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Promotional Email, Sears Spinoff, Skechers Cloud Database
The top online retailers sent each of their subscribers three promotional emails on average during the week ending June 24, 2011, according to the Retail Email Blog.
That’s down 3% week-over-week, down 5% from where it was four weeks ago, and up 13% year-over-year.
E-commerce & Multichannel Retailing
Companies with names like Klout, PeerIndex and Twitter Grader are in the...Continue Reading »
Flash Sale Sites, Netflix-Sony Dispute, BJ’s Buyout Offer
Flash sale web sites started as a way for brands to unload excess inventory in a controlled, high-end place.
But now the New York Times reports they have become something else: a way to advertise and find new customers, many of whom visit the sites of the brands and buy full-price merchandise soon after the sales.
E-commerce & Multichannel Retailing
Sony and Starz have to...Continue Reading »
JCPenney YouTube Promo, Local Amazon Deals, eBay Buys Magneto
JCPenney is running a YouTube promotion in conjunction with fashion brand Bisou Bisou and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, according to Frequency.
Consumers can view the designs of different student designers on JCPenney’s YouTube channel and vote for their favorite, with the winner receiving a $2,000 scholarship.
E-commerce & Multichannel Retailing
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Mobile Fast Food Access, Amazon Sells Mac Software, Debenhams Eyes US
A new study released by Equation Research in partnership with QSR shows that consumers are less likely to use a mobile device to access information on fast food restaurants than they are for all other segments of the restaurant industry.
The study shows that only 36% of consumers are very or somewhat likely to use their mobile device to access information on fast food restaurants,...
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Netflix Android App, Promotional Email, Smaller Kohl’s Stores
Netflix has begun to roll out a Netflix application for the Android platform. The online movie rental retailer is making the free app available for download from Android Market.
E-commerce & Multichannel Retailing
The top online retailers sent each of their subscribers three promotional emails on average during the week ending May 13, 2011, according to the Retail Email Blog. That’s...Continue Reading »
Nordstrom Mobile Checkout, Wal-Mart China E-commerce, Blockbuster Kiosk Change
Nordstrom will roll out mobile checkout devices to its stores nationwide by the start of its anniversary sale in July 2011, according to Chain Store Age. The retailer, which has tried a variety of different devices, is currently testing the iPod Touch in its downtown Seattle and Bellevue Square, WA stores.
E-commerce & Multichannel Retailing
Wal-Mart will acquire a minority stake in...Continue Reading »
Gtrot Travel Deals, Whole Foods Expansion, Blockbuster Canada Troubles
Travel site Gtrot has partnered with Local Offer Network to send its users daily deals for more than 100 destinations in the United States, Canada, Australia and UK, starting five days before their trips, according to the Boston Herald. The offers are aggregated from more than 200 daily deal sites, including Groupon and Living Social.
Store Openings & Closings
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Mobile Retail Strategies, White Castle Online Ordering, Sunflower Market Apps
Ninety-one percent of retailers currently have a mobile strategy in place or in development, up from 74% a year ago, according to “The State Of Retailing Online 2011: Marketing, Social, and Mobile” report conducted by Forrester Research Inc. for Shop.org. In addition, 72% of retailers say they will increase their spending on social networks this year compared to last...Continue Reading »
Mobile Shopping, Yum Eyes Chinese Chain, JCPenney RFID
Consumers connected to the mobile internet prefer browsing and buying goods and services from their mobile device more than from their PC, according to data from InMobi. A study reveals half of mobile shoppers still prefer hitting the stores (49%) but 35% are now comfortable with shopping from a mobile device and only 16% prefer shopping from their PC or laptop.
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Digital Loyalty, Family Move Night, Mobile Problems
The Boston Globe reports a new digital coupon service is being launched today, with a difference: unlike group buying sites, it’s not designed to offer deals on spa treatments or other luxury items.Instead, the service from SavingStar Inc. will work with the loyalty cards handed out at large chains, such as the supermarkets Shaw’s and Stop & Shop and the drug retailer CVS, to give...Continue Reading »