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OfficeMax adds new search engine
September 20, 2012

Naperville, Ill. -- OfficeMax Inc. announced Thursday a new search engine on Officemax.com designed to speed up shopping and provide more accurate search and recommendation results. In its first month with the new search engine, OfficeMax said that...

Bain Capital walks away from Billabong
September 20, 2012

Subscriber Content Preview | Search Sign up for by | Published September 20, 2012 at 11:06 AM Australian board sports clothing group on Thursday, Sept. 20, said that its second suitor, known to have been , had retreated, sending its shares lower and...

Infographic: U.S. Consumer Usage of Social Media to Make Shopping Decisions
September 20, 2012

Empathica's Consumer Insights Panel surveyed more than 6,500 U.S. consumers. The findings show that mobile and social customer experience strategies are becoming more important than ever for brands, with retail and restaurant consumers using these channels to make decisions - even while in-store.

Dick's launches mobile app
September 20, 2012

PITTSBURGH — Dick's Sporting Goods has launced a new mobile application for iPhone and Android smartphones. With the new Dick's Sporting Goods Mobile App, users will have access to all the benefits of the ScoreCard Rewards Program, the ability to locate...

Macy's to Open Two Stores in Las Vegas
September 20, 2012

Cincinnati-based Macy’s Inc. will open two new locations in Las Vegas, a full-line store at the Shops at Summerlin, and a Men’s Store at Fashion Show Mall. The bi-level, 180,000-sq.-ft. store in the Shops at Summerlin, a new shopping venue in west Las...

Private Eyes: Are Retailers Watching Our Every Move?
September 20, 2012

Traditional brick-and-mortar retailers don't have a lot going for them these days. On the one hand, high unemployment and stagnant wage growth is sapping the purchasing power of the average consumer, and on the other, the rise of e-commerce is giving those consumers more information and choices than they've ever had before, making competition all the more fierce. As I detailed in a recent article, store managers have been fighting back by trying to re-create in physical stores the sort of analytics available to e-commerce firms.

Olympics fail to boost retail sales in Britain
September 20, 2012

The London Olympic Games failed to boost spending in Britain as official statistics shows that retail sales in August has dropped. Retail sales dropped 0.2 percent in August in comparison with a 0.3 percent rise in the previous month, said the Office for...