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Industry Headlines: February 2
- Capital Shopping Centres deal sparks backlash: A big move into new territories has CSC investors nervous. (Telegraph)
- How Brands Can Manage Facebook Comment Overload Most of us should be so lucky as to have this problem, but as your brand grows online, so do certain troubles. (Mashable)
- NRF’s 101st Annual Convention draws record 25,500 attendees: Not bad at all. Did you attend? How was it? (Home Textiles)
- Mall Mixologists: It’s more than possible to blow minds with unique retailers and restaurants. (Houston Press)
- Survey finds heartening level of consumer spending for Valentine’s Day: Over $17 billion, apparently. Good news for everyone, romantic or not. (Chicago Tribune)
- Consumers Expected to Spend $11 Billion on Super Bowl: Another retail holiday that’s expected to do quite well. (Fox)
- Smaller Australian malls struggling to fill retail space: While the big players are mostly riding out the difficult economic conditions, smaller malls are having a rougher time. (Reuters)
- Where You Might Not Shop In 2012: Discount retailers seem like the horse to back this year. (Forbes)
- AP Interview: JC Penney CEO tries to transform Penney, borrows from Apple’s playbook: An in-depth look into Ron Johnson’s big plans. (Star Tribune)
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Industry Headlines: January 26
- U.K. Retail Sales Increase as Price Cuts Lure Shoppers: December wasn’t a stellar month in the U.K., but it was definitely a bit of a lift. (Bloomberg)
- Three Technologies that Will Change the Way We Shop: A concise look at three retail technologies that are far closer to reality than fantasy. (Advertising Age)
- Brad Hutensky tapped to be ICSC chairman: We won’t know until May for certain, but looks like the ICSC has its next chairman all wrapped up. (Shopping Centres Today)
- H-E-B helping customers achieve weight-loss goals for 2012: The company is putting its money where its mouth is to engage shoppers with healthier eating. (San Antonio Business Journal)
- Booksellers’ bonanza: It might be a bit early to declare the bookstore dead – booksellers in Australia enjoyed a hearty year’s end in 2011. (Inside Retailing)
- Fantasy Shopper becomes one of Europe’s hottest startups with $3.3m from Accel and NEA: We covered the retail game a few months back – looks like it’s doing quite well today. (TechCrunch)
- Thou Shalt Covet What Thy Neighbor Covets: A look at the psychology behind brand adoption – why we want the things that others want. (Fast Company)
- Online shopping won’t kill bricks-and-mortar stores, Whistler conference told: There are certainly retail sectors seriously threatened (or already decimated) by online retailers, but many will carry on unscathed. (Montreal Gazette)
- Retail sales rise for fourth month: More good sales news out of Canada. (Ottawa Citizen)
- Learning from international retailers: A look at how South African retailers are reacting to the arrival of Wal-Mart. (Biz Community)
- Five Things You Need to Know About the Changing Face of Retail: If you’re feeling left behind by recent shifts in the retail world, catch up here. (Forbes)
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Industry Headlines: January 19
- Study: Consumers Want More Communications From Retailers: Surprisingly, customers want more contact, not less. (Convenience Store News)
- U.S. Retail Sales Growth Will Slow to 3.4% This Year, NRF Says: Last year’s growth was better than expected. Here’s hoping this week’s will be too. (Bloomberg)
- Fitness Track May Work Out for Stumbling Sears: The retailer is moving toward long-term health relationships. (Advertising Age)
- Customer-centric Retail Model Starts in Marketing: It’s all about reaching out to each and every customer. (Multichannel Merchant)
- Zellers reviews options for outlets ‘left behind’: After Target picked up most Zellers locations, the 86 outlets they didn’t want have an uncertain future. (The Globe and Mail)
- Study: Young Consumers’ Shopping Preferences: A peer survey with interesting insights. (Women’s Wear Daily – subscription required)
- How to make your customers love you more: Small businesses have the flexibility to be creative with marketing. Makes for good inspiration. (NRF)
- Check the malls, they’re not so jolly – and landlords know it: Another look at the turbulence in the Australian shopping center market. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- General Growth Completes Spinoff of 30 Retail Centers Into New Rouse REIT: Rouse is up and ready to go. (Bloomberg)
- Professional Development: How to Stay on Top of the Latest Marketing Trends: We’re always happy to help you keep on top of the trends, but here are some more great tips (Mashable)
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Industry Headlines: January 12
- Blackstone Joins DDR to Buy 46 Shopping Centers in U.S. for $1.43 Billion:The purchase makes Blackstone the second-largest U.S. owner of neighborhood and community shopping centers. (Bloomberg)
- Is Apple the Answer to Target’s Problems?: December was a difficult month for Target, but rumor has it Apple may yet save the day.
- Big Department Stores Help Brand ‘Fashion Star’: Reality TV might be just what the fashion world needs. (MediaPost)
- Nordstrom Lowers Price of Rewards: The retailer is making its loyalty program more appealing with more perks and cheaper rewards. (Wall Street Journal)
- India lifts restrictions on FDI in single-brand retail: After tense negotiations, foreign investment in Indian retail goes through. (Reuters)
- Shopping centers with grocery stores poised to grow this year: While the big boxes falter, grocery stores are still going strong. (Washington Post)
- Trendspotter shares what to watch in retail in 2012: The big trends to watch for. (NRF)
- Retailers stuff their stores with QR codes: Front windows are a popular location, but retailers are experimenting with every place to put them. (Internet Retailing)
- Gulf malls risk ghost brands as retail recession claims victims: Brands that haven’t survived in the US and UK may still be represented with successful locations in the Gulf. (Arabian Business)
- Shopping Center Leasing Increases in U.S. as Consumer Confidence Increases: Lease rates are officially up for the first time in 15 years. (Bloomberg)
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Industry Headlines: January 5
- Same-store sales seen up 4.3 percent in December: Looks like last-second shoppers saved Christmas for many US retailers. (Reuters)
- Strip malls to be stripped down in international touring design contest: The strip mall is a retail segment that’s been badly neglected in recent years. Can it rise again? (Winnipeg Free Press)
- Gift cards will extend retailers’ holiday cheer: Another year, another big uptick in gift card sales. It means a hit for the holidays, but more shoppers in the always tough January. (LA Times)
- Sears to close 100+ stores: Another blow the department store anchors. (Desert Sun)
- Drake Rumor Caused Mall of America Fight: We all know celebrity appearances can cause chaos, but simple unfounded rumors can too? Ouch. (ShalomLife)
- Why Best Buy is Going out of Business…Gradually: Batten down the hatches, apparently we’re losing another one. (Forbes)
- Dollar General to add 6,000 jobs in 2012: Dollar General may save the day with 625 new stores this year alone. (Knox News)
- U.S. is top 2012 property investment pick: Brazil is catching up, however. (CNBC)
- Top 10 luxury marketing ideas in 2011: The luxury world was abuzz with new ideas, mostly on the web. (Luxury Daily)
- Man vs. Machine: A look at the future of the self-checkout. (Stores)
- A shopping season full of surprises: 5 ways the holiday season turned away from expectations. (Star Tribune)
Written by Nissa on January 4, 2012 – 1:16 pm -
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