching company, ShopperTrak, which is a 3% increase over Black Friday 2007....
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November 27, 200807:59
The cheerleaders that opened the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade were actually cheery this morning. The song choice was antithetical to the times, since there are not many Americans in...
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November 23, 200819:41
Somebody forgot to tell L.L. Bean about the retail industry crisis. With a new store opening, impressive e-retailing results, television advertising, and the launch of their annual Northern Lights...
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November 21, 200820:56
What happens when retailers stop believing in their own Black Friday early bird specials, door buster bargains, pre-dawn store hours, and general day-after-Thanksgiving feeding frenzy marketing strategies? Black Friday...
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November 15, 200820:59
Here's how I'd like to receive news about the retail industry from this point on. "Everything is down until you hear from us otherwise."
Enough said. Let's...
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November 14, 200802:14
This week Google officially unveiled its latest strategy for turning a profit with its video mega monolith, YouTube. Its a strategy thats not only potentially explosive for the revenue-starved...
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November 6, 200820:40
Whether you supported his election or not, whether you like his politics or not, theres no denying that Barack Obama has leadership qualities that get results. A record...
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November 5, 200820:40
Obama swept the Electoral College, and election day promotions swept through the retail industry yesterday. Which retailers won the popular vote for their promotions? Here are some...
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October 29, 200819:51
87% of American consumers believe that the U.S. is in a recession
or depression. As a result, 64% of those surveyed are planning on spending less in the nation's...
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