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October 31, 2011
Answers.com, a popular website for questions and answers, announced the launh of Coupons by Answers.com, which combines coupons and deals with a vast community of shopping experts who share their tips on how to save money online.
October 31, 2011
The Groupons and Woots of the world have been feeding Black Friday-caliber deals to consumers throughout the year. Have they created a subculture of deal "addicts" who scoff at discounts less than 50 percent off?
October 31, 2011
With Black Friday still weeks away, roughly 39 percent of Americans have already started their holiday shopping, according to the National Retail Federation. This is almost two percentage points more than last year, which is a big jump for a statistic that usually shifts a few tenths of a point a year.
October 31, 2011
Macy's says it will open all of its namesake stores at midnight following Thanksgiving for the first time, becoming the latest retailer to extend hours on the traditional kickoff to the holiday season. The opening is four hours earlier than last year. The Macy's stores, which number more than 800, will stay open for 23 hours straight and close at 11 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25.
October 31, 2011
Toys"R"Us will air two beloved TV ads from its archives which celebrate the heritage of the Toys"R"Us brand. In addition, the toy retailer will air ads that feature exclusive products on major networks.
October 31, 2011
Fashion retailer H&M is promoting the new Versace pieces in its collection through a mobile advertising campaign. The campaign aims to drive in-store and Web traffic and allows the retailer to collect customer data for future marketing campaigns. The chain is using mobile banner ads to promote the new campaign. When consumers click the ads, they can sign up for H&M's online newsletter, boosting the retailer's newsletter subscription numbers and web traffic and allowing it to obtain customer information and remarket to those who have subscribed in the future. This is not H&M's first venture into mobile marketing as
October 31, 2011
Multi-channel Golfsmith customers outspend their single-channel counterparts by a factor of four, according to analysis conducted by the retailer. "If you were a two-channel customer, which could be our catalog, 1-800 number or a Web customer, you will spend four times" what a one-channel customer spends, said Golfsmith CEO Martin Hanaka during a recent conference call discussing the retailer's Q3 financial results. "If you are shopping us across all the channels you are probably at least 10 times lifetime value to us, so we are trying to cultivate that in every way possible. "We have kiosks in our store,
October 31, 2011
Following the openings of New York-based Stuart Weitzman Inc.'s 1,600-sq.-ft. flagship at 675 Fifth Ave. in New York, as well as an 1,800-sq.-ft. flagship boutique at 701 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago—which both debuted in October 2011 and were designed by Italian avant-garde architect Fabio Novembre—the luxury shoe retailer is planning to expand, according to www.wwd.com. In December 2011, shops will open in Scottsdale, Ariz.; Bloomington, Minn. (at the Mall of America); and Tampa, Fla. Additionally, new store openings are slated in 2012 for New Orleans; Hackensack and Short Hills, N.J.; Palo Alto, Calif.; Los Angeles; Chestnut Hill, Mass;
October 31, 2011
A retail industry group asked the U.S. government to delay plans to expand the internet’s address system, saying store owners need more time to assess the impact of adding hundreds of web suffixes such as .bank and .nyc.
October 31, 2011
Amazon’s Kindle Fire may corner the market for e-books and movies and television shows on a mobile device, but GameStop sees a future in mobile cloud gaming. The retailer has rolled out its own “certified gaming tablet” to 200 select stores and on its website this weekend.
