Industry Headlines: February 21, 2013
- Price Chopper Tries Out Vine: Vine is the new darling of the social world, and it will easily integrate with your existing tactics. You should check it out. (Supermarket News)
- Shopping Centre Bans Screaming Children: The goal is understandable, but this one seems like a long shot. (Yahoo! News)
- Retail app ‘shopkicks’ the competition: Location-based checkins haven’t been doing brilliantly, but Shopkick seems to be an exception. (Retailing Today)
- Clothing-Store Mannequins Come to Life and Mirror Your Movements: Well that’s unsettling. (AdWeek)
- S. Africa Retail-Sales Growth Slows in December on Prices: Looks like a slow month all around. (Bloomberg)
- A search engine, coming to a mall near you: The last of the tech giants may be about to join the retail world. (Mail & Guardian)
- Canada in Target’s bull’s-eye: Target is prepared for the unique challenges of retailing in Canada, like selling ketchup-flavored chips. (StarTribune)
- Bipartisan Marketplace Fairness Act introduced in Congress: Good news for anyone with a stake in the brick-and-mortar retail world. (ICSC)
- Selling Products by Selling Shared Values: Balancing sincerity with marketing in ad campaigns, a difficult proposition. (New York Times)
- Survey: For Retailers, Mobile Has Really Arrived: Retail is thoroughly comfortable investing in mobile. (MediaPost)
- Future retail stores will focus on experiences before products: Retailers have learned a lot of lessons from Apple, and they’re starting to be put into play. (BazaarVoice)
- RioCan REIT to trim Canadian portfolio as Q4 profit rises: The REIT is unloading 14 Canadian retail properties. (Financial Post)
- Bluewater shopping centre to trial ‘instant justice’ courtrooms: Shoplifters will find justice swift at Bluewater’s virtual courts. (Metro)
- How Zara took over the high street: Fast fashion creeps in to the world of haute couture. (The Guardian)
- The demographic evolution of U.S. households: A changing world demands new marketing ideas. (SmartBlogs)
