Industry Headlines: July 5, 2012
- Beyond Mannequins And Merchandise: How shop windows are coming to life with the help of new technologies. (MediaPost)
- For Kids’ Sake: A look at Code Adam and the ways it has helped retailers and families in the nearly 20 years it’s been around. (NRF Stores)
- Plug tax loopholes, retailers urge: Australian retailers hope to limit the advantages of online retailers. (Financial Review)
- The Trick to Weaning Shoppers Off Discounts: The memory of 70% off, everything must go sales stays strong for some shoppers. (CNBC)
- J.C. Penney turns to safer ground in its advertising: The brand stays on-message, but focuses on clearer advertising and careful cause marketing. (Dallas News)
- Showrooming Debunked By Sales Data: CEA: This may well only apply to electronics retailers, but less showrooming would be a good thing. (TWICE)
- Israel’s EPN Group Closes $1.4 Billion Sale of 47 U.S. Shopping Centers to Blackstone and DDR: Big news in the acquisitions department this week. (World Property Channel)
- Big-Box Vacancies Prove Hard To Fill: With more and more traditionally big-box retailers looking into smaller locations, long-standing vacancies don’t look any closer to filling up. (Memphis Daily News)
- IBM Tests ‘Augmented Reality’ Shopper App: Store shelves could soon bear far more information at a glance for smartphone shoppers. (AdAge)
- Shopping 2012: Giant Westfield mall a central part of London’s Olympic experience: The Olympic Games bring in many retail sales, but this may be the first time visitors need to trek through the mall to get to the venues. (Associated Press)
- Google Maps Takes Indoor Mapping Project to the UK: After a successful pilot project in the US, Google is bringing shopping center maps across the Atlantic. (Tom’s Hardware)
