Increase Sales with the Latest Retail Industry Trends

Get a complete list of the retail stores and brands using Pinterest social media network here. Find links to the Pinterest Pinboards of all the major retail chains and brands that have Pinterest accounts here and see what new deals and products they are pinning to their boards. A large percentage of U.S. retail industry business are...

Which retail companies still offer credit cards to their customers? The number of retail companies which maintain an in-house credit card program for customers is decreasing. Find a complete list of the U.S. retail stores which still provide store credit cards for making retail purchases here.

Get a multi-year comparison of the brand value rankings of the top U.S. retail companies, according to an annual survey published by the global brand consultancy group, Interbrand in this article. Find out which U.S. retail industry brands have been named as the best retail brands for 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009, and how a retail brand can be...

Tweetailing is what happens when the major retail chains use Twitter for social media marketing. Get expert news analysis of the tweetailing best and worst practices of the six largest U.S. retail companies in this article. Find information about the Twitter feeds of major retail chains here.

Retail stores are began using the Facebook social media website to sell virtual electronic gift cards during the Christmas shopping season 2010. This is a list of the U.S. retail chains that are customers a chance to buy and gift e-gift cards through the Facebook marketplace.

The newest trend in m-commerce marketing is mobile gift cards which can now be purchased and redeemed in brick-and-mortar retail stores via cellphones and smartphones. This is a complete list of the largest U.S. retail industry chains that are selling and accepting mobile gift cards from cellphones and smartphones as part of their m-commerce...

Super Bowl Commercials from the Retail Industry, 1980 - 1984

A complete list of freebies, sales, discounts, specials and promotions from the Retail Industry designed to help Americans celebrate Inaguration Day, January 20, 2009.

In addition to last minute deals for last minute shoppers, many e-commerce retailers are offering in-store pickup service for cyber customers who want to avoid shipping delays and costs. Here is a list of "click to brick" e-tailers that offer in-store pickup for online shopping purchases.

"Free Shipping Day" was born on December 18, 2008 when online e-tailers banded together to offer last minute cyber shoppers free shipping and last minute discounts. See the cyber retailers who joined this inaugural Free Shipping Day event to encourage extra spending and to capture last-minute holiday sales.

T-Mobile bucked several retail trends with its flashy UK flagship store opening in the midst of concerns about global reession. Read about the T-Mobile trend bucking strategies that made the retail industry take notice.

"Consumer Psychologist" is a retail industry related job with great advancement potential and little competition. Get information about this new and exciting career path which can quickly take you to the highest levels of management and decision-making in the retail industry.

Use theatrical tricks to stage a customer experience that gets rave reviews.

If you're wanting to create the kind of shopping experience that will drive customers away, here's ten easy ways to do it. If you want to keep customers coming back, make sure you don't see yourself on this list.

Using "gesture" technology, one UK retailer started an international buzz when it created a cutting-edge interactive experience that stopped window shoppers in their tracks. Watch the technology in action on video!

High-tech grocery shopping carts are delighting customers with an in-store GPS-type system, personalized discounts, and remote pre-checkout scanning. Watch a video and see the "Shopping Buddy" in action.

The 71 million children of Baby Boomers will soon be the most influential consumers in the U.S. By using psychographic research, retailers can understand the Gen Y consumers, and connect with this market effectively.

Store openings in 2010 have been announced by the major U.S. chains that are looking beyond the recession conditions which have been brutal to the U.S. retail industry. Get a sneak peak at the future expansion plans for top American retailers in this 2010 Store Openings Photo Gallery.

The official retail industry sponsors of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics paid millions to be associated with the event and build their retail brand image. Find a complete list of the U.S. and Canada sponsors and partners of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics from the retail industry here.

Find results of Fashion Start Episode 3 here. Get expert analysis about Fashion Star episode #3 and the challenges that Macy's Saks and H&M faced with supply and demand of chosen fashions, and the customer satisfaction from a retailing point of view in this article.

Abercrombie & Fitch still offers a retail store credit card to its customers for in-store and online website purchases. Find out how to apply online and get an Abercrombie & Fitch Credit Card here. Also find cardholding information such as credit card fees, privacy policy, FAQs, and other details, terms, and conditions for the Abercrombie &...