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Harry & David Opens New Seasonal Stores
November 26, 2012

DDI has been heralding the latest retail store design ideas since 1988 and has become a trusted source for all things retail. When DDI first appeared 20 years ago, the market was right for a magazine that focused on the retail environment. DDI has grown...

Quill.com Extends Dunder Mifflin Product Line
November 26, 2012

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Quill.com, a leading business to business office products provider, is expanding the Dunder Mifflin brand beyond paper, turning the fictional company from NBC's beloved sitcom "The Office" into a major...

Amazon Leads in Record Online Black Friday Sales
November 26, 2012

Research firm Comscore announced two pieces of data. The first is that Black Friday e-commerce sales rose about $1 billion for the first time ever - to $1.042 billion. The other was that Cyber Monday sales could be as high as $1.5 billion. Lost in the...

J.C. Penney sourcing executive suddenly departs
November 26, 2012

Plano, Texas -- A Friday report by Business Insider said that Ken Mangone, executive VP product development, design and sourcing for J.C. Penney Co., has abruptly resigned the company. Mangone has been with the retailer since 1977 and is credited with...

Retail Foot Traffic Up, Sales Slightly Down on Black Friday
November 26, 2012

Black Friday proved to be a mixed bag for retailers, as retail foot traffic increased over last year, but retail sales decreased slightly. ShopperTrak, the world's largest counter of retail foot traffic, estimates that when compared to Black Friday last year, retail foot traffic rose 3.5 percent to more than 307.67 million store visits. Retail sales decreased 1.8 percent, however, with shoppers spending an estimated total of $11.2 billion yesterday.

comScore forecasts 17% rise in holiday spending, to $43.4 billion
November 26, 2012

Reston, Va. -- Online retail spending for the November โ€“ December period will reach $43.4 billion, a 17% gain versus year ago, according to comScore. The increase represents an improvement compared with last seasonโ€™s 15% rise, and is also far ahead of the...

Microsoft Planning European Retail Stores Next Year
November 26, 2012

Source claims final decision depends on the performance of US stores Microsoft has a few retail stores scattered around the United States. The stores were originally launched to help Microsoft compete on more even footing against Apple and its retail...