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DALTON, Ga.–As part of its 2012 “Access Kaleen” campaign, rug manufacturer Kaleen has released its first application for the iPhone, along with its newest catalog and an updated website. The website, kaleen.com, has become more user friendly, said Joe Barkley, executive vice president. It eliminates the number of clicks one would have to make to visit certain pages, he said. And users can now enter orders and download POP labels. IPhone users can also download Kaleen’s first app for the iPhone, making Kaleen’s product line available on the go. It can be downloaded for free through the Apple app

MINNEAPOLIS — Target has released its 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report, and while the company was happy to offer insight into its past performance, its focus is on the future. In that vein, the company has introduced new corporate responsibility goals: To increase its sustainable seafood selection by ennsuring its fresh and frozen seafood offerings are 100% sustainable and traceable by the end of fiscal year 2015. Make at least 50% of its own-brand packaging designs more sustainable by 2016. Increase the percentage of team members and their families enrolled in a Target health plan completing diabetes HbA1c testing to

At Lowe's in Gaithersburg, Assistant Store Manager Chad Wallace can whip out an iPhone to look up whether any item at the home improvement store is in stock. "It's been a great tool for helping customers right there on the spot," Wallace said. "A lot of customers are impressed that we're able to use the phone to scan something on the shelf and find out the quantity." The store has about 25 mobile devices outfitted with store applications that allow employees to ring up sales, view competitors' prices and track inventory without leaving a customer's side.

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More than a year after it bought shopping website HauteLook, Nordstrom is considering another acquisition in the e-commerce space. Nordstrom doesn't have a history of making acquisitions, but Chief Financial Officer Mike Koppel told The Daily Deal that the high-end department store chain doesn't "claim to have all the answers when it comes to e-commerce." Koppel declined to say which assets the retailer might be targeting, only that it would be in the e-commerce sector.

CashStar announced the results of its first Father's Day Gifting survey. The survey examined consumers’ desires for and expectations of e-gifts and found that more than 39 million Americans plan to purchase an e-gift card for Father's Day or another holiday this year, which reinforces the growth of this multibillion dollar market. The study also found consumers demand photo and video personalization and more than 130 million expect e-gifts to be delivered in seconds.

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New York-based Oscar de la Renta is expanding the retail side of its business, according to Women's Wear Daily. This fall, its Madison Avenue flagship will double in size to 4,000 sq. ft., and the company will open its first-ever location in London. Additionally, after the success of the designer’s compact boutique format in the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana, the company is considering using a similar concept in more locales. Oscar de la Renta also is considering a retail presence in airports, and perhaps a stand-alone bridal store. Currently, the company operates 13 retail locations.

For online shoppers, issues related to shipping are still not as important as ease of checkout and product variety. They still play a significant role in converting browsers into buyers, however, according to a February 2012 survey conducted by comScore. In fact, when asked what aspect of the shopping process could be improved by retailers, three of the top five responses were related to shipping. 

Ubiquitous connectivity allows consumers to easily check prices and buy on the go, which should worry (not terrify) traditional retailers in competitive categories. This "showrooming effect," which has been encouraged by Amazon, would enable web retailers to snatch some sales from the hands of their brick-and-mortar competition. A majority of sales are still happening offline, so the fear of showrooming - that most people are finding screaming deals online - is exaggerated. In fact, the majority of transactions still happen in stores, even when shoppers research online (yes, even when they've got their mobile devices in hand in a store