Strategizing your year-round merchandising vibrancy
After the season ends, you and your team slice and dice all the sales reports to get a deeper understanding of which products worked and which did not.
Retail
Still Waiting on J. Crew Sale
Will J. Crew ever reach a deal to be sold? The revised “go-shop” period for the apparel cataloger/retailer to consider other bids for its business ends Feb. 15. But it doesn’t look like a final decision will be made by then
SpendingPulse: Holiday Sales Grew 5.5%
Retail sales grew 5.5% between Nov. 5 and Dec. 24 compared to the same 50 days in 2009, according to MasterCard Advisors
Consumer Merchants See Slower Recovery
While the Business-to-Business and Computers Merchants Celebrated a Super Second Quarter, their consumer counterparts did not fare quite as well. Only
How to Determine Your Brand’s Empathy Quotient
Poet Maya Angelou wrote that People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. The
Baby steps toward brand innovation
Remember the truth-or-dare games you played in grade school: I dare you to leave a note in Eddie’s locker! or I dare you to call Bobby’s house! Those
Net Income up 37% at Jos. A. Bank
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers posted a solid start to its fiscal year: The men
Walk the line—What can black do for your brand?
If I were to say, The Man in Black, who would you think of? If you’re a music fan, chances are country legend Johnny Cash would come to mind. How can
Live From RMC: The Perks of Being Jittery Joe’s
You never have to teach a child to innovate, according to Bob Googe, cofounder/CEO of Jittery Joe
Southern Fulfillment Services Acquires Citrus Country Groves
Food gifts merchant/fulfillment provider Southern Fulfillment Services has picked up another citrus fruits retailer: Citrus Country Groves