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- Pinterest Users Nearly Twice as Likely to Purchase Than Facebook Users (SteelHouse)
- Gen X: The New Luxury Buyers And How To Reach Them (MediaPost)
- Discounts are already back in style at JC Penney (MarketWatch)
- Consumers’ spending decisions are still affected by environmental issues (Harrris Interactive)
- Infographic: The Real Truth About Mobile and Retail (Forbes)
- Social Retail & The Future Of Commerce (Business Insider)
- The new shopping holiday: ‘Back-to-School Saturday’ (NY Times)
- Shoppers Purchasing Priorities for Athletic Footwear, Active Apparel, and Sporting Goods (NPD Group)
- Income Gap Leads to a Luxury Gap (CNBC)
- Retail execs share how mobile is making its mark (Shop.org)
- Every Marketing Decision Begins & Ends With The Shopper (SymphonyIRI)
- Study says mobile marketing has eight times the response rate of email (Luxury Daily)
- Despite More Spending Power Than Ever, Boomers Still a Marketing Wasteland (AdAge)
- Thrillist’s flash-sale site JackThreads hits 2 million members (TechCrunch)
- How in-store shopping principles drive omnichannel retail (Retail’s BIG Blog)
- Maidenform Uses Augmented Reality To Debut New Brand (MarketingDaily)
- The emerging trillion-dollar market for health and wellness (McKinsey & Co)
- New ‘experience-based’ Body Shop keeps shoppers in store (Globe and Mail)
- Retailers perk up customer loyalty programs (SmartMoney)
- Kohl’s is practically the poster child for successful retailing, so where did it all go wrong? (Robin Report)
- Apple’s Biggest Threat in Mobile Ad Space is Amazon (AdAge)
- Consumer Confidence Index fell in May on moderating economic growth (Conference Board)
- Coinstar retools vending machines with a tech twist (Seattle Times)
- Banana Republic’s first co-branded collections help lead resurgence (Bloomberg)
- Running Shoes as Fashion Statement Spur Industry Growth (Businessweek)
- Retailers Cautiously Eyeing Expansion Into More U.S. Markets as Shopping Activity Rises (CoStar Group)
- Three Myths about What Customers Really Want (HBR)
- Study Projects $12 Trillion in New Consumer Spending over Next Decade (A.T. Kearney)
- Facebook’s Acquisition of Karma Brings Mobile Commerce Prowess (TechCrunch)
- Brand advocacy becoming critical part of the social media marketing mix (eMarketer)
- Retail Real Estate Industry Is Optimistic, But Still Wary (NREIOnline)
- What Flash Sites Are Suggesting About Consumers (CNBC)
- How one man’s force of will built a retailing empire (Star Tribune)
- Are consumers buying from window displays versus going in-store? (Mobile Commerce Daily)
- For Some Mall Owners, Is There Life After Sears? (WSJ)
- Are We Witnessing the Death of the Big-Box Store? (Time)
- JC Penney’s Rational Pricing Strategy Ignores Irrational Shoppers (AdAge)
- Online Ad Campaigns Using Purchaser Data Nearly Triples ROI (Nielsen Catalina Solutions)
- Consumer sentiment rose in May to highest level since 2007 (Reuters)
- Infographic: The Pre-Purchase Behavior of Shoppers (Multichannel Merchant)
- Consumer Comfort In U.S. Hovered Near 4-Month Low Last Week (Bloomberg)
- Graduation gift giving to top $4.7 billion in 2012 (NRF)
- No life of luxury as Tiffany plunges on weak outlook (Businessweek)
- Verifone & PayPal Partner To Change The Way You Shop At Big Retailers (Fast Company)
- More People Feeling Optimistic About Travel, Spending This Memorial Day Weekend (IBM)
- Possible Department Store Domination in Women’s Clothing? (BIGinsight)
- Why Your Online Checkout System Hurts Your Sales (Mashable)
- How Web Traffic is Driving Brick and Mortar Expansion (Forbes)
- Infographic: Does Social Media Marketing Really Work? (Pagemodo)
- Past, present and future of billion-dollar Giorgio Armani brand (WSJ)
- What’s Driving Retail Real Estate’s Recovery and Who’s Getting There First (Colliers International)
- Consumers turning to smartphones & social media for grocery shopping (NPD Group)
- No Deal More Fashionable Than Guess As Cash Lures LBO (Bloomberg)
- The Huge Power Shift In The Retail Supply Chain (Retailomania)
- Best brands in luxury jewelry according to ultra-wealthy U.S. shoppers (Luxury Institute)
- Urban Outfitters sees progress in turnaround efforts (Forbes)
- With Shopkick, Target Takes On Showrooming (Portfolio.com)
- How Gatorade Redefined Its Audience And A Flagging Brand (Fast Company)
- Retailers Leveraging Tablets To Boost Sales & Elevate Brand (NRF)
- Best Buy’s Interim CEO Says Company Must Acknowledge The Truth (Business Insider)
- As U.S. retailers retreat, Uniqlo starts aggressive growth plan at shopping malls (NY Times)
- The U.S. Demographic Shift: A ‘Tipping Point’ for Marketers (Knowledge@Wharton)
- Despite the rise of e-commerce, the venerable print catalog continues to thrive (CNBC)
- Is Mass Customization (Finally) the Future of Products? (AdAge)
