Retailers use gift cards to woo shoppers
Gift cards are commonly thought of as just that – presents given from one shopper to another. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2012
What Target’s data misfire can teach retailers
Retailers are increasingly being urged to mine customer to data to improve their retail merchandising strategies and better target consumers. Continue reading
A question of finances and retail merchandising
For suggestions on retail merchandising operations, companies may want to consider the differences between two major stores’ earning calls. Continue reading
Point-of-sale systems offer retailers a marketing medium
Technology is allowing both online and in-store retail merchandising efforts to reach more consumers in new and innovative ways. Continue reading
Amazon reaches sales tax deal with Virginia
Ecommerce retailers have come under fire lately from brick-and-mortar store operations, as well as legislators, who consider the companies’ exclusion from requiring customers to pay sales tax an unfair advantage. Continue reading
Retail sales up in Canada
The Canadian retail sector is off to a bright start in 2012, with a Statistics Canada report released on Thursday noting sales were up during the first month of the year. Continue reading
Retailers need to synchronize social efforts with buying patterns
In the world of online marketing, social media is a new popular channel – every retail merchant wants to develop their social presence and have Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels Continue reading
NRF expects hopping sales this spring due to Easter
The Easter holiday will buoy sales in the retail industry in April, with a new report from the National Retail Federation suggesting total consumer expenditures to reach $16.8 billion for the occasion. Continue reading
Retailers need to refocus on improving supply chains
Few things are worse than not having the right inventory to meet consumer demands. Continue reading
Italians take to the web
Retailers in Italy have observed a significant increase in consumers shopping on the web and via their mobile phones. Continue reading
