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Women Lead Online Group Buying, Flash Sales
Women make up the bulk of the audience on group buying and flash sales sites, according to comScore.
Women Drive Exponential Group Buying Growth
In the U.S., visiting group-buying sites such as Groupon.com and LivingSocial.com is growing exponentially, and women are driving the growth: females make up 62% and 67% of Groupon.com and LivingSocial.com’s U.S....
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ B&N, Gap, Starbucks
B&N Plans In-store Nook Promo
In September 2010, Barnes & Noble will begin an aggressive promotion of its Nook e-readers by building 1,000-square-foot boutiques in all of its stores, with sample Nooks, demonstration tables, video screens and employees who will give customers advice and operating instructions. Barnes & Noble sees the opportunity to promote the device in stores as a competitive...
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Women Dominate Online Coupon Sites
Data on visitors to online coupon sites shows that women clearly dominate their usage, according to comScore.
Overall Online Coupon Usage Higher among Women
A variety of statistics from “Women on the Web: How Women are Shaping the Internet” shows that women search for and use online coupons more frequently than men. Forty-two percent of women, compared to 34% of men, listed...
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ Wal-Mart, CVS, Amazon
Wal-Mart Prepares RFID Tagging Effort
Starting next month, Wal-Mart will reportedly place removable “smart tags” on individual garments that can be read by a hand-held scanner. Source: RIS News
CVS Revenues Drop
Drugstore retailer CVS reported a 3.5% drop in net revenues during Q2 fiscal 2010. CVS lowered its retail same store sales guidance for the year to a range of 2.0% to 3.5% from a range...
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Women Drive Online Retailing
Women spend more time visiting online retail sites than men and make a greater contribution to e-commerce in terms of buyers, transactions and dollars, according to comScore.
Women Visit at Similar Rate, Spend More TimeWomen and men visit online retail sites at a similar rate to men. In the 15-to-24 age bracket, both 60% of men and women visit online retail sites. Both women and men start...
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ McDonald’s, Applebee’s, GGP
McDonald’s Global Sales Drive Q2 Earnings
Fast food retailer McDonald’s Corporation reported a 15% increase in Q2 fiscal 2010 earnings, driven by 4.8% global comparable sales growth. McDonald’s also increased consolidated operating income 10%. Source: McDonald’s Corporation
Applebee’s Franchises 63 Restaurants
DineEquity, parent company of casual dining chain Applebee’s, will sell 63 corporate...
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ Target, Kroger, Netflix
Black Friday Comes Early to Target.com
Discount retailer Target is running a special early “Black Friday” promotion this Friday, July 23 on its e-commerce site. Target will offer holiday-like savings on hundreds of online items. Source: Target Corporation
Kroger to Expand FoodsCo
Supermarket conglomerate Kroger will open two new stores under its FoodsCo banner in the Oakland, CA market....
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Moms Like Email Offers
A substantial majority of mothers living with children age 12 and younger read email regularly and look forward to email offers, according to a recent study from digital advertising agency Brunner.
Moms Control Money, Read EmailBrunner research indicates that mothers living with children 12 and younger control $4 billion in annual household spending. Virtually all members of this...
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ Starbucks, Movie Gallery, Best Buy
Starbucks Readies Free Wi-Fi
Coffee retailer Starbucks will offer free wireless internet service at all corporate-owned stores in the US beginning July 1, 2010. Access will be available without a Starbucks card, user name/password, or time limit. Source: Starbucks Corporation
Movie Gallery Canada Closes Stores
Canadian media entertainment retailer Movie Gallery Canada is closing 131 Movie...
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‘The Daily-Wrap:’ Target, Walgreens, Kroger
Target Plans More P-Fresh Stores
Discount retailer Target plans to remodel 340 stores to fit its new “P-Fresh” grocery format this year. Target reformatted about 100 stores to P-Fresh in 2009. Source: Supermarket News
Walgreens Proceeds with Tobacco Suit
Drugstore retailer Walgreens has received permission from a California state appeals court to proceed with a lawsuit challenging a San...
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