Why Most U.S. Retail Chains Don't Like New Social Media Studies or the Retail Shoppers Guide to Social Media That Research Reveals (SBUX, WFMI)
Tuesday July 31, 2012
While top U.S. retail companies are still searching for the best way to use their social media channels, and researchers are studying social media behaviors from all angles, customers have ... Read More
How Best Buy, Target, JCPenney, and Build-A-Bear Redesigned Their Future - The U.S. Retail Industry Is Reinventing, Redesigning, and Revitalizing Itself (BBY, TGT, JCP, BBW, AAPL, MSFT)
Saturday July 28, 2012
Although it is difficult to keep up with the effect of rapidly evolving technology on consuming behaviors, the U.S. retail industry deserves great respect for the many ways it is ... Read More
World's Largest McDonald's Flagship Restaurant Opens in London Olympic Park - Retail Global Flagship Strategy Still Works When Customer Engagement Is High (MCD, ANF, WFMI, EXPR, HNNMY, WAG, VMED)
Friday July 27, 2012
With 32,000 square feet, 1,500 indoor and outdoor seats, two floors and 500 employees, the size of the London Olympic Park McDonald's restaurant alone makes it an imposing new ... Read More
Global Business Is Riskier for U.S. Retail Chains Expanding Into International Markets - Report Recommends Retailers Ignore Risk for Long-Term Profit Potential
Thursday July 26, 2012
When the Euromoney Country Risk (ECR) Survey data for the first half of 2012 was released this week, it was not much of a surprise to find out that overall, ... Read More
Funniest TV Commercial Index Reveals Magic Formula That Gets TV Advertisers Noticed - Funniest Retail TV Advertisements 2011 - 2012 Consumer Research Report (GM)
Wednesday July 25, 2012
When advertisers create a TV commercial, competitive reality is that their ad will be just one of 99 TV commercials that the average American will be exposed to in ... Read More
It’s Cyber Monday at Target and Sears - Retailers Use Cyber Week Promotion Deals to Boost Sales in the Middle of a Long Back-to-School Selling Season (TGT, SHLD, KSS, AAPL, DELL, BBY, LOW, M, JCP, WMT, SPLS, OM)
Monday July 23, 2012
Today is Summer Cyber Monday, according to marketing teams at Target (TGT) and Sears (SHLD), who have both launched multi-day sales, borrowing the Monday-after-Black-Friday label because... well, just because they ... Read More
U.S. June Retail Sales Decline Less Significant to Global Economy Than U.S. Retail Industry Would Like - Global Retailing's Future Will Not Be Defined by the U.S. (ANF)
Thursday July 19, 2012
News of the 0.5% decline in U.S. retail sales in June reportedly took U.S. financial experts by surprise, and sparked speculation in the media about the cause and meaning behind ... Read More