- IKEA constructs loyalty program with mobile in the forefront (Mobile Commerce Daily)
- Shopping In Malls With Friends Goes Digital (Mashable)
- Insights into the Digital Lives of America’s Black Consumers (NielsenWire)
- Gen Y and Self-Service: A Love Story (Retail Customer Experience)
- J. Crew and the Man Who Dressed America (The Record)
- Digital Goes Offline: Can Brands Take Back The Store? (Adotas)
- Overall U.S. Retail Real Estate Market Recovery Remains Modest (Jones Lang LaSalle)
- Study Finds Giant Food & ShopRite Are Consumers’ Favorite Grocers (Market Force)
- Walmart tops list of world’s most valuable retail brands (Retailing Today)
- Macy’s 2.0 Sales Strategy Puts Pedal to the Metal in Digital (Forbes)
- Is online shopping better for lowering carbon footprint than going to the store? (FastCoEXIST)
- New Study Reveals Freebie Promotions Motivate Sales (iYogi Insights)
- Retail Landlords Sigh in Relief as Leasing Activity Gains Momentum (Retail Traffic)
- Infographic: Shopping Cart Abandonment Rate Statistics (Invesp)
- Online retailer Bonobos moves offline to provide more personal service (PSFK)
- Luxury-Crazy Chinese Fuel Soaring Retail Rents In Hong Kong (Bloomberg)
- E-Commerce in China: How the World’s Biggest Market Buys Online (Mashable)
- Home Depot vs Lowe’s: The Fight for Head of Household (Denver Post)
- How Moosejaw’s marketing madness wins over Gen Y (MarketingDaily)
- Retailers rethinking the role of bick-and-mortar stores (Chicago Tribune)
- Just 1.5% of Shoppers Decide Success of New CPG Products (Catalina)
- Social Media & Digital Marketing Engagement Gap (Business 2 Community)
- Are Consumers Ready for Mobile Grocery Shopping? (AdAge)
- Liz Claiborne officially transforms itself into Fifth & Pacific (Crain’s NY)
- Store Brands Muscle In on National Brands’ Comfort Zone (Ipsos)
- The cost of losing a customer’s trust (GigaOM)
- Inside Apple’s secret plan to kill the cash register (ComputerWorld)
- The Man Who Took on Amazon and Saved a Bookstore (Forbes)
- Barney’s New York redesigns website for ‘shopping with a story’ (RetailDigital)
- A wealth of wallets: The fierce battle for control of mobile payments (Economist)
- Asking rents on NYC’s prime shopping streets seeing significant increases (REBNY)
- Can Department Stores Win Back Shoppers? (SmartMoney)
- Proof That Pinterest Drives Sales, And Its Fans Spend Big (Fast Company)
- Why Everyday Low Pricing Might Not Fit J.C. Penney (Businessweek)
- American Consumers Reducing Discretionary Spending on Most Categories (Empathica)
- Coupon offers lead to highest engagement on Facebook (Mashable)
- Starbucks brews loyalty with mobile payments (MSN Money)
- Convenience & Mobile Ads Rank as Top Drivers of Mobile Shopping Activities (IAB)
- Will mild winter mean summertime blues for retailers? (Reuters)
- Lifestyle Retail Centers Launching a Comeback (Retail Traffic)
- Why Mobile Shopping Is Not Mobile Buying (MobileInsider)
- Why JCPenney’s ‘No More Coupons’ Experiment Is Failing (Time)
- U.S. e-commerce sales increased 15.4% to $53.2 billion in Q1 (US Dept of Commerce)
- Consumers delaying shopping until Memorial Day Weekend at all-time high (Chain Store Age)
- How big-box retailers are localizing stores with Facebook (AdAge)
- Canadian retailers brace for more cross-border shopping pain (Globe and Mail)
- Wal-Mart’s Slow Expansion of Small-Format Stores Gives Rivals Running Room (WSJ)
- Consumer preference for rebates vs instant discounts is growing (Parago)
- American brands exporting luxury wares to Brazil (Bloomberg)
- Millennials: Young, Broke, and Spending on Luxury (The Fiscal Times)
- The End Of The Retail World As We Know It (Retailomania)
- Brand Fail: Marketers struggle to break through the wall of consumer criticism (Adweek)
- Apple Store’s Secret Sauce: 5 Steps of Service (Forbes)
- There’s Retail Magic in Silicon Dust: America’s Most Connected Retailers (US News & World Report)
- State of the Appnation: A Year of Change & Growth in U.S. Smartphones (NielsenWire)
- Teens & Tweens More Engaged When Purchasing Beauty Products (NPD Group)
- With Redesign, Social Shopping Becomes Fab.com’s Main Focus (TechCrunch)
- Malls Turn to Play Areas to Get Moms to Shop (WSJ)
- Mobile Phone Shoppers Show Growing Preference for Text Marketing (eMarketer)
- Study Shows Thin Models Don’t Make Most Women Want To Shop (NYMag)
- Plus-size line meets a passion for fashion at The Limited (STORES)
- The future of customer support: Outsourcing is so last year (Economist)
- Research Shows Consumers Choose Brands the Same Way They Choose People (RCG)
- JC Penney Plans Ads to Better Explain New Pricing Strategy (AdAge)
- 1962: The Year That Forever Changed Retail (Bloomberg)
- Study Reveals Tablets are Emerging as the Consumer Device of Choice (Adobe)
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