Back-to-School Shopping Propels Retail Sales
Although back-to-school shopping helped lift retail sales slightly in August, continued sluggish growth suggests consumers’ broader economic worries remain high, according to the Retail Industry...
View ArticleJust 2 Percent Increase in Holiday Sales: Deloitte
Consulting company Deloitte says with slow economic growth keeping household spending plans in check, retailers should anticipate a modest increase in 2010 holiday sales, Deloitte released its forecast...
View ArticleNow, Hot Topic for Harry Potter
Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) and its retail partner, Hot Topic, have announced the creation of exclusive Harry Potter merchandise boutiques in anticipation of the Warner Bros. Pictures’...
View ArticleNew Touch-and-Shop Monitors for Buyers
Specialty display technology company Planar Systems has introduced a suite of touchscreen monitors designed to meet the demands of the point-of-sale, point-of-purchase and public access environments....
View ArticleWhen a Lender Pays Off Client’s Mortgage
Strange but true. Quicken Loans, an online retail mortgage lender, paid off a client’s mortgage as part of its “Thanks a Million” contest. Daniel Carbo of Colchester, Connecticut, received the news...
View ArticleMobile Retail Traffic to Surge in Holiday Season
During this year’s November holiday season, an unprecedented 15 percent of people in the U.S. logging onto a retailer’s Web site are expected to do so through a mobile device, according to cloud...
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