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Cintas Launches Mobile Apps for its SourceBook Catalog
December 20, 2011

The Dingley Press recently created and launched Android and iOS-compatible mobile apps for Cintas Corporationโ€™s Uniform SourceBook catalog. The apps, which are available in both the Android Market and the iTunes Store, are a first for Cintas. After creating a digital catalog for the Cintas website, the corporate uniform supplier asked Dingley to develop an application for mobile devices. Offering the catalog via a mobile app opens up a new retail channel for Cintas and allows technology savvy customers to view the brand's products in a very convenient way.

How Your Amazon Order Reaches You
December 20, 2011

Ever wondered how your Amazon order gets to you, or what's involved? We show you what happens, step-by-step, from when you click to purchase to when the van arrives at your door.

Report: Wal-Mart names new head of corporate foundation
December 20, 2011

New York City -- Wal-Mart Stores on Friday will appoint Sylvia Mathews Burwell, a former senior executive of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to head its corporate foundation, according to the New York Times. She also will oversee the retail giantโ€™s social, environmental and economic development programs in Africa. Burwell replaces Margaret A. McKenna, who became the company foundationโ€™s president in 2007. Burwell joined the Gates foundation in 2001 after working in the Clinton administration as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, deputy chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and chief of staff to

Should Online Retailers Take on Publishers?
December 20, 2011

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about the convergence of retail and publishing and how media brands are hoping to replace lost advertising revenue by getting in on some e-commerce action. So when you see established media brands creeping onto your turf, one reaction is to try and further monetize your own website traffic by using some page real estate for display advertising. Before accepting advertising for your homepage, product pages or anywhere on your website, thereโ€™s some basic information you should know that will help you decide if getting into the advertising business is for you.

Catalog Spree Gives Back 5% of Sales on Free Shipping Day
December 19, 2011

Catalog Spree will donate 5 percent of all purchases made through the app on Free Shipping Day to Heifer International, which will help those in need around the world. Catalog Spree is the highest-rated catalog app for the iPad and is the only catalog shopping app that offers free exposure to charities who publish catalogs.

Free Shipping Day Punctuates Heavy Week of Online Holiday Shopping
December 19, 2011

comScore has reported retail e-commerce spending for the first 46 days of the November-December 2011 holiday season. For the holiday season to date, $30.9 billion has been spent online, a 15 percent increase vs. the corresponding days last year.

NYPD Busts 141 Merchants for Selling Stolen Apple Goods
December 19, 2011

Undercover officers in New York City attempted to sell iPhones and iPads at discounted prices (between $50 and $200) to over 600 stores throughout all five boroughs โ€” including bodegas, supermarkets, gadget stores, etc. โ€” clearly stating that all the hardware had been stolen.

eBay Counters Amazon's Price Check App
December 19, 2011

eBay is partnering with three major retailers to get online shoppers to also buy at brick-and-mortar stores. The partnership is an obvious comeback to last weekendโ€™s promotion by Amazon, which motivated consumers to browse in a retail store โ€” but to walk out empty-handed.

November Surprise: Retail Apparel Prices Rise
December 19, 2011

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