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Retail News from About.comNovember 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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October 28, 200819:56
T-Mobile announced today that it will open its new flagship store in the UK early in order to coincide with the October 30th mega rollout of their T-Mobile G1. ...
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October 23, 200819:54
Look around you right now and notice everything that is red. Pay attention to it. Make a mental list. Memorize what every red thing in the room...
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October 18, 200819:53
Retailers who are lucky enough to have shoppers walking through their doors this weekend need to be mindful of the one thing that all those shoppers have in common. ...
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October 16, 200819:59
When I asked the manager of one of my favorite regular restaurants what was new, he told me that the highlight of his week had been when a little girl...
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October 11, 200819:39
Nobody's holding out much hope for the recovery of the stock market any time soon. The holiday shopping season is looking bleak. There's no telling how the election...
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October 9, 200819:53
The good news is that you didnt have any trouble finding a parking spot at the mall this week. Retail intelligence company Shopper Trak has noted that with every...
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October 4, 200819:06
I ordered a cup of tea with lemon when the Continental flight attendant, Tim, asked for my drink order on my pre-dawn flight this morning. A couple of minutes...
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October 1, 200819:54
Kohls opened 46 stores today. Forty-six grand openings in 19 states in one day. In many locations there were Black Friday size crowds, with lines of shoppers winding...
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September 26, 200820:00
"I'd rather have a million friends right now than a million dollars. Your social equity is far greater than your financial equity." That is the philosophy of a...
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September 24, 200819:50
The price sign on the Dasani water said Two for $2.00. The 12 other brands of bottled water had no price tag on them at all, and since I...
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