Posts Tagged: retail
RIP Main Street Records
iTunes now accounts for 28 percent of all music sales in the US, up from 4 percent from last year according to NPD Group. Amazon and Walmart are now tied for second at 12 percent apiece.
RIP Main Street Records
iTunes now accounts for 28 percent of all music sales in the US, up from 4 percent from last year according to NPD Group. Amazon and Walmart are now tied for second at 12 percent apiece.
Kickass Vending Machines
More cool things from Japan take over the world… Changing consumer preferences about shopping and the high cost of operating brick-and-mortar stores are inspiring premium brands to rethink how they hawk their wares. And with examples overseas showing there is
Kickass Vending Machines
More cool things from Japan take over the world… Changing consumer preferences about shopping and the high cost of operating brick-and-mortar stores are inspiring premium brands to rethink how they hawk their wares. And with examples overseas showing there is
Choosing the Chosen Food
Yet another variant in the way we are becoming more involved with our food choices. The non-Jewish kosher market has been growing in earnest since the 1990s, when the koshering of the Oreo was hailed as a watershed event and
Choosing the Chosen Food
Yet another variant in the way we are becoming more involved with our food choices. The non-Jewish kosher market has been growing in earnest since the 1990s, when the koshering of the Oreo was hailed as a watershed event and
Good Work of 2009
Madison & Vine’s list of the past year’s best branded entertainment deals. In true Ad Age fashion, handy stats on impressions, dollar values and viewers are included where known. I particularly like the Ikea efforts. IKEAs Easy to Assemble AND
Good Work of 2009
Madison & Vine’s list of the past year’s best branded entertainment deals. In true Ad Age fashion, handy stats on impressions, dollar values and viewers are included where known. I particularly like the Ikea efforts. IKEAs Easy to Assemble AND
Target Moves Into Wal-Mart Territory
Check out the special Retail Report that Businessweek.com has put together this week. Below is an excerpt from their look at Target. Wal-Mart has been selling food for years, using groceries to boost store traffic. But selling food is a
Target Moves Into Wal-Mart Territory
Check out the special Retail Report that Businessweek.com has put together this week. Below is an excerpt from their look at Target. Wal-Mart has been selling food for years, using groceries to boost store traffic. But selling food is a
Mid-Price Luxury Thrives in Tough Times
I’m looking for bright spots to post this week and this article on fashion brands doing well caught my eye. I am particularly heartened to see the booming Isabel Marant numbers. Like every other wannabe honorary French femme, I love
Mid-Price Luxury Thrives in Tough Times
I’m looking for bright spots to post this week and this article on fashion brands doing well caught my eye. I am particularly heartened to see the booming Isabel Marant numbers. Like every other wannabe honorary French femme, I love
How We Spend Now
Go take a gander at Shoppers’ Shifting Priorities, another fantastic graphic at the New York Times Online Last year, consumers pulled back on spending and the retail sector suffered. But not all retailers are faring worse than they did a
How We Spend Now
Go take a gander at Shoppers’ Shifting Priorities, another fantastic graphic at the New York Times Online Last year, consumers pulled back on spending and the retail sector suffered. But not all retailers are faring worse than they did a
Change Is In The Air: Luxury Online
Yet another example of how this new-fangled internet is messing with old hierarchies. At the D&G runway show in Milan last week, the chief executives of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman were relegated to second-row and third-row
Change Is In The Air: Luxury Online
Yet another example of how this new-fangled internet is messing with old hierarchies. At the D&G runway show in Milan last week, the chief executives of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman were relegated to second-row and third-row
Retail Highlights: Amoeba Music
A great interview in The Wrap with one of the founders of the best music stores in the country. I want them to stay in business! I was particularly interested in their version of the internet revolution. We’ll have to
Retail Highlights: Amoeba Music
A great interview in The Wrap with one of the founders of the best music stores in the country. I want them to stay in business! I was particularly interested in their version of the internet revolution. We’ll have to
Ethnic Malls Doing Well
Some retailing lessons from the little guys…. As traditional malls across the United States struggle with the most severe recession since the 1930s – regional mall vacancies hit 8.4 percent last quarter, a nine-year high – many ethnic malls across
Ethnic Malls Doing Well
Some retailing lessons from the little guys…. As traditional malls across the United States struggle with the most severe recession since the 1930s – regional mall vacancies hit 8.4 percent last quarter, a nine-year high – many ethnic malls across
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