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‘The Daily Wrap:’ PayPal, Domino’s, Wal-Mart

PayPal Partners for Chinese E-payment
Online payment service PayPal is partnering with Chinese bankcard association China UnionPay (CUP) to provide e-payment capabilities to Chinese consumers. CUP members will be able to start using PayPal in Q3 2010. Source: PayPal

Domino’s Offers Social Media Incentive
Pizza retailer Domino’s is offering cash back on pizza orders to Facebookers and...
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Sizzler Fans Franchising Flames

Casual dining chain Sizzler, which suspended franchising sales in 2008, is preparing for new franchise growth this year. Sizzler has hired a veteran restaurant development executive and launched an interactive franchise sales web site to prepare for franchise growth.

Following an 18-month period of collecting feedback from franchisees, customers and employees, Sizzler is readying for franchise...
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Valpak Launches Mobile Coupon Apps

Direct marketer Valpak is taking its coupons mobile. Valpak has recently launched free mobile coupon applications for the Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Palm Pre mobile and smartphone platforms.

Valpak delivers more than 17,000 offers through the mobile couponing app platform, the same as those available in digital format on Valpak.com. 

Users of the Valpak mobile couponing can:

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‘The Daily Wrap:’ Wal-Mart, Supervalu, Google

Wal-Mart Recruits Vets for Management
Discount retailer Wal-Mart is one of many U.S. companies recruiting junior military officers who have served in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts as managers. Wal-Mart is finding that lieutenants and captains with wartime experience have maturity and leadership abilities many non-veterans their age lack. Source: Fortune

Supervalu Buyout Speculated
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Private Label CPG Dollar, Unit Sales Continue Growth – Update

For the second straight month, private label CPG dollar and unit sales both rose in February 2010. According to research firm The Nielsen Company, during the four-week period ended February 20, 2010, private label CPG dollar sales climbed 2.4% on an annual basis, while private label CPG unit sales increased 0.9% annually.

Dollar Sales Total $6.92B

Dollar sales of prepackaged, UPC-coded CPG...
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Consumers Don’t Strongly Identify with Brands

Although consumer demand for quality brands and products remains strong, consumers generally do not strongly identify with brands, according to global video interviews conducted by consumer insights firm trendwatching.com.

Brands Not Seen as Caring

When asked “what brands care about you?,” not a single global consumer said they believed any brand cared about them, except as a source of profit....
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Minority Growth Represents Retail Opportunity

The increasing percentage of the U.S. demographic profile represented by ethnic minorities presents an opportunity to retailers, according to The Nielsen Company. In particular, retailers who sell CPG products and/or engage in mobile retailing can benefit from shifting U.S. demographics.

Minority Growth Offers CPG Potential

By 2050, more than half of the U.S. population will be non-white...
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ Amazon, Sears, Gymboree

Amazon Confirms 1-Click Patent
Following a four-year re-examination, the U.S. Patent Office is confirming online retailer Amazon.com’s patent on its single-click purchase technology. The patent, set to expire in 2017, has been challenged by multiple parties since it was initially filed in 1997. Source: TechFlash

Sears Spreads Mygofer Pilot
Broadline retailer Sears is expanding the pilot of...
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ Foot Locker, Burger King, Target

Foot Locker Seeks to Run Up Sales, Profits
Specialty athletic footwear retailer Foot Locker intends to boost sales by 22% to $6 billion and profit from 1.8% to 5% in the next five years. Foot Locker will focus on increased apparel sales and expanded assortment of products and brands to spur growth. Source: Dow Jones

Burger King Enhances Breakfast
Later this month, fast food chain Burger King...
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Shopping Core Social Activity for Teen Girls

Shopping is a core social activity for teen girls, who also carefully evaluate price and brand before making a purchase. These are some of the key findings from The Teenage Girl as Consumer and Communicator, [pdf] a new white paper from Euro RSCG Worldwide PR.

Teen Girls Spend Carefully, in Groups

According to the paper, based on a survey in November 2009 by MicroDialogue, total teen spending...
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