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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 »
Female Digital Coupon Use, Sony Closes Stores, Sprouts Merger
Of US women ages 18-34, 26% use daily deal sites, whereas 35% use coupon sites, according to a new survey from RetailMeNot and Harris Interactive.For the total population, these numbers are 18% and 23%, respectively.
Store Openings & Closings
Sony Electronics closed 11 stores in 11 states in March 2011 as the company opened a new store prototype in Los Angeles.
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Mobile Product Browsing, Wal-Mart Expands Assortment, Promotional Email
Forty-eight percent of all US consumers are using their mobile devices to research and browse products and services, according to the 2011 Oracle “Mobile Trends: Consumer Views of Mobile Shopping and Mobile Service Providers” report. In addition, 29% of consumers have made at least one purchase via a mobile phone, more than double the number reported in a similar ATG consumer survey...Continue Reading »
‘Daily Wrap:’ Telnet Attacks, Family Dollar, Williams-Sonoma
StoreFrontBackTalk reports thieves are now increasingly using the 40-year-old text-based Telnet protocol to attack corporate servers, quoting network-services vendor Akamai, whose retail customers include Amazon.com, Best Buy, JCPenney and Staples. Akamai data indicates Telnet now represents the second-heaviest level of internet attack traffic, and the Telnet attacks are still...Continue Reading »
‘Daily Wrap:’ Coupons.com, Amazon.com, Subway
For the second year in a row, Atlanta, GA takes the top spot on the “Most Frugal US Cities” list, according to the 2010 Savings Index released by online coupon provider Coupons.com. On average, regular users of Coupons.com in Atlanta printed more than $1,000 in coupon savings from the site in 2010.
E-commerce & Multichannel Retailing
Amazon.com is developing a free weekly home...Continue Reading »
‘Daily Wrap:’ ShopRunner, Targeted Ads, Wal-Mart
Newegg.com, Lord & Taylor, Timberland, and Helly Hansen have all joined the ShopRunner network, a members-only shopping program that offers online consumers unlimited, free two-day shipping with no minimum order size, free shipping on returns and special offers. ShopRunner plans to launch additional retailers, as well as new service offerings, throughout 2011.
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ Best Buy, SuperValu, McDonald’s
“The Daily Wrap” is a daily look at some of the headlines that may be of most interest to Retailer Daily readers.
Today’s wrapup of industry-related headlines includes Best Buy preparing the launch of a UK e-commerce site, SuperValu selling its Bristol Farms grocery division, and McDonald’s bringing back the McRib sandwich for a limited time.
E-commerce
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State of US Same-Store Sales - September 2010 and Quarterly Data Update and Full-Year Outlook
Retailer Daily has compiled comparable store sale data from the SEC filings of 26 major US retailers spanning several years, up to the most recently released September 2010 and quarterly numbers. The data excludes fuel sales and is available in Microsoft Excel format from the link below:
Indications from September 2010 and the most recent quarterly same-store sales results across...Continue Reading »
‘The Daily Wrap:’ Lord & Taylor, Toys R Us, Starbucks
Lord & Taylor Offers Beauty Self-Service
The Clinique cosmetics section of Lord & Taylor’s Fifth Avenue store in New York City offers a diagnostic tool which processes more than180,000 product combinations that match each consumer's personal needs and then prints a list of specific recommendations. Other high-tech features include self-service product browsing and purchasing...Continue Reading »
‘The Daily Wrap:’ Yahoo, Neiman Marcus, Peapod
Yahoo Doubles Operating Income [pdf]
Yahoo reported a 107% increase in operating income during Q3 fiscal 2010. Other results included a 2% hike in revenue and 113% increase in net earnings. Source: Yahoo
Neiman Marcus Launches iPhone App
Upscale department store retailer Neiman Marcus has launched an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The app’s home page lets shoppers view the...Continue Reading »