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Record-Setting Cyber Monday Propels 5-Day Weekend Email Volume to All-Time High
November 28, 2012

Cyber Monday has been the busiest email marketing day of the year for the past five years straight and will surely retain the top spot again this year. Nearly 93 percent of major online retailers sent at least one promotional email to their subscribers on Cyber Monday, making it the busiest email marketing day ever. Last year, 88 percent of retailers sent email on Cyber Monday.

Express Q3 same-store sales down 5%
November 28, 2012

No related items were found. Columbus, Ohio -- Express Inc. reported that its net income for the quarter ended Oct. 27 fell to $17.4 million, from $32.7 million a year earlier, amid a fall in same-store sales. Net sales fell 4% to $468.5 million....

Former Apple Retail Chief Details Company's Store Philosophy in Unaired Video
November 28, 2012

Apple's retail stores are famous, taking on almost the status of local landmarks with their flagship locations in cities like New York. But how exactly did the Mac maker position its brick-and-mortar sales operations as something larger than life? A newly unearthed video spotted by 9to5Mac sheds some light on what went into evolving Apple retail from its just-another-store-in-a-mall origins to its iconic present-day status.

Neiman Marcus Q1 sales, profit rise
November 27, 2012

Dallas -- Neiman Marcus Group reported Tuesday that earnings for the first quarter rose to $127.8 million, compared with $122.8 million in the year-ago period. Sales rose to $1.07 billion for the quarter, from $1.00 billion last year. Same-store sales...

Cyber Monday Sales Up 30% From Last Year
November 27, 2012

Holiday shoppers turned Cyber Monday into the biggest spending day ever with online sales growing 30.3 percent over the same period last year, according to cloud-based analytics findings by IBM. With an increase in online sales across multiple channels, the digital consumer took center stage. Retailers, marketing departments and chief marketing officers delivered a consistent customer experience across multiple channels from mobile devices, to online and to the show floor leading to the record shopping day.

Target intensifies Canadian brand building efforts
November 27, 2012

Target is working its way across Canada beginning this week by hosting special events in 20 cities to build interest in the planned opening of 124 stores in 2013. Starting east and moving west, Target said its caravan of good cheer will begin in Nova...

Black Friday Weekend Sales Climb 12.8% Over 2011
November 27, 2012

Holiday 2012 has officially launched, and with a fast start. Over the Thanksgiving/Black Friday weekend, 247 million shoppers visited stores and websites, helping push total estimated sales to $59.1 billion. E-commerce made a particularly strong showing,...

IBM Benchmark data shows Cyber Monday breaking records
November 27, 2012

New York -- Cyber Monday appears to be well on its way to breaking all previous records. By mid-day on Monday, e-commerce sales were up 25.6% for this same time period over Cyber Monday 2011, according to findings from the IBM Digital Analytics...